Associate Creative Director, Art Director

Apple; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking an Associate Creative Director, Art Director for its Marcom LA team. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop creative concepts and lead campaigns for Apple Services. Your work will focus on culturally relevant storytelling and strong communication skills are essential.

You will benefit from a dynamic creative environment and the opportunity to enhance the Apple brand through innovative projects while presented to senior executives and creative teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in major marketing and communication campaigns.
• Experience with social campaigns and earned media initiatives.
• Demonstrated portfolio of integrated and social-first work.

Responsibilities

• Present work to senior creative staff and executives.
• Collaborate with copywriters and designers to create high-quality work.
• Lead innovative and culturally relevant storytelling.
• Partner with project managers to meet deadlines.

Skills

Concept development

Communication skills

Collaboration

Creative thinking

Job description

Summary

Marcom LA is Apple’s Global Marketing Communications group creating and overseeing the world-class marketing and advertising driving Apple's rapidly-growing Services sector including Apple TV, Apple Sports, Apple Music, App Store, Apple Pay, Apple Arcade, Apple News, Apple Books, Apple Podcasts, Apple Maps, iCloud and more. Whether we’re launching the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, F1 on Apple TV, sharing the next generation of games in the App Store, or celebrating the seamless joy of using Apple Pay, Marcom LA’s mission is to build brand love for Apple every day. We do that with inspiring creative, a culture-first mindset, and the belief that our Services make our incredible Apple devices even better. We are looking for an Associate Creative Director, Art Director to join our Marcom LA team. In this role, you will collaborate with a group of strategists, brand managers, project managers, producers, as well as cross-functional and external partners to lead global campaigns, social-first creative platforms, and executions that can expand across our Services. With a focus on culturally relevant ideas, you will lead projects across our brands.

Description

In this role, you will develop creative concepts, integrated campaigns, and social creative platforms for Apple Services, including product and feature launches, as well as evergreen social programs. You will guide, ideate, and collaborate from conceptual development through creative execution. You will craft, review, and elevate campaigns for our brands and products.

Responsibilities

• Present work to senior creative staff, product marketing managers, and Apple executives, articulating concepts with energy and enthusiasm.
• Collaborate with a team of copywriters and designers to concept ideas and produce high quality creative.
• Stay at the forefront of innovation and culturally relevant storytelling across all media.
• Partner with project managers and brand managers to ensure schedules are accurate and realistic, and that deadlines are met.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years experience concepting and producing major marketing, communication, and social campaigns
• Deep industry experience developing earned media initiatives, social campaigns, and social-first creative platforms.
• A portfolio that demonstrates highly crafted integrated and social-first work, earned media, organic work and innovation.
• World-class communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Passionate about exceptional storytelling, art direction and creative that is thoughtful, meaningful, and at times, provocative.
• Strong proclivity for culture-first thinking that leads to meaningful earned impact.
• Dream of working in a creative and dynamic environment and embrace the opportunity to continuously enhance the Apple brand.
• Have an incredible talent for developing elevated aesthetics, visually cohesive campaigns, and the ability to tell a powerful story through the work.