Technical Artist – Video Effect

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U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$66,396 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+3.5% - Average

Matched to SOC 27-1024 - Design aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

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Design From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Technical Artist – Video Effect Beijing, Beijing, China Company Description: At Canva's Design Experience supergroup, we're on a mission to build powerful yet simple tools that empower anyone to design anything. Within the Video group, we focus on creating seamless, intuitive, and high-performance video editing experiences for users across the globe. We work at the intersection of creativity and technology-bringing together engineers, designers, and creatives to push the boundaries of what's possible in visual storytelling. From real-time rendering to advanced effects, our work directly shapes how users bring their ideas to life through video. About the Role As a Technical Artist, you'll sit at the intersection of engineering, rendering technology, and creative production. You'll play a key role in building and optimizing visual effects for Canva's video editing tools-working with custom rendering engines and internal algorithm capabilities to deliver high-quality, real-time visual experiences. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in blending artistic vision with technical execution, and who is passionate about pushing visual fidelity while maintaining performance at scale. Job Description: What you'll do (responsibilities) You'll design and develop visual effects for video editing, including scene effects, facial effects, and post-processing pipelines You'll build and optimize materials and shaders using Canva's rendering engine and internal tooling You'll collaborate closely with engineers and designers to deliver visually compelling and performant features You'll leverage DCC tools to prototype and translate creative ideas into production-ready effects You'll write and maintain scripts (Lua, JavaScript) to enable dynamic and interactive visual behaviors You'll

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