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Art Directors - 27-1011.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual communications media, such as print, broadcasting, and advertising. Direct workers engaged in art work or layout design.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Art Director
  • Art Supervisor
  • Creative Director
  • Creative Guru
  • Design Director
  • Designer
  • Director of Creative Services, Consumer Products
  • Group Art Supervisor
  • Production Manager
  • Senior Art Director

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Tasks

  • Attend photo shoots and printing sessions to ensure that the products needed are obtained.
  • Conceptualize and help design interfaces for multimedia games, products, and devices.
  • Confer with clients to determine objectives, budget, background information, and presentation approaches, styles, and techniques.
  • Confer with creative, art, copywriting, or production department heads to discuss client requirements and presentation concepts and to coordinate creative activities.
  • Create custom illustrations or other graphic elements.
  • Formulate basic layout design or presentation approach and specify material details, such as style and size of type, photographs, graphics, animation, video, and sound.
  • Hire, train, and direct staff members who develop design concepts into art layouts or who prepare layouts for printing.
  • Manage own accounts and projects, working within budget and scheduling requirements.
  • Mark up, paste, and complete layouts and write typography instructions to prepare materials for typesetting or printing.
  • Negotiate with printers and estimators to determine what services will be performed.
  • Prepare detailed storyboards showing sequence and timing of story development for television production.
  • Present final layouts to clients for approval.
  • Review and approve art materials, copy materials, and proofs of printed copy developed by staff members.
  • Review illustrative material to determine if it conforms to standards and specifications.
  • Work with creative directors to develop design solutions.

Detailed Work Activities

  • approve product design or changes
  • assign work to staff or employees
  • communicate visually or verbally
  • confer with other departmental heads to coordinate activities
  • consult with customers concerning needs
  • create art from ideas
  • distinguish details in graphic arts material
  • interview customers
  • make presentations
  • organize commercial artistic or design projects
  • oversee execution of organizational or program policies
  • prepare artwork for camera or press
  • proofread printed or written material
  • schedule work to meet deadlines
  • set page layout or composition
  • tell stories through musical, visual, or dramatic arts
  • use computer graphics design software
  • use creativity in graphics
  • use creativity to art or design work
  • use graphic arts techniques

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Combat Artist (Officer) (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Combat Artist (Officer) (Marine Corps - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Combat Artist (Officer) (Marine Corps - Warrant Officer only)
  • Photographic Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

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DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Art Director
  • Creative Director
  • Production Manager, Advertising