Art Director

An art director establishes the conceptual and stylistic direction for all design staff and orchestrates their work, as well as the work of production artists, photographers, illustrators, prepress technicians, printers and anyone else who is involved in the development of a project. The art director generally selects vendors and, if there isn't a creative director on staff, has final creative authority.

Source: RGD Creative Earners Report 2022/23

Average Median Salary:

$82,440

Art Directors Work On:

• Storyboards
• Print advertising
• TV & radio commercials
• Magazine layouts
• Billboards
• Web ads

Past winners of the Applied Arts Awards

  • 2019 Photo/Illustration Awards Adrien Williams (Adrien Williams Photos)
    2019
    Photo/Illustration Awards

    Adrien Williams (Adrien Williams Photos)
  • 2020 Student Awards Xi Lin
    2020
    Student Awards

    Xi Lin
  • 2020 Design Awards Joel McCurdy (Rethink)
    2020
    Design Awards

    Joel McCurdy (Rethink)
  • 2020 Design Awards Ugo Varin Lachapelle (Studio Caserne)
    2020
    Design Awards

    Ugo Varin Lachapelle (Studio Caserne)