Art Directors
Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual productions and media, such as print, broadcasting, video, and film. Direct workers engaged in artwork or layout design.
22 alternate job titles:
Art Administrator (Art Admin)
Art Coordinator
Art Director
Art Manager
Art Supervisor
Artistic Director
Brand Creative Director
Creative Art Director
Creative Design Director
Creative Director (CD Director)
Creative Manager
Creative Services Director
Creative Services Manager
Design Director
Design Manager
Digital Art Director
Graphic Design and Art Production Manager
Group Art Supervisor
Group Creative Director
Magazine Designer
Presentation Director
Product Design Director
Salary Information
Art Directors: $111,040 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Determine technical requirements of productions or projects. | General |
| Confer with clients to determine needs. | General |
| Train others on work processes. | General |
| Select staff, team members, or performers. | General |
| Draw detailed or technical illustrations. | General |
| Write informational material. | General |
| Negotiate for services. | General |
| Prepare production storyboards. | General |
| Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials. | Development |
| Review art or design materials. | Development |
| Collaborate with others to develop or refine designs. | Development |
| Design layouts for print publications. | Development |
| Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes. | Development |
| Manage operations of artistic or entertainment departments or organizations. | Management |
| Coordinate artistic activities. | Management |
| Coordinate design activities. | Management |
| Present work to clients for approval. | Communication |
| Research new technologies. | Analysis |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Adobe After Effects | Video creation and editing software |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Figma | Graphical user interface development software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| AJAX | Web platform development software |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software |
| Apple macOS | Operating system software |
| Atlassian Confluence | Network conferencing software |
| Atlassian JIRA | Project management software |
| Cascading style sheets CSS | Web platform development software |
| Drupal | Web platform development software |
| Web page creation and editing software | |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| PHP | Web platform development software |
| WordPress | Web page creation and editing software |
| jQuery | Object or component oriented development software |
| Adobe ActionScript | Development environment software |
| Adobe Director | Video creation and editing software |
| Adobe Dreamweaver | Web page creation and editing software |
| Adobe ImageReady | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| Apache Flex | Web platform development software |
| Apple Final Cut Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| Apple Keynote | Presentation software |
| Apple iWork Keynote | Presentation software |
| Autodesk 3ds Max Design | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Autodesk Maya | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Computer assisted design software | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Data visualization software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML | Web platform development software |
| Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML | Web platform development software |
| Google Slides | Presentation software |
| Mag+ | Mobile operator specific application software |
| Maxon Cinema 4D | Video creation and editing software |
| Mobile application software | Mobile operator specific application software |
| Quark enterprise publishing software | Desktop publishing software |
| QuarkXPress | Desktop publishing software |
| Social media software | Web page creation and editing software |
| Tablet application software | Mobile operator specific application software |
| User interface design software | Program testing software |
| WeVideo | Video creation and editing software |
| Web broswer software | Internet browser software |
| WoodWing | Web platform development software |
| YouTube | Video creation and editing software |
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