Graphic Designer / Illustrator

Apple • Culver City, CA

2d

About The Position

Apple's Instructional Products team is a passionate group that creates the Tips
app, user guides, and other instructional content that help users learn about,
engage with, and delight in their Apple products. We are seeking a highly
motivated, creative, and collaborative Graphic Designer with illustration skills
to join our team.

DESCRIPTION

In this role, you will work closely with instructional designers to create
visually engaging graphics and illustrations for digital platforms (device and
web) and print materials. - Create screenshots and layered Photoshop files of
existing and future software/app Ul to enhance the visual understanding of
instructional materials - Create technical product illustrations, conceptual
artwork, diagrams, and custom icons to support user guide content - Create
InDesign documents and templates, resize documents based on new trim sizes,
reflow content, and set up paragraph and character style sheets - Collaborate
with writers and other designers to plan, analyze, organize, and execute
assigned projects - Work quickly and accurately to produce consistent design
solutions that meet project objectives across the department - Provide detailed
design specifications and guidelines for Instructional Products and Localization
- Update process documents and procedures - Review and perform quality
assurance on all deliverables - Meet deadlines while managing multiple projects
and priorities

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in print and web design, including illustration work
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, & InDesign) and other design tools (Keynote, Sketch, Figma, etc.)
• Proficiency in typography, color theory, and graphic composition
• Fast, detail-oriented, and accurate An excellent verbal and written communicator-both one on one and in small groups

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Design, or equivalent experience
• Experience in UX/UI design
• Experience with responsive design, accessibility best practices, and working within design systems
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Knowledge of generative AI Excellent organization skills, calm and productive under pressure
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to rapid changes Highly motivated, able to analyze problems and come up with innovative solutions
• Experience collaborating with software engineers or working in an engineering environment Comfortable accepting feedback and addressing the needs of the team

Responsibilities

• Create screenshots and layered Photoshop files of existing and future software/app Ul to enhance the visual understanding of instructional materials
• Create technical product illustrations, conceptual artwork, diagrams, and custom icons to support user guide content
• Create InDesign documents and templates, resize documents based on new trim sizes, reflow content, and set up paragraph and character style sheets
• Collaborate with writers and other designers to plan, analyze, organize, and execute assigned projects
• Work quickly and accurately to produce consistent design solutions that meet project objectives across the department
• Provide detailed design specifications and guidelines for Instructional Products and Localization
• Update process documents and procedures
• Review and perform quality assurance on all deliverables
• Meet deadlines while managing multiple projects and priorities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level