Director Art Direction
Salary surveys & compensation benchmarks
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Role summary
Manages, directs, or supervises staff and leading, planning, and overseeing the development of visual assets for the company. Establishes broad, function-wide objectives under the general direction of executive management, guided by approved operating plans. Sets creative graphic design strategy, policies and procedures that maintain design consistency and excellence across branded communications, including email, print, social media and paid media. Responsible for meeting with key internal stakeholders and vendors to assist with the creative specification process. Understands current graphic design best practices and design software. Manages video editing, motion graphics, photo editing, and/or flash animation. Manages graphic and interactive designers, creative professionals, photographers, and video editors. Typically requires degree in graphic design, experience in creative services, and a portfolio of work.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
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