International Product Design - Apple Services Academy 2023

Summary Posted: May 25, 2023 Weekly Hours: 35 Role Number:200477140 Important - please submit a cover letter answering the application questions at the bottom. At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences. With a passion for solving complex problems, the International Product Design team creates elegant, simple solutions that surprise and delight. By focusing on the user, you’ll create products that are not only amazing to look at, but also intuitive and useful to billions of people worldwide. Join this team if you’re committed to making each human interaction — visual, audial, and haptic — amazing for our customers. You will be given an outstanding opportunity to work alongside talented designers and contribute to our growth and continued success. Role Summary: The Apple Services Academy is a 12 month entry-level program starting in September 2023. It is full-time, competitively salaried, and includes a program to support personal development. There may be other opportunities within Apple at the end of this program, however this cannot be guaranteed. You will have a range of responsibilities including significant day-to-day tasks alongside longer project work. You will be a vital and impactful member of the team and every day will be different, rewarding and challenging. We are looking for passion and potential rather than prior work experience. Key Qualifications

• An eye for detail and familiarity with fundamental design principles.
• The desire to build new skills and a natural curiosity to learn from others.
• Working knowledge of Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, or other design and prototyping tools.
• A willingness to investigate multiple approaches, gracefully accept feedback, and change direction when required.
• A portfolio of recent work that demonstrates your technical skills.
• A passion for Apple, its products, and its customers

Description Your responsibilities are likely to grow and change during your time with us. The following is a short overview of your possible responsibilities in the International Product Design team: -Creating flowcharts, mockups, and interactive prototypes to visualize concepts and ideas for mobile and desktop apps. -Helping present work to other designers, engineers, and project managers. -Iterating on proposals based on feedback and technical constraints. -Responding to last minute design requests whilst managing existing workloads. -Producing pixel-perfect specs, assets, and documentation for engineering implementation. -Providing a fresh point of view in critique. Education & Experience Candidates from all education backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Additional Requirements

• An online portfolio that demonstrates aptitude in graphic, industrial, communication, or interaction design.
• Able to complete the full program (12 months), starting Sep 2023.
• Must currently have the right to live and work in the UK.
• There are 12 UK roles in total (across numerous teams) based in our London Battersea Power Station office.
• We are able to support with relocation from within the UK if needed.
• This is an entry level program with a fixed (competitive) salary.
• Important - the deadline for applications is: 11am UK time Friday 26th May 2023
• Application Process:
• We have a 3 stage recruitment process.
• Stage 1: Complete the questions below and attach to your application as a cover letter
• Stage 2: If selected, we will ask you to complete a role specific task for the team you have applied for and email back to us.
• Stage 3: If selected, you will be invited to attend an assessment day in early June.
• Please submit a cover letter answering the below questions and do so without including your name or any other personal information.
• Save the document as: ‘International Product Design - Apple Services Academy”
• The link to your portfolio (if not included in the attachment)
• Why are you interested in this program?
• Where do you get inspiration from?
• What’s the best-designed app that you’ve used lately?
• What areas of design are you hoping to explore further?
• How did you hear about this program?
• Are you currently eligible to work in the UK for the whole 12 month program?
• We advise you use PDF to save your document if you have formatting you would like to keep. But Pages, Word, etc. is also acceptable.
• Important - the deadline for applications is: 11am UK time Friday 26th May 2023
• Unfortunately we are unable to provide specific feedback on each application, but we will contact you if you have been selected to move through to the next stage. Good luck!