Design Evangelist

Apple Inc

Cupertino, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Apple, Apple Hardware, Apple Xcode, Audience Development, Best Practices, Communication Skills, Content Structure, Cross-Functional, Detail Oriented, Establish Priorities, Evangelism, Finance, Fitness, Forecasting, Game Software, Interpersonal Skills, Large-Scale Systems, Mac Operating System, Organizational Skills, Philosophy, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Product Design, Product Marketing, Schedule Development, Software Design, Software Engineering, Team Player, Time Management, Typography, User Experience Design (UXD), User Interface Design, User Interface Tools, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Visual Communication, iOS
LOCATION
Cupertino, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

The Apple Design and Technology Evangelism team helps developers make state-of-the-art apps and games that are innovative, easy to use, and beautifully designed.

We are seeking a Design Evangelist for the Worldwide Developer Relations team to help 3rd-party developers adopt Apple's platform design system and technologies. Applying your creativity, experience, and ability to clearly and persuasively communicate ideas and feedback, you'll help developers refine their app designs to be more intuitive, beautiful, and delightful.

This role offers an outstanding opportunity to influence how people experience the latest Apple hardware and software capabilities. You'll collaborate with developers from around the world to find new ways for people to learn, create, solve problems, and have fun. The guidance you provide will directly impact the quality of apps enjoyed by millions of people every day.

You possess a passion for design, have deep experience designing for one or more Apple platforms, and a proven track record to quickly understand and demonstrate new technologies in your work. You have strong communication and people skills since you'll be presenting in public, collaborating cross-functionally within Apple, and working side-by-side with developers every day.

In addition, you will play a key role in refining, extending, and distributing Apple's UI toolkits to empower the global design and developer community to design with the same care and precision that defines Apple. You'll collaborate with Apple's Design, Software Engineering, and Product Marketing teams to ensure our UI kits meet Apple's exacting standards for quality, approachability and ease of use.

As a Design Evangelist, you will:

  • Create and deliver design-focused presentations for developer audiences

  • Lead one-on-one UI design consultations with 3rd-party developers

  • Manage the creation of WWDC sessions influencing content structure, wording, slide design, and delivery

  • Help judge the Apple Design Awards

  • Provide detailed feedback on the Human Interfaces Guidelines

  • Build and maintain UI kits for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS, and key technologies for Figma and Sketch

  • Ensure templates, components, and assets are accurate, properly built, and well organized

  • Collaborate closely with design tool makers to align on best practices for resource creation and delivery

  • Partner with international colleagues to assure resources fully serve worldwide developer needs

5-8 years of experience in product design, systems design, or related disciplines

Outstanding written and verbal communication, public speaking and presentation skills

Excellent collaborative and creative problem-solving skills

Ability to forecast schedule, communicate status, prioritize tasks, and meet tight deadlines

Strong knowledge of Apple's Human Interface Guidelines and platform components, principles and conventions

Experience maintaining large-scale design systems or shared resource libraries

High proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Illustrator, and Photoshop

Exceptional attention to detail with a strong understanding of layout, color, and typography

Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams

Experience using latest tools and techniques for automating tasks and quality controlExperience in a variety of industry verticals like health & fitness, education, medical, finance, news, etc. is helpful

Direct experience using Apple SDKs and tools such as SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, Xcode, Icon Composer

Familiarity with accessibility concepts and best practices

Passion for Apple's design philosophy and commitment to exceptional user experiences

Motivated, proactive, outgoing, and comfortable working in a loosely structured organization

Bachelor's degree in Interaction Design, UX/UI Design, Human-Centered Design, Visual Communication Design, or equivalent experience.

About the Company

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Apple Inc

We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.

We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.

About Apple

There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1976
WEBSITE
https://www.apple.com/jobs