Occupations/27-1011.00
Art Directors
Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual productions and media, such as print, broadcasting, video, and film. Direct workers engaged in artwork or layout design.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
63%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
57%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
63%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Present final layouts to clients for approval.
- Mostly routine
Manage own accounts and projects, working within budget and scheduling requirements.
- Mostly human
Confer with creative, art, copywriting, or production department heads to discuss client requirements and presentation concepts and to coordinate creative activities.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Work with creative directors to develop design solutions.
- 02Present final layouts to clients for approval.
- 03Manage own accounts and projects, working within budget and scheduling requirements.
- 04Confer with creative, art, copywriting, or production department heads to discuss client requirements and presentation concepts and to coordinate creative activities.
- 05Confer with clients to determine objectives, budget, background information, and presentation approaches, styles, and techniques.
- 06Formulate basic layout design or presentation approach and specify material details, such as style and size of type, photographs, graphics, animation, video, and sound.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.34
- Degree of automation1.97
- Time sitting4.76
- Originality (ability)4.25
- Conflict situations2.27
- Hands-on objects/tools3.81
- Outdoors / weather1.22
- Disease exposure1.14
- Decision freedom4.17
Top abilities
- Originality4.25
- Fluency of Ideas4.25
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Near Vision4.00
- Visualization3.88
- Visual Color Discrimination3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.75
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.38
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.25
- Science1.25
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning3.25
- Learning Strategies3.00
- Monitoring3.25
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 81 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Graphic Design 50.0409 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $60,771 2 yr $57,318 Bachelor's · CIP 50.04 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Graphic Design 50.0409 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $48,823 2 yr $49,527 Bachelor's · CIP 50.04 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Graphic Design 50.0409 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $47,260 2 yr $45,919 Bachelor's · CIP 50.04 |
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public | Graphic Design 50.0409 | $6,500 | 25% | 84% | 1 yr $45,383 2 yr $45,435 Bachelor's · CIP 50.04 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public | Graphic Design 50.0409 | $9,200 | 47% | 84% | 1 yr $43,798 2 yr $36,401 Bachelor's · CIP 50.04 |
Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC · Public | Graphic Design 50.0409 | $2,900 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr $43,798 2 yr $41,193 Bachelor's · CIP 50.04 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Graphic Design 50.0409 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $43,240 2 yr $41,565 Bachelor's · CIP 50.04 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Graphic Design 50.0409 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $43,240 2 yr $40,017 Bachelor's · CIP 50.04 |
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Graphic Design 50.0409 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $42,682 2 yr $38,289 Bachelor's · CIP 50.04 |
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL · Public | Graphic Design 50.0409 | $11,900 | 80% | 73% | 1 yr $41,565 2 yr $37,748 Bachelor's · CIP 50.04 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Intermedia/Multimedia 50.0706 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $40,896 2 yr $45,082 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Intermedia/Multimedia 50.0706 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $40,485 2 yr $32,382 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |