Creative Director

At Apple extraordinary ideas become products services and experiences that improve lives. Bring passion and precision to your craft and this company offers the promise of doing your best work. But getting there will require understanding Apples culture and an investment in your own capabilities. Apple University creates learning by Apple and for Apple to help everyone at Apple fulfill their potential and to strengthen our culture and values.

Apple Universitys Creative Director will both directly and through their leadership strategize shape re-shape and ship everything the team builds. This includes great learning experiences delivered in a classroom or directly to employees; the marketing and websites that hook people and help them find what they need; and the experiments that will drive innovation in our reach and impact across every team and employee who make Apple Apple. nThis role partners closely with Apple University faculty producers writers engineers and others as well as partners throughout the company to conceive and deliver world-class creative and to advance the purpose culture and impact of the whole organization.

Brand and Design System: Maintain and evolve the visual and narrative identity for Apple Universitys diverse range of formats including live courses interactive experiences videos podcasts web content print collateral and digital toolsnEstablish creative standards a design system engineering specs and/or templates that ensure visual and typographic consistency conceptual clarity and an unmistakably Apple look and feel across an expanding catalog of AU offeringsnnConcept Development and Storytelling: Partner closely with faculty writers producers and other subject-matter experts to conceive and create story-driven learning experiences that are highly engaging at any scale from a single document to a multi-day leadership summitnDistill complex business cultural and technical concepts into elegantly simple conceptual models diagrams and narrative arcs that make abstract ideas intuitive applicable and memorablennCreative Direction and Hands-on Design: Provide motivating creative direction and constructive critique guiding projects from the initial framing through final polish to ensure the work meets a high aesthetic and educational barnLead actively as a player-coach seamlessly shifting between high-level direction and hands-on execution rolling up your sleeves to design work alongside the teamnEstablish thoughtful design workflows and rhythms that balance creative exploration with timely delivery helping the team prioritize effectively and protect time for deep focusnnTeam and People Leadership: Lead and invest in a small multidisciplinary design team helping hone their individual expertise and supporting their long-term growth and developmentnSource brief and direct external creative partners (such as UX designers or audio engineers) to complement the internal team and bring specialized skills to key initiativesnnStrategic Collaboration and Influence: Serve as a strategic partner to AUs senior leadership and faculty helping shape the long-term curriculum roadmap by identifying emerging topics audience needs and creative opportunities across ApplenChampion creative work within Apple University and with key stakeholders throughout Apple articulating a clear strategic rationale behind creative choices and building strong cross-functional alignmentnnCreative Innovation and Emerging Formats: Stay attuned to evolving needs and trends within Apple as a whole and for the broader population of people seeking to learn and grow within organizationsnExperiment with novel learning formats and interactive experiences exploring emerging media and new platforms to continually expand AUs reach engagement and impactnLead the thoughtful integration of generative AI into creative workflows leveraging AI tools to augment concept exploration and prototyping while maintaining craft and the human touchnn

15 years of experience in brand identity communication design or editorial art direction with a multidisciplinary background spanning print digital motion and/or experiential environmentsnAn exceptional portfolio demonstrating advanced expertise in creative presentation design web design UI/UX design or other visual communication materials that showcases an aesthetic aligned with Apples design philosophynA solid understanding of web development and UI/UX principles with a focus on creating user-friendly and visually appealing interfaces that can apply to learning platformsnProven track record of directing mentoring and inspiring creative talent with deep experience guiding cross-disciplinary teamsnDeep familiarity and proficiency with Apple native tools (especially Keynote) alongside industry-standard tools such as Figma Sketch or Adobe Creative SuitenExcellent time management and project management skills: Ability to triage competing and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment and manage high volumes of work without sacrificing qualityn

5 years of experience in a design or creative leadership rolenExceptional communication storytelling and presentation skillsnNatural collaborator and mentor who thrives in a group environment and knows how to bring out the best in their own team and close partnersnComfortable navigating ambiguity and aligning diverse experts toward a shared goalnExperience with and passion for designing content that helps people learn think differently or change their behaviornAppreciation for Apples values products and design legacy and a strong desire to steward and communicate what makes Apple ApplenCommitment to designing inclusive and accessible worknActive curiosity about and practical experience with integrating generative AI tools into the creative processnBA or BFA in Graphic Design or other related design discipline or equivalent professional experience