Creative Writer

Apple; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 63,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in Salem, OR is seeking a Creative Writer for a remote role offering $63,000-$89,000 to a self-starter who values ownership, collaboration, and a clear path forward.

You will shape the visual language for Apple's social, email, and ad creative, storyboard shoots end to end, and guide freelancers while staying true to the brief.

If you thrive in a craft-obsessed studio and enjoy balancing ambition with budgets, this role rewards curiosity and initiative.

Qualifications

• Experience creating compelling written content for brands.
• Ability to translate concepts into storyboarded visuals.
• Experience working with remote or distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Shape the visual language for Apple's social, email, and ad creative.
• Storyboard and direct photo, video, and content shoots end to end.
• Trace assets back to the brief to keep revisions honest.
• Balance creative vision with budget, timelines, and constraints.
• Read the room mid-presentation and reorder the deck on the fly.
• Direct freelancers and vendors while preserving the vision.
• Generate concepts for remote campaigns across paid, owned, and earned.
• Set guardrails that empower mid-level creatives to surprise within them.

Skills

Creative writing

Storyboarding

Remote collaboration

Problem-solving

Photo/video direction

Tools

Sketch

Principle

Job description

We believe the best creative comes from people who'd make it anyway, and the Creative Writer role at Apple simply pays you to. A $63,000 - $89,000 Creative Writer role for a self-starter who wants ownership, collaboration, and a genuine path forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape the visual language of Apple's social, email, and ad creative
• Storyboard and direct photo, video, and content shoots end to end
• Trace every Heuristic Evaluation asset back to the brief so revisions stay honest
• Balance creative ambition with budget, timeline, and technical constraints
• Read the room mid-presentation and reorder the deck on the fly
• Direct freelancers and Card Sorting vendors without losing the thread of the vision
• Generate concepts for remote campaigns spanning paid, owned, and earned media
• Set guardrails loose enough for mid-level creatives to surprise you inside them

What You'll Bring

• Hands-on experience with modern Principle workflows and tooling
• Proven aptitude for Sketch, ideally near Salem, OR
• Hands-on Layout Design experience that survives a whiteboard interview
• Demonstrated wins in creative work somewhere near Salem, OR
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a remote project
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Apple is a craft-obsessed Salem, OR studio where Change Management gets treated with the seriousness most companies reserve for marketing. You'll never haveto guess where you stand with your manager in this remote role.

We trade fair $63,000 - $89,000 for your talent and throw in mentorship, benefits, and a flexibility policy people actually use.

Our Salem team is currently shortlisting candidates for this position.