Lead Design Systems & Content Architecture

Apple; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Lead Designer for the Design Systems & Structures team to set strategic direction for content design systems across Services. You will partner with design, engineering, product, and business teams to build scalable frameworks that uphold Apple’s standards of quality and craft.

You will define cohesive content structures aligned with Apple's voice and experience principles, mentor designers, and apply AI tools and emerging technologies to elevate content design at scale.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in human interface design, content design and UX design.
• Demonstrated experience leading owning design systems work in a large, complex organization.
• Expert-level proficiency in design tools (Sketch, CS Suite and Figma). Prototyping skills are beneficial.
• Experience working across multiple products and lines of business simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of content strategy, information architecture, and editorial standards.
• Preferred: experience in a consumer technology, media and services environment.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted content and design workflows.
• Experience developing new content formats and pioneering design system standards from the ground up.
• Prior experience mentoring and managing designers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and evolution of content design systems across Apple Services.
• Define cohesive content structures reflecting Apple's voice, style, and experience principles.
• Leverage AI tools and emerging technologies to advance content design at scale.
• Partner with design, engineering, product, and business teams to ensure adoption and maintenance.
• Mentor IC designers and raise the craft and capability of the team.
• Synthesize cross-functional requirements into clear design system solutions.

Skills

Content design leadership

UX design

Design systems

AI tooling knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring designers

Communication

Tools

Sketch

Adobe CS Suite

Figma

Job description

Apple is seeking a Lead Designer for the Design Systems & Structures team to set strategic direction for content design systems across Services. You will partner with design, engineering, product, and business teams to build scalable frameworks that uphold Apple’s standards of quality and craft.

You will define cohesive content structures aligned with Apple's voice and experience principles, mentor designers, and apply AI tools and emerging technologies to elevate content design at scale.