billy sorrentino

Billy Sorrentino is a member of the Apple Design Team.

Prior to Apple, he was Emmy-nominated for his work as Producer and Creative Director, leading graphics and animation for the Netflix original series ABSTRACT: The Art of Design.

Additionally, Sorrentino was the Executive Creative Director and Head of Creative at WIRED. Sorrentino drove WIRED’s award-winning approach to creativity, ensuring that groundbreaking, user-centered design was at the heart of everything the brand created. Sorrentino led all four of the company’s creative departments, from design and photography to video and production, across print, web, mobile, digital editions, social media, retail, and live events.

Previously, Sorrentino was the Design Director of Condé Nast’s Editorial Development Group, leading the company’s digital publishing strategy. Sorrentino partnered with the leaders of Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker to create multiple award-winning digital platforms and products.

Sorrentino has created work for a diverse range of clients, including The Museum of Modern Art, Sony Records, Adobe, and American Express.

In 2016, Mr. Sorrentino was awarded the prestigious National Magazine Award for Design, the publishing industry’s highest creative honor. He has also been recognized with multiple Ellie nominations and awards from the Art Director’s Club Global, D&AD, The Society of Publication Designers, the Type Director’s Club, American Photography, American Illustration, the One Club, and the Webby Awards.

Sorrentino has held faculty positions at New York’s School of Visual Arts (SVA) and regularly speaks publicly on creativity and design in the United States, Europe, and Australia.