Graphic Design Expert - Canva Editor Experience Required

HumanSignal is seeking Graphic Design Experts with strong Canva Editor experience to help train AI systems that evaluate visual design quality and effectiveness.

This remote contract opportunity focuses on reviewing, analyzing, and correcting presentation and slide designs in Canva to improve AI understanding of:

• Typography
• Layout
• Visual hierarchy
• Color systems
• Design cohesion
• Professional design quality

Contributors will help build high-quality training and evaluation datasets used by advanced AI systems and machine learning models.

About HumanSignal

HumanSignal develops data labeling and evaluation infrastructure for artificial intelligence systems.

Its open-source product, Label Studio, is widely used for:

• Data labeling
• AI evaluation
• Model fine-tuning
• Human feedback workflows

across:

• Text
• Images
• Time series
• Multi-modal AI systems

The platform supports over 250,000 users and hundreds of millions of labeled samples.

Project Overview

Contributors will review Canva slide decks and identify slides that visually deviate from the overall design system.

Tasks may involve:

• Minor corrections
• Typography fixes
• Layout adjustments
• Complete slide redesigns

using surrounding slides as design references.

The work contributes to AI systems that learn how to evaluate and improve visual content quality.

Responsibilities

• Review Canva designs across dimensions such as:

  • Typography
  • Visual hierarchy
  • Color harmony
  • Composition
  • Layout quality
  • Design consistency

• Identify flaws or inconsistencies in presentation slides

• Edit flawed slides to align with the overall visual design system

• Reconstruct slides where necessary to improve cohesion and design quality

• Process high volumes of design samples while maintaining quality consistency

• Maintain evaluation accuracy and inter-rater reliability standards

• Flag edge cases and unclear design examples appropriately

Required Qualifications

• Formal training in:
  • Graphic design
  • Visual arts
  • Related design fields

OR

• 2–3 years of professional graphic design experience

• Intermediate to expert-level proficiency with Canva Editor

• Strong understanding of:

  • Typography
  • Composition
  • Color theory
  • Visual hierarchy
  • Layout systems

• Ability to evaluate design work objectively against professional standards

• Experience reviewing or critiquing design work

• Strong:

  • Attention to detail
  • Pattern recognition
  • Focus during repetitive tasks

• Ability to work independently in remote environments

• Minimum availability:

  • 20 hours/week
  • 4-week minimum commitment

Preferred Qualifications

• Design portfolio demonstrating strong visual judgment

• Experience in:

  • Design review
  • Art direction
  • Design QA

• Knowledge of:

  • WCAG accessibility standards
  • Inclusive design principles
  • Design systems
  • Component libraries

• Experience with:

  • Data annotation
  • Content evaluation
  • AI-related workflows

• Familiarity with:

  • Machine learning
  • Computer vision concepts
  • AI-assisted design tools

Ideal Candidate Traits

Successful contributors typically:

• Thrive in repetitive evaluation workflows
• Maintain consistent evaluation standards
• Demonstrate strong visual pattern recognition
• Separate personal taste from objective design assessment
• Maintain sustained focus across high-volume tasks
• Communicate edge cases clearly
• Have strong curiosity about AI and creative technology

Compensation & Commitment

• Contract Type:

  • Part-Time Contract

• Commitment:

  • 20 hours/week
  • 4-week minimum
  • 80-hour minimum total commitment

• Compensation:

  • Up to $25/hour for US-based candidates

• Potential for ongoing work after the initial contract period