Art Director, Interactive Experiences
Marcom is the creatively-led global team that oversees Apple’s consumer facing marketing. We ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications across all medias and platforms. Every day, hundreds of millions of Apple customers around the world interact with our products. We drive the strategy and creative work that provide both new and existing customers with simple, engaging, and inspiring marketing experiences.
The Interactive Experiences group is part of Apple Marcom and supports the shopping and buying experiences of Apple products, software, and services on its digital platforms — places like apple.com, Apple Store App, Apple Store Online, and third-party retailers. We partner with teams across the company to create, scale, and deliver outstanding commerce experiences that brings the magic of Apple to every touchpoint in the customer experience.
As an Art Director on Marcom’s Interactive team, you'll create and improve shopping and buying experiences, and interfaces for Apple products, software, services, on apple.com, the Apple Store App, and the Apple Store Online. You will brainstorm, ideate, and deliver under the guidance of an Associate Creative Director and in collaboration with other creative and technical disciplines. You’ll oversee small to medium sized projects and present the work to Creative Directors and cross-functional partners. You will follow the work from concept through production and delivery, ensuring it adheres to Apple standards of quality.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Executes high-quality design work on assigned projects.
- Regularly presenting work to leadership, soliciting and implement creative and strategic feedback.
- Designing and maintaining deliverables across Apple.com, and iOS / HTML global platforms to align to project goals, creative direction, and templates.
- Troubleshooting new ideas or executions as needed, enhancing existing experiences and optimizing content for new product initiatives, working within process to define technical specifications.
- Leading designers in day-to-day design tasks, working with producers to meet deadlines, and partnering with writers, designers, and developers.
- Leading presentations of the work internally to explain progress and ideas. Agency oversight of design output, suggesting process and template improvements.
- At least 7 years of experience in the interactive/digital marketing communications industry.
- A portfolio that showcases strategic insight and visual design talent for a range of digital experiences and interfaces including web, mobile, and/or apps.
- Bachelor's degree
- Excellent design and conceptual skills accompanied by the ability to guide, evaluate, and redirect creative development when necessary.
- Experience and deep understanding of user interface design and design systems.
- Have defined the product vision and customer experience for a digital product or service.
- Have shown success in strategic and design thinking, and validated expertise in content strategy, system design, usability, and analytics.
- Experience evolving a design system to scale and improve it in alignment with business needs and future vision.
- Strong understanding of data science and customer journey insights.
- Skilled with design software, including Sketch and Adobe Creative Suite. Experience with motion and prototyping tools is a plus.
- Strong communicator with exceptional presentation and diplomatic skills. Able to actively engage in healthy debate with stakeholders.
- Experience building trust with multi-disciplinary partners and collaborating well within a team environment.
- Diligent, flexible, resourceful, and independent with a strong work ethic and organizational skills.
- Willing to take risks, fail, and learn from mistakes.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.