Music Creative, Services, Sports

Summary

Posted: Mar 28, 2023

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200461097

Imagine what you could make at Apple. Extraordinary ideas have a way of becoming innovative products, services, and customer experiences. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what we could accomplish! In this role, you will understand and love everything music. Your insight and knowledge of the world of music and sound will help guide and define creative concepts, emphasize storylines, emotion, and cultural relevance. You will seek out, commission, and/or license quality music that reflects the both the Apple brand, and the many services within it. You will drive the creative process by collaborating with creatives, producers and composers to come up with iconic, creative music ideas and sound design.

Key Qualifications

• Validated experience in leadership over the creative, as a Music Supervisor, Music Program Manager, Music Innovation Manager, Entrepreneur, or similar in the space
• Deep expertise and understanding of broadcast, digital, and social audio strategies for sports and entertainment media content
• Experience leading the development and management of roadmaps and associated projects in the music and sports space
• Drive music creative across a variety of on-product and broadcast content experiences
• Create a global network of music houses, composers, music supervisors, sound designers and tastemakers
• Cultivate global music industry relationships including artists, managers, label executives and producers across a range of musical genres
• Liaison between creative teams and musicians/composers
• Stay on top of new music trends, locally and internationally
• Build, expand, and maintain an up-to-date, searchable music library database that can be applied across multiple services
• Deep understanding of technology opportunities and limitations in the delivery in audio and music product experiences
• Can collaborate with Product Managers, Strategists, Creatives, Editors, Creative Producers, and Business Owners
• Expertise influencing creative decisions at the most senior levels of an organization

Description

You will help establish the sound of our services by developing original music and sound design for sports and entertainment, content and product experiences. You will work with senior business, creative, product, and editorial leaders to define and plan current and future Apple media experiences through a sonic lens. You will help identify, develop, prioritize, and communicate the value of music and sound projects that have the most impact and influence on brand, product, and content initiatives. You will lead multiple music and sound projects from initial brief to final mix. You will collaborate and build relationships with multiple music teams across Apple. You will champion and influence sonic ideas that reinforce the values of our brand through the lens of Apple media products and services.

Education & Experience

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience preferred

Additional Requirements

• 10+ years of demonstrated experience at or with a music house, entertainment and sports media or technology company, or content / media startups, all while leading both internal and external teams
• Proficient in the original music, licensed music, sound design, and audio post production lifecycle.
• Fluent in the role of music and sound in the continuing evolution of media formats and experiences.
• Experience in working with teams across multiple (and international) locations a plus.
• Deep expertise in the business affairs and legal requirements of music supervision, licensing, and original music development.

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 $168,000 and $253,000, 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. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
  
  Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.