Lead, Design Systems & Content Architecture

Socket.dev; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in Culver City, CA, is seeking a Lead Designer to shape content design systems across Services. You will set strategy, own system development, and scale content formats with a human-centered, craft-driven approach.

You will mentor IC designers, collaborate with design, engineering, product and business partners, and push the adoption of cohesive content structures that reflect Apple’s voice and standards.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in human interface design, content design and UX design
• Experience leading design systems in a large, complex organization
• Expert-level proficiency in design tools (Sketch, CS Suite and Figma)
• Experience working across multiple products and lines of business simultaneously
• Strong understanding of content strategy, information architecture, and editorial standards

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and evolution of content design systems used across Apple Services
• Define and operationalize cohesive content structures that reflect Apple's voice, style, and experience principles
• Leverage AI tools, design tools, and emerging technologies to advance efficiency and quality of content design at scale
• Partner with design, engineering, product, and business teams to ensure systems are adopted, maintained, and continuously improved
• Support the exploration and development of new content formats across Services
• Mentor and guide IC designers, raising the craft and capability of the team
• Synthesize complex, cross-functional requirements into clear, elegant design system solutions

Skills

Design leadership

Content design

Information architecture

Editorial standards

Tools

Sketch

Adobe CS Suite

Figma

Job description

Apple in Culver City, CA, is seeking a Lead Designer to shape content design systems across Services. You will set strategy, own system development, and scale content formats with a human-centered, craft-driven approach.

You will mentor IC designers, collaborate with design, engineering, product and business partners, and push the adoption of cohesive content structures that reflect Apple’s voice and standards.