Apple
Creative Director, Head of Emerging Experiences
$268K–$402K
Sunnyvale, California · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Experience
- At least 10 years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Leads product design teams in developing and validating customer-facing experiences that use emerging technologies across web, native, spatial, and generative AI platforms.
What you'll do
- Lead the Creative Technology Group team and roadmap with emerging technology and product management leaders.
- Guide design strategy, prototyping, and quality for customer-facing concepts, then hand validated concepts off to product design and engineering teams.
- Build team capabilities and cross-functional partnerships while communicating creative concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
What they ask for
- At least 10 years of experience in a creative technology, product design, or R&D environment, emphasizing customer-facing experiences using emerging technologies.
- Experience leading designers and creative technologists in a creative agency or dynamic, tech-driven environment.
- Demonstrated success in product and design strategy and organizational leadership; portfolio showing customer-facing interface and interaction design across web and native Apple platforms, including generative AI projects.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives from early concept through customer-ready execution.
- Fluency in modern prototyping tools and front-end technologies; working knowledge of generative AI and its application to customer interactions.
Pay
$267,800 to $401,700 USD base salary
Tools
web, native, spatial, generative AI, front-end technologies
AI focus
Leads design and prototyping of customer-facing experiences using generative AI, including evaluating AI-powered interface quality and model behaviors that affect customer experience.
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