Design Manager, Content - Health

Apple's Health team is looking for an experienced design leader to join a growing creative team that will work alongside clinical experts and world-class technologists to reimagine how people understand their health and wellness. Use your skills and passion for design to help Apple's customers live a better day and a healthier life.

This is an exceptional opportunity to be a part of innovative technology and contextual content that will enable people manage their health in new ways. A successful candidate will bring entrepreneurial spirit, creative vision and leadership to this important growth area for Apple and its users.

Description

The Design Manager will be focused on creating content in all media that supports and enhances the features and services Apple offers in the health space. This means executing and ensuring consistency of the look and feel, overseeing design work in digital and video, and commissioning illustration and photography. A successful candidate will be a strategic thinker and skilled communicator with a proven track record of planning and executing within a highly collaborative team.

Responsibilities:

Strong command of visual and communication design principles

Manage a team of designers and art directors to coordinate assignments and assure consistency and excellence

Collaborate with the greater editorial team, including video, in the development and execution of many content types; and additionally work closely with engineers, clinicians and data scientists to understand needs, constraints and goals

Output will include graphics, multi-media layouts and article design as well as animation and graphics for video, created in partnership with the video team

Iterate and critique your own work and the work of others on the team to ensure the best solutions for a given problem

Output will also include guiding the commissioning and art directing of illustrations and still photography

Work within a schedule to deliver high quality work on time

Proficient at extending existing design patterns across new ideas and platforms

Work enthusiastically with a highly collaborative design team in an iterative design process, inspired by group critique

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with health apps/programs/data is not necessary but valuable; passion for health is a must

Self-motivated and able to efficiently run with a project and a team without close supervision

Prototyping and/or animation experience is a plus

Budget management and creative thinking around spending

Flexible and comfortable with ambiguity and change during a project

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum of 8 years experience crafting extraordinary digital content designs for iOS, desktop or web platforms

Proficient in Sketch, Abode Design Suite, Keynote, After Effects, Illustrator and other design tools

Strong communication skills with a penchant for working closely with other teams including video, data, designers, category experts, engineering and program management

Established network of designers, illustrators and photographers and photo production teams

Can oversee the workflow for many projects at once

Has a passion for Apple, its products, and its customers

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 $237,600 and $356,400, 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.