Product Designer, Media Partner Tools

Apple • Culver City, CA

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About The Position

People at Apple don't just create products — they create the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries! It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspire the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. Media Partner Tools is a team focused on empowering music artists, developers, creators, podcasters, authors, and video providers to manage their content across Apple Services, including Apple Music, App Store, Apple Podcasts, Apple TV, and Apple Books. We’re seeking a Product Designer to help elevate the user experience of our partner tools, a suite of products that enables partners to manage, analyze, market, and publish their content across Apple’s platforms. This designer will be responsible for creating engaging experiences for both responsive websites and iOS applications.

We are seeking a talented and passionate product designer to play a key role in shaping the future experiences we build for Apple’s content partners. The designer will research and create intuitive user experiences aligned with product requirements and business strategy. Key deliverables include high-fidelity designs, prototypes, and documentation necessary for a precise handoff between design and engineering. This role will lead and facilitate meetings with product managers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to develop best-in-class experiences for our content partners. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of solving complex problems across various platforms. They should have an eye for pixel-perfect detail and a strong combination of user-centered design principles, along with interaction and visual design skills. The applicant must demonstrate an affinity for consistency, color usage, typography, and subtle details. Prior experience working within and contributing to a design system is a bonus. The candidate should excel at working through iterations and feedback, and be a natural collaborator with strong communication skills. They must be self-motivated and proactive, capable of working independently or as part of a small team. The candidate should be comfortable executing complex work independently, exercising sound judgment, and requiring minimal direction.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Interaction, Graphic Design, Media Arts.
• 7+ years of design experience working within a technical environment with data-driven tools and enterprise-level interfaces that solve complex workflows.
• A strong portfolio showcasing creative problem-solving, user-centered design, and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate design concepts through whiteboarding sessions, sketches, and wireframes.
• Highly motivated by group critique, seeks out feedback, and is energized by it.
• Understand how to apply Apple's design aesthetic and user interactions.
• Able to function independently and in a team environment, with excellent collaboration skills.
• Flexibility and comfort with ambiguity and change.
• A passion for Apple, its products, and its customers.
• Proficient in Sketch, Figma, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working within and contributing to a design system is a bonus.
• Ability to prototype and/or a desire to learn.
• Outstanding ability to lead and present a design-first vision.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced environments with changing priorities and requirements.
• Self-starting, self-motivated, self-directed, and self-sufficient.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging experiences for both responsive websites and iOS applications.
• Research and create intuitive user experiences aligned with product requirements and business strategy.
• Produce high-fidelity designs, prototypes, and documentation necessary for a precise handoff between design and engineering.
• Lead and facilitate meetings with product managers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to develop best-in-class experiences for our content partners.
• Solve complex problems across various platforms.
• Work through iterations and feedback.
• Collaborate with strong communication skills.
• Execute complex work independently, exercising sound judgment, and requiring minimal direction.

What This Job Offers

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