UI Designer/Prototyper, Apple Vision Pro

Apple • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

Apple is working with advanced technologies to build ground-breaking new
products. The Vision Products Group is seeking a Product Designer/Prototyper to
help build applications and prototypes for a new medium, and to help drive
development of future-facing products. We build technology that inspires people.
What inspires you? We are looking for a collaborative and curious innovator to
join our cross-functional team to bring ideas to life.

DESCRIPTION

In this role, you will investigate, concept, and prototype new experiences for
MR using evolving technologies. Your work will help shape and inform our current
and future products. You will work closely with other Apple designers, artists,
and engineers to craft transformative, empowering experiences for our audiences.
You should be able to balance customer needs with technical constraints to help
realize the team’s ideas, translating these ideas into extraordinary, compelling
visuals and actionable design recommendations. You will join projects at varying
stages of production, ranging from rapid prototyping, to delivering scalable
production assets, to polishing and optimizing UI assets for shipping, working
closely with engineering to ensure a high-quality product. This role requires
attention to detail, curiosity, adaptability, and thoughtfulness as you produce
visually beautiful content and interactive experiences while helping the team
navigate through unusual technical challenges.

Requirements

• Portfolio and/or reel showing UI and motion design in varying visual styles, for platforms including mobile, 3D applications and/or games
• Proficient in iterative UI/UX design, including sketches, wireframes, concept, and feature development in close collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders
• Excellent visual, communication, and presentation skills to help others understand design rationale and product decisions
• Excellent eye for detail. Ability to deliver beautiful, high quality visual targets and polished, ship-ready assets for a variety of platforms
• Experience with rapid prototyping, with a good intuition and communication in making time vs. complexity tradeoffs
• Can create a range of styles for concepting backgrounds, characters, and items.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing or implementing new UI systems and tools.
• Knowledge of macOS and iOS design principles
• Understanding of 3D content principles and hands-on experience working with one or more 3D engines and/or APIs, such as Unity, Unreal, ARKit/RealityKit
• Hands-on experience working with 3D content creation tools such as Houdini, Maya, Blender, etc.

What This Job Offers

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