Marcom is Apple’s European Marketing Communications group. We lead all aspects of Apple’s advertising and marketing to ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications. Every day millions of consumers around the world interact with Apple and its products in the Indirect Channel through mobile, digital and in-store experiences. The indirect Channel is made up of a large number of third-party retailers and carrier partners selling our products across Europe, and they play a hugely important role for Apple. The Channel team in Marcom EU drive initiatives to provide our customers with thoughtful, engaging and seamless experiences of our products in these channel environments.We seek outstanding strategic design thinking and a demonstrable expertise in e-commerce and digital product solutions that are tailored for physical retail environments to support the consumer’s omni-channel shopping journey. We look for work that shows attention to detail in every aspect and a strong capacity for both logical and creative thinking; clearly articulating the problem and rationale for design solutions.We seek someone who brings ideas to the table, but also collaborates effectively with producers, copywriters, art directors and developers, to develop clear proposals for UX solutions. You are comfortable with ambiguous requirements, able to handle projects with greater autonomy, lead Experience Designers on focused projects, and present work up to executive leadership. Does this sound like you?

Key Qualifications

• Portfolio of original and breakthrough work, with a focus on user-centred design
• Experience in an agency or in-house creating e-commerce experiences
• A flexible approach with the ability to cut through ambiguity
• Your capabilities engender confidence that assignments are on track and on strategy
• You possess strong oral, written and interpersonal skills to articulately express the rationale behind design decisions
• You can present and articulate the vision in a purposeful and thoughtful way, have an eye for detail, and an excellent sense of aesthetics and functionality
• Solid knowledge of the requirements to produce quality work on time, and to specification, and experience using prototyping as part of their design thinking
• You have strong familiarity with current web and app development technologies

Description

Functions as a lead on projects and provides creative directions to other creatives, freelancers, our agencies and our retail partnersPresents work to internal teams and leaders at Apple, clearly articulating design rationaleProvides XD direction to a broad audience and contributes at a high level during all phases of an interactive projectManages and builds positive relationships across subject areas with designers, developers, product teams, and cross functional partners Demonstrates the ability to use analytics and user testing to advise the creative processIterates rapidly as ideas emerge and priorities change to meet the needs of the project