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