Lead Design Producer, Packaging

Apple • Sunnyvale, CA

74d • $182,600 - $274,500

About The Position

The Lead Design Producer role for Packaging is part of the Design Team in Marcom. The role is design-led and will focus on delivering best in class work for specific product launches. In this role, you will partner closely with the Design Team Packaging designers to determine the creative expression for Apple's product packaging. This includes but is not limited to photography, copy, in-box content/design elements and graphics on product packaging, and product identities/logos. This role requires a thorough understanding of the design/creative process and the ability to form strong partnerships and build relationships with key decision makers along the project lifecycle.

Requirements

• 12+ years of account management, design/creative producer or creative project management experience.
• Familiarity of the print production process.
• Experience leading end-to-end creative production for complex and high-impact projects.

Nice To Haves

• Experience creative producing or overseeing Packaging design projects —working through the full design journey from project inception through to design lock/file delivery.
• Well-versed in leading the creative development process with strong creative project management skills.
• You care deeply about packaging, the customer experience, details and design.
• You appreciate quality, can communicate clearly and calmly, and have patience for the process—both as it relates to details and design.
• You have experience navigating ambiguity and proactively solving for cross-functional challenges before they arise.
• You anticipate what's ahead — identifying both risks and opportunities — with a strong ability to flex and work in an often ambiguous environment.
• You adapt with ease and demonstrate a willingness to pivot in pursuit of the strongest creative solution.
• You have driven process innovation, have identified and implemented operational efficiencies that elevate team productivity, stakeholder satisfaction, and creative output.
• You have experience overseeing and mentoring a team — you champion team culture, collaboration, and communication.
• Ability to drive workflows, creative shares and schedules across multiple partners and departments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to learn quickly to adapt.
• Excellent presentation skills, and comfortable in presenting work to C-suite leaders.
• Incredibly detail oriented with extraordinary follow-through skills and the ability to manage up to leaders.

Responsibilities

• Managing creative development (collecting assets and information for the creative team, ensuring they are set-up for success in their explorations), organizing presentations, managing approval processes and creative schedules.
• Work closely with other teams within Marcom (including Creative, Editing, Production and Studio) and work cross-functionally with other groups at Apple (Product Marketing, Human Interface, Industrial Design) to create product packaging and ensure creative objectives are well defined and appropriately implemented.
• Aligning with Marcom Strategy, Marcom Brand and Marcom Production partners to create end-to-end timing plans that deliver against the business need.
• Scheduling shares, set up kick-offs, weekly check-ins, distilling feedback, distributing meeting notes and driving the team toward creative lock — operating with foresight, staying ahead of potential roadblocks.
• Understand the legal, regulatory, environmental, and manufacturing constraints related to each category of products and partner with your designer to implement as needed.
• Forecasting creative resource needs and actively managing project resources in planning tools; working closely with your Manager to make recommendations for project-level staffing based on project needs and creatives' bandwidth.
• Problem-solving obstacles that create inefficiencies and making recommendations for new ways of working.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• A range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree