Creative Producer - App Store, Arcade and Apple Games

Apple • Culver City, CA

79d

About The Position

Apple’s Product, Design & Marketing team is seeking an experienced Creative Producer to join the Content Design team that supports App Store, Arcade and Apple Games. On the Content Design team, we create illustrations, animations, video and photography that appear on-store across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. Creative Producers lead the project planning and creative development process to make the best in class content that Apple is known for, and partner closely with designers to bring stories to life in a visual way.

Requirements

• At least 5-8 years experience acting as a producer or creative project manager in an advertising agency or creative/production studio.
• Experience producing 2D/3D art, illustrations, and/or motion for multiple placements in digital ecosystems (marketing, websites, social, apps, streaming, etc.).
• An understanding of production studios and the triple bidding process; including the ability to evaluate a studio’s strengths and weaknesses, and help identify the best creative partner for the project.
• Experience scheduling and leading clear and productive meetings.
• Excellent note-taking and task management skills, with the ability to track creative milestones and goals in a timely, organized manner.
• Experience presenting and sharing work with leadership, and the ability to parse out critical information from multiple inputs.
• Experience with resource management and/or workload distribution for creative roles.
• Fearlessness to ask the hard questions, seek clarity and facilitate seamless communications between parties, both written and verbal.
• Possess the necessary knowledge and confidence to voice challenges, problem solve, and manage expectations, as necessary.

Nice To Haves

• You are proactive, self-motivated, and adaptable.
• You enjoy tackling issues head-on and finding creative solutions.
• Comfortable using in Keynote or similar presentation programs.
• Experience with Wrike, Airtable or similar project management tools.
• Added bonus if you have experience in Agile or Scrum methodologies.
• Proficient in Slack, Messages or similar text and chat based communication platforms.
• You thrive in an environment that requires you to bridge creative and technical needs.
• Experience working with Intellectual Property for gaming and/or entertainment.
• Experience producing or project managing for UX, UI or Product teams.
• An interest in AR/VR devices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end to end production process: ideation through final delivery on platform.
• Manage multiple projects for delivery against tight deadlines, while still fostering an environment for innovation and creative quality.
• Own meeting invites, agendas, record notes and host weekly check-ins to track progress.
• Define project scopes and ensure estimates, POs, SOWs, etc are gathered and processed in a timely manner.
• Communicate directly with external vendors to coordinate reviews, organize deliverables and ensure timely responses and feedback.
• QA and test art for technical implementation on platforms (Mac, iPhone, iPad, etc).
• Use inclusive and collaborative approaches to troubleshoot day-to-day issues and production challenges.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees