diff --git a/src/job_research/storage.py b/src/job_research/storage.py
index 9e06d9a..17d0c50 100644
--- a/src/job_research/storage.py
+++ b/src/job_research/storage.py
@@ -21,3 +21,13 @@ def load_yaml(path: Path) -> dict[str, Any]:
         raise ValueError("candidate-profile YAML root must be a mapping")
 
     return dict(payload)
+
+
+def apec_run_paths(data_root: Path, run_id: str) -> dict[str, Path]:
+    run_dir = data_root / "apec" / "runs" / run_id
+    return {
+        "run_dir": run_dir,
+        "listings": run_dir / "listings.yaml",
+        "run_meta": run_dir / "run-meta.yaml",
+        "snapshots": run_dir / "snapshots",
+    }
diff --git a/tests/test_apec_storage.py b/tests/test_apec_storage.py
index 31e1dd6..22e4c3f 100644
--- a/tests/test_apec_storage.py
+++ b/tests/test_apec_storage.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
 from job_research.models import ApecListing, ApecRunMeta, ListingWarning
+from job_research.storage import apec_run_paths
 
 
 def test_apec_models_serialize_expected_listing_shape() -> None:
@@ -32,3 +35,13 @@ def test_apec_models_serialize_expected_listing_shape() -> None:
     assert listing.model_dump()["source"] == "apec"
     assert listing.model_dump()["warnings"][0]["field"] == "location"
     assert run_meta.model_dump()["derived_queries"] == ["Data Engineer"]
+
+
+def test_apec_run_paths_builds_expected_layout(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    paths = apec_run_paths(tmp_path, run_id="2026-06-01T10-00-00Z")
+    run_dir = tmp_path / "apec" / "runs" / "2026-06-01T10-00-00Z"
+
+    assert paths["run_dir"] == run_dir
+    assert paths["listings"] == run_dir / "listings.yaml"
+    assert paths["run_meta"] == run_dir / "run-meta.yaml"
+    assert paths["snapshots"] == run_dir / "snapshots"