Event Experience Designer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

21h

About The Position

Worldwide Events and Experiences brings Apple products, services, and values to life through global product launches, creator experiences, partner engagements, and internal events. The team manages end-to-end event planning, production, in-person experiences, and related details, with professionals in event design, management, operations, broadcast, and production.

The Worldwide Events Team is seeking a creative Event Experiential Designer to support its Design & Fabrication team. Working with teams across the company, the designer helps bring Apple’s brand and products to life for audiences around the world, designing guest journeys for product launches, keynotes, live productions, and hands-on experiences.

The role collaborates with the team to conceptualize and develop bespoke experiential activations that reflect the brand, engage audiences, and tell compelling stories. It involves planning spatial layouts and activations from conception through completion.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in a top creative agency environment and/or high-end fabrication and production company.
• Experience with SketchUp, Rhino, and/or other 3D modeling and rendering tools.
• Proficiency in Adobe Suite, including the ability to edit and enhance renders using tools such as Photoshop.
• Proficiency with Mac, Keynote, Numbers, and other collaboration tools.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally and be on-site for events and load-in/load-out over weekends as needed.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end spatial design, CAD documentation, and photorealistic 3D visualization for live events, exhibitions, or brand activations.

Nice To Haves

• A creative background in design and a deep understanding of space planning.
• Understanding of content creator audiences and what makes a space compelling and engaging for content capture.
• Experience building 2D and 3D spaces in CAD and creating realistic renders for visualization.
• Understanding of scale and space.
• Strong collaboration and clear communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong organization and the ability to handle ambiguity gracefully.
• Understanding of fixture and scenic fabrication, with the ability to create designs that can be built.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Ability to communicate timelines across deliverables with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team to conceptualize and develop bespoke experiential activations.
• Create experiences that resonate with the brand, engage audiences, and tell a compelling story.
• Develop spatial layouts and experiential activations from conception through completion.
• Support the Design & Fabrication team in bringing Apple’s brand and products to life at events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed