I'm applying for the Canva Specialist contract. The brief is an unusually clean match for what I actually do every day — create design assets in Canva and document them for AI training and data annotation — so instead of just claiming "proficient in Canva," I built a live application hub with three real Canva designs inside it. You can review everything before we speak:
Let me be straight about who I am, because the standard I work to starts with honesty. I'm a confident user-level Canva creator and an AI-training / data-annotation specialist — not a formally trained graphic designer or fine-art illustrator. That's exactly the pairing your brief asks for: someone who uses Canva well at a user level, follows guidelines precisely, keeps assets brand-consistent and organised, and documents design decisions so the work supports AI training. Door 02 of the hub contains three Canva files I created and edited for this application — an AI-training asset-pipeline infographic, a brand poster and a social post — each openable in Canva, plus a naming convention and a version-control system.
What makes me a genuinely strong fit for Crossing Hurdles specifically: my day-to-day is AI work — building and evaluating assets for AI systems, designing annotation schemas and verification loops, and documenting decisions so they're machine-readable. I build assets in Canva constantly, I follow brand guidelines precisely, and I'm meticulous about file organisation and version control. My foundation is detail-first: an English Literature degree for clear writing, a Law degree for following guidelines exactly, and years of Australian government work where everything was documented and consistent.
Where I'd lean on the team: advanced illustration, motion design and building a brand identity from scratch are not my strengths — I'd work to your brand guidelines and a design lead rather than overstate fine-art skill. I'd rather tell you that now than at the interview stage.
I'm available immediately, fully remote, comfortable across global time zones and collaborative online tools, and genuinely energised by work where design meets AI. I'd welcome the resume-evaluation and interview stage described in your process.