Associate Creative Director, Art

Apple’s Marcom LA team is hiring an Associate Creative Director, Art to lead culturally relevant, art-directed creative across Apple’s Services.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative efforts and campaigns for Apple’s Services, including Apple Music, Apple Music Halftime Show, iCloud+, Podcasts, Fitness+ and more
• Ideate and collaborate on conceptual development and creative execution, including writing
• Craft, review, and empower campaigns for Apple brands and products
• Present work to senior creative staff, product marketing managers, and Apple executives; articulate concepts with energy and enthusiasm
• Partner with the ACD/Copywriter to develop concept ideas and co-direct teams to deliver high-quality creative
• Work across subject areas to integrate strategy and messaging across brand campaigns, digital performance, social, owned channels, and new communication mediums
• Collaborate with project managers and creative directors to keep schedules accurate, realistic, and on track with deadlines
• Guide creatives to do their best work and support teammates’ strengths

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience concepting and producing major marketing, communication, or music campaigns
• Deep industry experience building integrated campaigns, earned media initiatives, and social-first creative platforms
• Portfolio showing highly crafted, highly art-directed work, breakthrough earned media, and programmatic executions
• Lives and breathes culture with strong awareness of the evolving cultural landscape and emerging trends
• Passion for thoughtful, meaningful storytelling and art direction, including work that can be provocative
• Strong culture-first thinking that translates into meaningful earned impact
• Desire to work in a creative, dynamic environment and continuously elevate the Apple brand
• Ability to develop elevated aesthetics, visually cohesive campaigns, and powerful stories through the work
• Talent for creating key visuals for A-list artists, with deep understanding of what makes an iconic image in today’s media landscape
• World-class communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills

Location

• Los Angeles, CA (onsite)

Compensation

• USD 177,000 - 266,000 per year

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments, as well as relocation

About the team

Marcom LA is Apple’s Global Marketing Communications group creating and overseeing marketing and advertising that drives Apple’s rapidly growing Services sector, including Apple TV, Apple Sports, Apple Music, App Store, Apple Pay, Apple Arcade, Apple News, Apple Books, Apple Podcasts, Apple Maps, iCloud and more.

Role context

You’ll collaborate with strategists, brand managers, project managers, producers, and cross-functional and external partners to lead campaigns, programs, and executions that can expand across multiple media with a focus on culturally relevant ideas.