Admin Assistant, IP Legal

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Where and how you can work

Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Due to some parts of this role needing to handle physical documents, this position requires someone to be able to attend the Sydney office on a regular basis.

What you’d be doing in this 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 flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.

Canva is looking for an Admin Assistant to be part of our highly motivated, tight-knit, and collaborative global Intellectual Property Legal team. You will play a vital role in contributing to the fast, challenging and rewarding work we do in our team, by providing strong administration support and ensuring we’re set up to work efficiently and effectively. We’re looking for someone who has developed administrative experience, a interest in IP and is willing to roll their sleeves up and get stuff done. This role will suit someone passionate about developing a career in administration.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• File and document management: Assisting the team with file management, coordinating electronic signatures, proofreading documents and updating the team’s internal resource pages
• General operational support: Working alongside a small team of Legal Assistants and our IP Paralegal to triage Legal help desk queries
• Billing support: Helping with the management of e-billing software, including liaising with external counsel on invoice requirements
• Internal and external meeting preparation: Scheduling invites with Zoom, booking meeting rooms and event spaces, creating agendas, taking notes and action items, coordinating and assisting with building presentation materials. Managing meeting requests from outside counsel.
• Mail support: Receiving, scanning & notifying the team of mail as it comes in and arranging couriers as needed
• Team activities: Handling travel arrangements and trip itineraries, organising team celebrations and offsites
• Patent team support: Additional ad hoc support for our patent team, including database management and coordination of our patent incentive program.

You're probably a match if;

• You have prove Admin Assistant experience, supporting an in-house legal team ideally, with an interest or background in tech preferably. 
• You are a career administrative assistant, with a strong interest in building on your already developed administrative skills. A legal degree or a drive to pursue this career path is not necessary for this role. 
• You’re proactive with a bias for action and getting things done. Happy to roll up your sleeves with any task, with no task being too small if it makes the team around you more effective.
• You have excellent attention to detail, you’re highly organised and possess phenomenal verbal and written communication skills, with high emotional intelligence
• You’re a quick learner who is comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• You are tech savvy and have demonstrated experience with Canva, Jira, Slack and G-Suite
• You love to problem solve, you can spot an inefficient process a mile away and are always looking for ways to improve a teams ways of working
• You’re a natural collaborator who thrives on bringing people together and loves to be the glue to the team, bringing positivity and enthusiasm to all parts of the role

About the team

At Canva, we’re setting crazy big goals and making them happen to help our 190+ million monthly active users create beautiful designs.

With big goals, come big ideas. And our Legal team is there every step of the way - ideating, providing strategic legal advice and collaborating with Canvanauts across the globe to bring our ideas to life.

That’s why when you join our Legal team, you’ll work on matters that matter. In this role you’ll learn from working as part of a close-knit, specialist IP Legal team, predominantly based in Sydney, who love sharing knowledge and improving our craft together. You’ll work with a collaborative and international Legal team, with team members based in Australia, Manila, Beijing, San Francisco, Austin and London and you’ll grow as part of a truly global team who care deeply about the work they do and the impact we have on Canva and our users.

What's in it for you?

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Here's a taste of what's on offer:

• Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
• Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.