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Product Designer, Notes

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Apple’s Applications Group

Apple’s Applications Group is seeking a Product Designer to help create the future of Notes. From quick notes to your most important ideas, our app keeps everything safe, organized, and instantly available across Apple’s device ecosystem—trusted by millions every day. You are a brilliant problem solver, self-starter, and excellent communicator with a zeal for great design and the ability to achieve it. We’ll provide you with unparalleled levels of opportunity and resources, with the goal of crafting expressive, creative, and collaborative experiences that set new standards for the industry. Join this team if you are passionate about making powerful, delightful apps that help real people bring their ideas to life.

Description

The ideal candidate is driven to design elegant, highly usable experiences for consumer applications that balance simplicity with depth, transforming complex workflows into intuitive interactions, with a fine eye for typography and detail. You will work alongside partners in design, engineering, marketing, and QA to craft and develop innovative features through thoughtful interaction design and nuanced visual design. You have the ability to quickly grasp and distill intricate design challenges into sophisticated and beautiful solutions. You are a nimble, effective diplomat with an aptitude for collaboration and persuasive communication. Keen attention to detail and effective organizational skills are a must, as well as the ability to navigate rapid change and ambiguity. You can produce comprehensive, precise deliverables under tight deadlines while balancing input from cross-functional stakeholders. Above all, the role requires a dedicated individual who embodies Apple’s high standards for design, usability, and quality.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 5+ years of design experience in a design studio or as a product designer.
  • You have a solid portfolio and breadth of work that demonstrates your skill and you can confidently speak to your work.
  • You clearly communicate concepts and designs through prototypes, sketches, high-fidelity comps, and presentations.
  • You are highly skilled and fast in the tools you need to visualize your ideas and deliver the work.
  • You thrive in an iterative design process and are motivated by group critique.
  • You excel in written and verbal communication and can present your work effectively to large groups and executives.

Preferred Qualifications

  • You have experience designing for Apple’s platforms, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and others.
  • You are interested in and familiar with AI (a major plus, but not required).
  • You have a talent and eye for visual detail in layout, typography, motion, and behavior.
  • You can rapidly prototype in Principle, SwiftUI, or other prototyping tools.
  • You hold a bachelor’s degree (preferred but not required).
  • You are committed to designing inclusive and accessible products.
  • You have a passion for Apple, its products, and its customers.