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

  • 2024 Student Awards Yu-Shan Huang
    2024
    Student Awards

    Yu-Shan Huang
  • 2025 Photo/Illustration Awards Pierre Manning (Shoot Studio)
    2025
    Photo/Illustration Awards

    Pierre Manning (Shoot Studio)
  • 2025 Student Awards Ethan Lee
    2025
    Student Awards

    Ethan Lee
  • 2024 Advertising Awards Andrea Goodwin (Leo Burnett Toronto)
    2024
    Advertising Awards

    Andrea Goodwin (Leo Burnett Toronto)