Product Designer

Role: Design Producer

Company: Apple

Location: Cupertino, CA

Work Arrangement: Remote

Pay Rate: $98/hour

Employment Type: Contract

Contract: Potential for extension based on project and business needs

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly organized Design Producer to support a Product Design team working on website, user experience, and software interface design.

The Design Producer will work closely with Design Managers, Producers, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and other cross-functional partners to define project requirements, clarify design goals, manage priorities, facilitate design reviews, and ensure high-quality delivery of final products and features.

This is a fast-paced team working on complex design challenges. The ideal candidate is passionate about design, highly organized, adaptable, resourceful, and comfortable working across multiple teams and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage cross-functional relationships while representing and advocating for the Design team.
• Partner with Design Managers to create project plans, establish key milestones, and track issues and dependencies.
• Lead design brainstorms and workshops.
• Run meetings and design reviews, capturing key ideas, decisions, issues, and action items.
• Track and report project health on a weekly basis, including status, risks, and projected outcomes.
• Partner with Design Managers on project planning and execution.
• Help negotiate priorities for the Design team given limited resources and aggressive schedules.
• Ensure timely handoff of design comps, specifications, and assets to Engineering.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to ensure design integrity is maintained throughout implementation.
• Continuously improve processes, workflows, and communication in a fast-changing environment.

Key Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Producer, Project Manager, Program Manager, or similar role in software, digital, product, or creative environments.
• Experience working with UX/UI or Product Design teams.
• Strong understanding of UX/UI and software ideation, execution, and delivery processes.
• Understanding of desktop, mobile, and native app design best practices.
• Experience integrating Design, Business, Marketing, Engineering, and stakeholder teams.
• Strong ability to quickly understand complex projects and focus on key priorities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for design.
• Resourceful, adaptable, creative, and results-oriented.

Ideal Background

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a technology, digital product, software, or creative environment and will be comfortable partnering with senior Design, Product, and Engineering stakeholders.

Experience with cross-functional product development, design operations, design reviews, workshops, engineering handoffs, and complex software or digital products would be highly valuable.

Please review the details and let me know if this opportunity aligns with your background and what you’re looking for. If interested, I’d be happy to discuss the role and next steps.