Job Details

Human Interface Designer

Cupertino, California, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: May 22, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200603716

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Design global content strategy that categorizes the types of social experiences Siri should support, and write detailed design specifications that define verbal query patterns and character-aligned content and responses for these experiences in Mandarin Chinese. Translate and transcreate content that is applicable to Mandarin Chinese-speaking users from social conversation experiences in English and other global locales, for example, providing emotional support and answering questions about Siri as a character. Review, edit, and transcreate content translated from English to Mandarin Chinese for responses related to execution of app-based tasks and delivery of factual information based on user’s speech-based queries. Create and maintain Siri’s character and editorial guidelines with the other writers on the team, including definitions of the types of roles and registers Siri applies in specific contexts, and best practices and dialog patterns for how Siri should respond in different scenarios, for example, requests that may be sensitive, private, or inappropriate. Develop and maintain style guide for Siri in Mandarin Chinese. Ensure Siri’s content and responses reflect user expectations and regional cultural norms, and how character traits and values should be expressed in dialog, including levels of formality, politeness, and verbosity, as well as grammatical best practices, including example responses to illustrate each characteristic. Review, edit and sign off on dialog and content proposals that address worldwide and culture-specific topics such as jokes, stories, and daily check-in questions. Define Siri’s Accessibility editorial guidelines with Design partners, including detailed design specifications for best practices and dialog patterns for how Siri should respond when users make requests related to visual, auditory, cognitive, or mobile accessibility. Native knowledge or proficiency in speaking, writing, and reading Mandarin Chinese language required. 40 hours/week. 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 $160,910 - $214,500/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.
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Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Linguistics, Communications, Humanities or related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation. Native knowledge or proficiency in speaking, writing, and reading Mandarin Chinese.

• 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required:

• Defining content strategy for interactive experiences in Mandarin Chinese, including user motivations, experience requirements, details on role and register, supported use cases, patterns for character-aligned responses, and content maintenance and refresh policy.

• Working on Localization, Translation, and Transcreation of English experiences into Mandarin Chinese, applying best practices and established editorial and character guidelines to ensure content and responses reflect user expectations and cultural norms.

• Reviewing and editing content and dialog produced by other Mandarin Chinese writers to ensure consistency with established editorial and character guidelines.

• Creative review of work produced by other writers to provide constructive feedback on ideas and content direction.

• Proofreading content produced by other writers to correct any issues that may lead to misalignment with editorial guidelines.

• Using Keynote or PowerPoint to create and deliver presentations that share content design strategy with stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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