Digital Strategist
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Canva •
Posted Aug 14, 2026
About the Job
Lead creative strategy for Canva’s paid marketing efforts in Mexico, working across Creative, Growth, Data, and regional Marketing teams.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the full creative cycle from research and briefing through production, testing, and performance review.
- Run weekly creative sprints that balance quick iterations with larger creative concepts.
- Analyze performance dashboards to identify successful patterns, diagnose underperformance, and guide future concepts.
- Develop clear briefs for designers, video editors, writers, and local creators.
- Review creative work for brand alignment, cultural relevance, platform fit, and performance potential.
- Develop performance creative for Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging channels.
- Apply a strong understanding of Mexican audiences, cultural trends, behaviors, and platform dynamics.
- Collaborate with media buyers, data science, and the LatAm Growth Marketing Lead.
- Lead conversion-rate optimization initiatives across key acquisition touchpoints.
- Use AI tools to accelerate research, ideation, asset development, and performance analysis.
- Document findings from each sprint and share actionable learnings with the wider team.
Requirements:
- Strong experience in growth or performance marketing, with a focus on creative strategy.
- Hands-on experience developing paid creative for Meta, TikTok, and YouTube.
- Experience building structured testing frameworks and translating results into creative direction.
- Experience briefing and directing designers, writers, video editors, and creators.
- Confidence working with performance dashboards and analytics tools.
- Professional fluency in Spanish and English.
- Deep cultural knowledge of Mexican audiences.
- Experience using AI tools to improve creative and analytical workflows.
- Must be based in Mexico City and available for a full-time, 12-month engagement.
About the Project
A 12-month performance marketing program supporting Canva’s continued growth in Mexico. The project will develop, test, and optimize culturally relevant paid creative across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging channels. Work includes audience and market research, creative strategy, production briefing, weekly testing sprints, performance analysis, conversion-rate optimization, and collaboration with Canva’s Creative, Growth, Data, and LatAm Marketing teams.
About Happily
Happily is an international company that specializes in producing events and livestream media. We have over 60,000 independent specialists working across our Strategy, Creative, Web, Broadcast, and Experiential departments. Our mission is to bring the best of humanity to live and virtual experiences for clients like Airbnb, Adidas, B Corps, H&M, TikTok, TED, and YouTube. We are committed to the future of our planet and utilize technology to create enjoyable and sustainable events with zero carbon footprint.


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