Technical Content Designer

Summary

Apple’s Content Design team is seeking a Technical Content Designer who possesses a passion for creating high-level content, with a refined design sense, deep knowledge of typography, an exceptional eye for detail, and an in-depth understanding of our users’ needs for the best creative productivity applications.

You will work as a key member of the Content Design team and will collaborate at different levels cross-functionally with our Marketing, Engineering, Editorial, and HI teams.

The Technical Content Designer works with a small team to produce content for our software applications, including templates, documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and editorial design deliverables.

The work varies widely and requires a diverse set of skills and interests that can apply to the successful final products.

• Develop functional features, content libraries, and design systems for type, graphic, or motion‑related creative.
• Innovate through design, share expertise in content design and software feature concepts, and collaborate closely with multiple teams.
• Develop feature creative briefs for leadership and agencies.
• Work with content strategy DRIs to ensure features align with the intent and our users.
• Collaborate with our team and creative agencies to develop shipping feature content.
• Design within shipping or internal app builds.
• Load, review, fix, and approve app features on internal app and/or OS builds.
• Work within and help provide guidance for internal development tools.
• Provide feature guidance, specs, to UI design.
• Collaborate closely with ENG and Production to create high-level, functional templates that promote new features and content.
• Interface with QA, ENG, and Production to ensure shipping content is functional and performant.
• File and fix content‑related radars.
• Build decks and present to business partners both cross‑functionally and internally.
• Work with cross‑functional partners in HI design, Product Marketing, Engineering, Copywriting, and other teams to develop features, content, and design solutions.

• BA/BFA/BS or equivalent four‑year degree or higher with a focus on graphic design or similar.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience (not an entry‑level position).
• Excellent design sense and the ability to iterate design concepts quickly and skillfully.
• Extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma, and iWork software.
• Ability to research and develop comprehensive design concepts that are both unique and imaginative, while being current and relevant.
• Ability to create and share strong narrative presentations to show designs to internal teams.
• Able to produce original assets for final content design projects.
• Proficiency in illustration and visualization, along with a sophisticated knowledge of typography, design history, and trends.
• A portfolio of work that showcases your wide and varied talent.
• Enjoys working hard with tight deadlines to create world‑class content.
• Experience in content design for software, editorial design, and traditional graphic design skills as they apply to digital content creation.
• Deep experience working as part of a larger team in a collaborative, cross‑functional environment.

• Excellent process with good written and verbal communication skills.
• Quick learner with an avid curiosity and sense of passion for design and culture.
• Excellent collaborative skills, and skilled at building networks and relationships across functions and levels.
• Well‑organized, detail‑oriented, flexible, and helpful, and an insightful self‑starter.
• Fosters innovation and drives what matters.
• Interpersonal savvy, adaptive and diplomatic, and flexible.
• Able to manage both complexity and ambiguity in large‑scale projects.
• Skilled at planning complex tasks, establishing objectives, and prioritizing critical tasks.
• Resourceful and nimble in dealing with changeable situations and expectations.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between…