Apple

Lead Designer, Design Systems & Structures

Apple$150K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of experience in human interface design, content design, and UX design
  • Proven track record of leading design systems in large organizations
  • Expertise in design tools like Sketch, Adobe CS Suite, and Figma
  • Experience in managing multiple products across various business lines
  • Strong knowledge of content strategy and information architecture

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and evolution of content design systems for Apple Services
  • Define cohesive content structures reflecting Apple's voice and principles
  • Utilize AI and emerging technologies to enhance content design efficiency
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system adoption and improvement
  • Explore and develop innovative content formats for Services
  • Mentor and elevate the skill level of design team members
  • Translate complex requirements into effective design solutions

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work at the forefront of design and technology
  • Engagement at a strategic level within a prestigious company
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment
  • Chance to mentor and impact upcoming design talent
  • Access to advanced design tools and resources in a leading tech company
Full Job Description
The Content Design team supports Apple Services products and defines the content experience across some of Apple's most visible products. We focus on how people consume, create and connect across all our applications. We are looking for a lead Designer to shape the systems and structures that define how content and brand comes to life across Apple's Services. This is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of design, systems thinking, and emerging technology, helping define the next generation of signature Apple content experiences.

As a lead on the Design Systems & Structures team, you will set the strategic direction for content design systems and formats across Services lines of business, partner closely with cross-functional teams, and bring a rigorous, human-centered approach to building scalable frameworks that uphold Apple's standards of quality and craft.

Description

- Lead the design, development, and evolution of content design systems used across Apple Services

- Define and operationalize cohesive content structures that reflect Apple's signature voice, style, and experience principles

- Leverage AI tools, design tools, and emerging technologies to advance the efficiency and quality of content design at scale

- Partner with design, engineering, product, and business teams to ensure systems are adopted, maintained, and continuously improved

- Support the exploration and development of new content formats across Services

- Mentor and guide IC designers, raising the craft and capability of the team

- Synthesize complex, cross-functional requirements into clear, elegant design system solutions

Minimum Qualifications

12+ years of experience in human interface design, content design and UX design

Demonstrated experience leading owning design systems work in a large, complex organization

Expert-level proficiency in design tools (Sketch, CS Suite and Figma). Prototyping skills are beneficial.

Experience working across multiple products and lines of business simultaneously

Strong understanding of content strategy, information architecture, and editorial standards

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in a consumer technology, media and services environment

Familiarity with AI-assisted content and design workflows

Experience developing new content formats and pioneering design system standards from the ground up

Prior experience mentoring and managing designers

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Apple Careers

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Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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