Lead Designer, Design Systems & Content Experience

Apple Inc.

Culver City (CA)

On-site

USD 175,000 - 309,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Apple Inc. in Culver City, CA is seeking a Lead Designer for Design Systems & Structures to shape the content systems for Apple Services.

You will lead the design, development, and evolution of cross‑product content design systems and partner with design, engineering, product, and business teams to ensure adoption and ongoing improvement. You will mentor IC designers, translate complex requirements into elegant solutions, and advance content formats while upholding Apple’s quality and craft

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.

Responsibilities

You will be a systems thinker who finds clarity in complexity and can translate broad strategic goals into actionable frameworks.
A seasoned content design and UX leader with a strong portfolio demonstrating design systems work at scale.
Deeply fluent in design tools and current in your knowledge of AI-powered design tooling and emerging technologies.
A clear and confident communicator who can influence without authority across disciplines.
Equally comfortable working at the conceptual level and diving into the details when it matters.
Passionate about content and brand design as a craft and committed to Apple-caliber quality.