Apple · 3 weeks ago
Associate Creative Director, Experience Design
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$183K/yr - $274K/yr
10+ years expApple is a leading technology company that shapes consumer-facing marketing through its Marcom team. The Associate Creative Director of Experience Design will lead digital initiatives across Apple’s ecosystem, driving vision and guiding multidisciplinary teams to create customer-first solutions that balance design excellence with business realities.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Define clear problem statements and a strategic point of view across projects, rooted in customer insights, opportunity areas, and experience principles that guide meaningful, connected digital experiences across Apple’s ecosystem
Contribute to planning and roadmap discussions to inform prioritization, resourcing, and sequencing
Provide thoughtful creative direction and feedback on deliverables such as user flows, system maps, wireframes, prototypes, and presentations to ensure design intent, scalability and clarity, while championing design excellence
Present creative work and insights with clarity and conviction, connecting design decisions to insights, principles, strategic objectives, design intent and system thinking
Recommend and support research methodologies, both qualitative and quantitative, to inform and validate experience direction. Helps own facilitating research, synthesis and final read-out
Mentors and directs junior team members to help them with their professional development and improve their work
Actively participate in studio wide initiatives for culture, process and innovation
Qualification
Required
At least 10 of years of experience in digital product, service, experience design or a related discipline
A portfolio of thoughtful, high-impact work that demonstrates strength in both experience strategy and UX design execution
Ability to connect business goals, customer needs, and design principles into cohesive experience visions
Bachelor's degree
Preferred
Expertise in creating and reviewing UX/Product Designs across all layers of the experience - from information architecture and navigation to accessibility, interaction patterns and art direction to ensure a scalable, cohesive, intuitive and inclusive user experience
Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively
Deep understanding of design thinking and experience systems, and how to apply them within large-scale organizations
Expertise in planning and synthesizing user research to uncover insights and opportunities, and translating them into actionable frameworks and design direction
Experience planning and leading workshops to gain alignment, uncover insights, and drive clarity across creative and business teams
Skilled in developing end-to-end customer journeys and defining product or platform visions
Comfortable navigating ambiguity, creating clarity, and aligning diverse teams toward a shared goal
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
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2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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