Creative Director, Services, Marcom LA

Creative Director

Marcom LA is Apple's Global Marketing Communications group creating and overseeing the world-class marketing and advertising driving Apple's rapidly-growing Services sector including Apple TV, Apple Sports, Apple Music, App Store, Apple Pay, Apple Arcade, Apple News, Apple Books, Apple Podcasts, Apple Maps, iCloud and more. Whether we're launching the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, introducing Messi to MLS, sharing the next generation of games in the App Store, or celebrating the seamless joy of using Apple Pay, Marcom LA's mission is to build brand love for Apple every day. We do that with inspiring creative, a culture-first mindset, and the belief our Services make our incredible Apple devices even better. We are looking for a Creative Director to join our Marcom LA team. In this role, you will partner with group of leaders in Production, Strategy, and Brand to lead world-class teams of multi-disciplinary creatives. You will be responsible for creating and crafting integrated campaigns and brand efforts for Apple's financial services including Apple Pay, Apple Card, Apple Cash, Apple Wallet, Apple Gift Card, and more. With a focus on Brand communications and culturally relevant ideas, the CD will be a steward for brand creative developed by Marcom.

Lead creative efforts and campaigns for Apple's financial services, and any product or feature launches associated with those brands. Working across subject areas, you will integrate strategies and messaging for brand campaigns, digital performance efforts, social and owned channels, and new mediums of communication. You will also guide other creatives to do their best work and to support each other's strengths. Responsibilities Include:

• Lead and oversee conceptual development and creative execution of your creative team
• Inspire, review, and empower the creation of thoughtful campaigns for your team
• Present work to senior creative staff, product marketing managers, and Apple executives, and articulate concepts with energy and enthusiasm
• Collaborate with your Creative Director partner to obsess about creative ideas that are crafted to be disruptive, elevated, and effective
• Work with project managers to ensure that schedules are accurate and realistic and that deadlines are met

Minimum Qualifications:

• 15+ years experience driving, concepting, and creative directing in a creative, advertising, and/or design environment.
• 5+ years experience overseeing creative teams in some management capacity.
• Shown success in creative management and leadership, working with senior partners.
• Provide a portfolio of work demonstrating integrated campaigns in mediums including film advertising, social media, photography, design, and performance marketing.
• Industry experience in developing integrated campaigns, earned media efforts, and social-first thinking.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Creative work history demonstrating award-winning, culturally impactful marketing communication and/or advertising campaigns.
• Have led highly crafted work demonstrating concepting, creative directing and producing major marketing, communication, or advertising campaigns.
• Passionate about exceptional work that is thoughtful, meaningful, and at times, provocative.
• Proven track record of effective, empathetic management of creative teams.
• Dedicated to working in a creative and dynamic environment and embrace the opportunity to continuously enhance the Apple brand.
• Experience in a quick moving and cross-functional focused environment.
• Ability to collaborate, build consensus, and drive a vision across a wide range of cross-functional partners.

Pay & Benefits:

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 $218,100 and $327,500, 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.