Art Director
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As Art Directors, we are responsible for composition of innovative and compelling designs for marketing and branding purposes. We direct and manage the designers who use their ideas and skills to develop artwork. We use trends and ideas to determine how to represent a concept visually. Our job includes selection of design elements and visuals to be used for branding. We coordinate with marketers and copywriters to establish catchy campaigns. We also check all the projects to verify their quality and conformance to customer's specifications. Our main focus is to determine the style in which a message is conveyed visually to the target audience.
Core tasks:
- oversee all the design works and designers
- craft captivating ideas for visual representation of a message
- coordinate with marketers for establishment of effective marketing campaigns
- perform quality checks on all art projects



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Art Center College of Design
Pratt Institute-Main
Savannah College of Art and Design
School of Visual Arts
The Art Institutes
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Sophie Hayes
The women/men ratio is well balanced.
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Isabella Holmes
The typical age is 27 for an Art Director.
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Benjamin Gardner
You should work for 4 years on average to become an Art Director.
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Benjamin Gardner
Professional / Scientific / Technical is the most frequent for an Art Director.
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Liam Brown
You should be fine with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
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Isabella Holmes
Apple and Freelance, self-employed employs the most people in the Art Director role.
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Sophie Hayes
An Art Director typically changes positions after more than 5 years.
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Liam Brown
A Art Director is likely to work for multiple companies as an Art Director.
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Sophie Hayes
Most people come from Graphic Designer, Designer or Creative Director roles
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Sophie Hayes
Changing from an Art Director to Creative Director, Graphic Designer or Designer is a typical career path.
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