Technical Content Designer

Technical Content Designer at Apple

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.

Description

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Pay & Benefits

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 $172,100 and $258,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.

Key skills/competency

• Content Design
• Graphic Design
• Typography
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Sketch
• Figma
• iWork Software
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• UI Design
• Design Systems