Sr. Designer, Packaging

Summary

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 Design Team is responsible for the design and art direction of core communications, including product launches and seasonal campaigns, across Retail, Channel, Packaging, Keynote, and Events. Working in a highly collaborative environment, the Design Packaging team defines the look and feel of all Apple Product Packaging.

Description

As a Senior Designer on the Packaging Design team, you will create innovative, compelling work from initial ideation through final production. In this role, you will explore and execute graphic design, typography, and illustration approaches while maintaining and elevating the quality of existing design systems across global product packaging for one of the world’s most recognizable brands.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with art directors, peers, and cross-functional partners to bring Apple’s packaging design vision to life from early concepts through final production.
• Execute detailed design work with precision while keeping sight of how each piece fits into the broader creative strategy.
• Create presentations using Keynote, Illustrator, and other creative apps and programs.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing conceptual exploration with production-ready deliverables.
• Respond quickly to evolving direction and feedback, pivoting strategically without compromising quality.
• Prepare and maintain print-ready files, reviewing mechanicals and proofs to ensure accuracy before production.
• Build and present design as printouts and comps, including printed mock-ups at full scale, for internal reviews, partner drop-offs, and in-person reviews with cross-functional partners.
• Maintain organized, well-structured project files that are accessible to the broader team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 4 years of experience in graphic design and packaging, with the ability to develop innovative creative work across print mediums.
• A portfolio that showcases a strong command of typography, typesetting, branding, photography, and illustration.
• Expert skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Keynote.

Preferred Qualifications

• Comfortable using AI tools to develop and share concepts.
• Proven experience with attention to detail in reviewing print mechanicals and light-room proofs.
• Working experience with 3D and motion tools (e.g., KeyShot, Cinema 4D, After Effects).
• Illustration skills.
• Clear, confident communicator who can articulate ideas, engage in healthy debate, and take directional feedback from peers and leadership.
• Collaborative, motivated designer who thrives in a dynamic creative environment and finds simple solutions to complex problems.
• Genuinely curious about design, art, architecture, technology, culture, and trends across packaging, branding, retail, and social media.