Career roadmap
How to become an Art Director
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of an Art Director, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Collaborate with others to develop or refine designs.
- Present work to clients for approval.
- Manage operations of artistic or entertainment departments or organizations.
- Confer with clients to determine needs.
- Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.
- Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials.
- Coordinate artistic activities.
- Design layouts for print publications.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Active Listening4.0/5
- Speaking4.0/5
- Reading Comprehension3.8/5
- Critical Thinking3.8/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8/5
- Coordination3.6/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.6/5
- Time Management3.6/5
- Writing3.4/5
- Persuasion3.4/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for an Art Director — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Artistic7.0/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Enterprising5.3/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Conventional3.8/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Realistic3.0/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Social2.8/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Investigative2.7/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
