Canva Presentation and Multimedia designer

Senior Canva Designer, Presentations, Infographics, Digital Design

Location: New York City, NY

Start: ASAP

Rate: $75/hr (w2)

Schedule: Variable hours, including 12-hour onsite event days

Contract: ASAP through November 13, with potential for ongoing/flex support

We’re looking for an exceptional Digital Designer to support high-profile, executive-facing events in New York City.

This is a highly visible role for someone who is not only an excellent digital designer , but also incredibly polished, organized, and confident working directly with senior stakeholders and executives in a fast-paced live event environment.

You’ll be in the rehearsal room with presenters and event teams, capturing real-time feedback and making live updates to presentations in Canva . The ideal candidate is someone who can stay calm under pressure, quickly interpret feedback, and execute design changes accurately and efficiently.

What You’ll Do

• Support the design and production of digital presentations for high-profile executive events
• Work directly in Canva to make real-time updates during rehearsals and event production
• Capture presenter and stakeholder feedback and translate changes quickly and accurately
• Edit and refine data visualizations, GIFs, slide transitions, animations, and other digital presentation elements
• Prepare and export presentation content into MP4 and other required formats for event playback
• Ensure presentations are polished, visually consistent, technically sound, and event-ready
• Collaborate closely with event producers, presenters, executives, and technical teams
• Participate in prep calls ahead of each event to align on expectations, presentation flow, and production needs
• Troubleshoot and make last-minute design adjustments in a high-pressure, live environment

What We’re Looking For

• Strong digital design experience is required
• Advanced Canva skills and experience creating/editing sophisticated presentations
• Strong understanding of digital presentation design, motion, animation, transitions, and visual storytelling
• Experience working with data visualization and dynamic presentation content
• Ability to export and prepare assets for playback in different formats, including MP4
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to maintain brand and visual consistency
• Excellent stakeholder and executive management skills
• Comfortable receiving feedback in real time and making changes quickly
• Calm, confident, and highly organized in a live event environment
• Strong communication skills and professional presence
• Event, conference, executive presentation, broadcast, or live production experience is highly preferred

Event Schedule

• Rehearsal: October 14
• Event: October 15
• Approximately 12-hour onsite days

• Rehearsal: November 18
• Event: November 19
• Approximately 12-hour onsite days

Additional Details

• ASAP start
• Candidates must be available to work onsite in NYC for the event dates