Apple

Worldwide Buzz Marketing, Senior Manager - Design and Culture

Apple$160K — $200K *
Consumer Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in cultural marketing or creative industries
  • Exceptional global cultural network
  • Deep relationships across design and art communities
  • Sophisticated understanding of contemporary cultural movements
  • Strong aesthetic judgment and brand stewardship
  • Proven strategic vision with cultural insights
  • Ability to influence senior partners across departments

Responsibilities

  • Lead global cultural strategy development
  • Cultivate relationships within design and creative communities
  • Translate cultural insights into impactful marketing programs
  • Protect and elevate Apple's brand standards in cultural contexts
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on initiatives
  • Communicate cultural strategies to senior leadership
  • Manage sensitive relationships with discretion and integrity

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work at a leading global organization
  • Engage with the contemporary creative community
  • Develop and implement meaningful cultural programs
  • Access to a strong professional network
  • Contribute to Apple's innovative brand narrative
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Manager, Worldwide Buzz Marketing - Design and Culture to lead Apple's global cultural strategy and relationship development across design, architecture, art, fashion, photography and the broader creative community.

Description

This is a senior role for someone with exceptional taste, deep cultural fluency and a highly credible global network. The ideal candidate understands both the established institutions and emerging voices shaping contemporary culture - and can translate that understanding into meaningful relationships, original programs and culturally resonant opportunities for Apple. This role will report to the Head of Worldwide Buzz Marketing.

Minimum Qualifications

15+ years of experience in cultural marketing, design, art, fashion, creative industries, communications, talent relations, partnerships or integrated brand strategy within a leading global organization, cultural institution, agency or creative business.

Preferred Qualifications

Exceptional global cultural network. Deep, trusted relationships across contemporary design, architecture, art, fashion, photography and adjacent creative communities - including designers, artists, photographers, architects, creative directors, curators, gallerists, editors, collectors, institutions and emerging talent.

Deep design and cultural fluency. Sophisticated understanding of the people, institutions, movements, fairs, exhibitions, publications and conversations shaping contemporary creative culture globally.

Exceptional taste and brand stewardship. Highly developed creative judgment and a strong point of view on design, aesthetics, storytelling and cultural relevance, with the ability to protect Apple's standards while continually introducing new thinking.

Strategic vision. Proven ability to translate cultural insight into long-term strategies, relationships and programs that build authentic relevance rather than transactional brand participation.

Relationship leadership. Demonstrated ability to establish credibility with world-class creative talent and their representation and develop relationships that deepen over time.

Global perspective. Experience developing strategies that can operate worldwide while recognizing the cultural nuance, creative communities and opportunities unique to individual markets.

Cross-functional leadership. Proven ability to influence and collaborate with senior partners across Communications, Product Marketing, Marcom, Retail, Events, Services and creative teams without direct authority.

Executive communication. Ability to articulate cultural strategy, opportunity and creative rationale clearly and persuasively to senior leadership.

Discretion and judgment. Significant experience managing highly sensitive relationships, talent and confidential information with exceptional integrity.

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.

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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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