Creative Director, Emerging Experiences & AI

Apple, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 268,000 - 402,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock programs

Relocation assistance

Educational expense reimbursement

Medical & dental coverage

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, seeks a Creative Director, Head of Emerging Experiences to lead the Creative Technology Group and craft customer-facing experiences across web, native, spatial, and generative AI.

The senior leader will drive early-stage design and product strategy while staying hands-on with interface design, prototyping, and exploration. A strong portfolio and 10+ years in related fields are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in creative technology, product design, or R&D focused on customer-facing experiences.
• Experience leading teams of designers and creative technologists in tech-driven environments.
• Successful track record in product and design strategy and leadership.
• Portfolio showing customer-facing interface design and generative AI projects.
• Ability to rapidly adopt new technologies to enhance experiences.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Design, HCI, CS, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Partner with CTG and product management to lead team and roadmap.
• Lead, mentor, and empower designers and strategists with agile methods.
• Champion end-to-end quality of customer-facing POCs and interfaces.
• Define and supervise creative roadmap across platforms including web, native, spatial and AI.
• Communicate concepts clearly to technical and non-technical partners.
• Handoff validated concepts to product design and engineering with fidelity.
• Build strategic partnerships across a multi-disciplinary design studio.
• Anticipate trends and translate opportunities into actionable projects.
• Scale team capabilities through hiring and development programs.

Skills

Creative leadership

Team leadership

Product design

Generative AI

Interface design

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Design/HCI/CS

Tools

Prototyping tools

Front-end technologies

AI capabilities knowledge

Job description

Apple, Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, seeks a Creative Director, Head of Emerging Experiences to lead the Creative Technology Group and craft customer-facing experiences across web, native, spatial, and generative AI.

The senior leader will drive early-stage design and product strategy while staying hands-on with interface design, prototyping, and exploration. A strong portfolio and 10+ years in related fields are essential.