Lead Packaging Design Producer

Lead Packaging Design Producer

Marcom is the creatively-led global team that oversees Apple's consumer facing marketing. We ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications across all medias and platforms. Every day, hundreds of millions of Apple customers around the world interact with our products. We drive the strategy and creative work that provide both new and existing customers with simple, engaging and inspiring marketing experiences. The Packaging Design Producer, Lead role is design-led and will focus on delivering best in class work for specific product launches. In this role, you will partner closely with the Design Packaging designers to determine the creative expression for Apple's product packaging. This includes but is not limited to photography, copy and graphics on product packaging, and product identities/logos. This role requires a thorough understanding of the design/creative process and the ability to form strong partnerships and build relationships with key decision makers along the project lifecycle.

The Lead Packaging Design Producer will simultaneously manage several projects with various timelines and multiple collaborators. Responsibilities: Managing creative development (collecting assets and information for the creative team, ensuring they are set-up for success in their explorations), organizing presentations, managing approval processes and creative schedules. Work closely with other teams within Marcom (including Creative, Editing, Production and Studio) and work cross-functionally with other groups at Apple (Product Marketing, Human Interface, Industrial Design) to create product packaging and ensure creative objectives are well defined and appropriately implemented. Aligning with Marcom Strategy, Marcom Brand and Marcom Production partners to create end-to-end timing plans that deliver against the business need. Scheduling shares, set up kick-offs, weekly check-ins, distilling feedback, distributing meeting notes and driving the team toward creative lock operating with foresight, staying ahead of potential roadblocks. Understand the legal, regulatory, environmental, and manufacturing constraints related to each category of products and partner with your designer to implement as needed. Forecasting creative resource needs and actively managing project resources in planning tools; working closely with your Manager to make recommendations for project-level staffing based on project needs and creatives' bandwidth. Problem-solving obstacles that create inefficiencies and making recommendations for new ways of working. Being humble, kind, hard-working and able to bring levity in situations is important for success in this role.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 12+ years of account management, design/creative producer or creative project management experience.
• Familiarity of the print production process.
• Experience leading end-to-end creative production for complex and high-impact projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience creative producing or overseeing Packaging design projects working through the full design journey from project inception through to design lock/file delivery.
• Well-versed in leading the creative development process with strong creative project management skills.
• You care deeply about packaging, the customer experience, details and design. You appreciate quality, can communicate clearly and calmly, and have patience for the processboth as it relates to details and design.
• You have experience navigating ambiguity and proactively solving for cross-functional challenges before they arise.
• You anticipate what's ahead identifying both risks and opportunities with a strong ability to flex and work in an often ambiguous environment.
• You adapt with ease and demonstrate a willingness to pivot in pursuit of the strongest creative solution.
• You have driven process innovation, have identified and implemented operational efficiencies that elevate team productivity, stakeholder satisfaction, and creative output.
• You have experience overseeing and mentoring a team you champion team culture, collaboration, and communication.
• Ability to drive workflows, creative shares and schedules across multiple partners and departments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to learn quickly to adapt.
• Excellent presentation skills, and comfortable in presenting work to C-suite leaders.
• Incredibly detail oriented with extraordinary follow-through skills and the ability to manage up to leaders.
• While helpful, this role does not require a strong understanding or focus on operations or packaging supply chain details.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $182,600 and $274,500, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.