Canva

Technology

JapanSEOContentSpecialist

$6500–9500k ~AI est. Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for mid candidates.

The Brief

“Japan SEO Content Specialist at Canva. Skills: SEO Content. Champion content requirements for landing pages. Support development of content strategy”

Industry & Context.

Technology

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Native or near-native proficiency in Japanese, Business-level English

Nice to Have

Conversational English abilities

What You'll Do.

Champion content requirements for landing pages

Support development of content strategy

Maintain editorial calendar

Publishing plan maintenance

Create SEO-optimized content

Edit SEO-optimized content

Align content with SEO strategy

Resonate content with local audiences

Follow SEO best practices

Fit local tone of voice

Optimize landing pages

Maintain content freshness

Improve content credibility

Enhance user engagement

Maintain quality and consistency

Align with brand guidelines

Provide feedback on CMS

Provide feedback on translation quality

Provide feedback on page layout

Improve efficiency and quality

Align on SEO best practices

Support keyword research

Support competitor analysis

Collaborate with Outreach Specialists

Ensure content strategy reflects market dynamics

Ensure content strategy reflects user needs

Contribute local market intelligence

Contribute user insights

Inform content priorities

Identify content opportunities

Build relationships across functions

Understand content work support

Stay curious about search trends

Stay curious about discovery trends

Understand traditional SEO value

Understand new channels effectiveness

Stay up to date on GEO/AEO evolutions

Stay up to date on next-generation optimization

Experiment with new content formats

Experiment with optimization approaches

Share observations about discovery

Share learnings about discovery

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Wider Japan SEO team; Country SEO team; Broader marketing teams; Broader community teams

Communication Scope

Written communication; Verbal communication

Full Job Description

About the Group/Team The International SEO team sits within Canva’s Growth SuperGroup and plays a critical role in helping users across the globe discover Canva through search. We work across markets, languages, and content surfaces—from templates to landing pages—driving both top-of-funnel growth and long-term user value. Our team thrives on combining craft excellence with systems thinking, making SEO a force multiplier for international impact. About the role As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavor of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve. Canva's SEO is world-class, and we're looking for a passionate SEO Content Specialist to join the International SEO team to help scale our next phase of growth in Japan!This is a 12-month contract, working full-time - 40 hours per week role. The SEO Content Specialist will work closely with the Japan SEO Lead and local team. The role of an SEO Content Specialist is to create and manage engaging, SEO-optimized copy and content that informs, inspires, and converts local audiences. As an SEO Content Specialist, you will provide initiative, direction, and support to create helpful and culturally relevant content for users in the Japan market. You are a native Japanese speaker with proficient reading and writing skills in English, and having conversational English abilities is a nice to have. Canva is a fast-growing, mission-driven company, and we're looking for talented people who want to contribute to something meaningful. If you're excited about the opportunity to make an impact, show us what you've got—strong performers in this role have significant opportunities to grow with us. About the team The International SEO team is responsible for improving SEO performance of logged-out pages across the Canva website. Our mission in SEO is to empower every user in the world to discover Canva. We

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