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

  • 2025 Photo/Illustration Awards Vanessa Migliacci (Radio-Canada)
    2025
    Photo/Illustration Awards

    Vanessa Migliacci (Radio-Canada)
  • 2024 Advertising Awards Katie Edwards (Courage)
    2024
    Advertising Awards

    Katie Edwards (Courage)
  • 2024 Student Awards Krishna Betai
    2024
    Student Awards

    Krishna Betai
  • 2024 Student Awards Bukhtawar Malik
    2024
    Student Awards

    Bukhtawar Malik