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Where an art director can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an art director already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Art directors shape the visual layout of a concept. They create innovative designs, develop artistic projects and manage the cooperation between all aspects involved. Art directors may perform creative work in theatre, marketing, advertising, video and motion picture, fashion or online companies. They ensure that the work performed is visually appealing to audiences.

Also known as stage director, maestro, advertising art director, designer, visual art director, creative director, artistic projects manager.

Professionals 82 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: stage director, 68%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from art director, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an art director already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

performance lighting director 51% covered · difficulty 56.9

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An art director needs 26 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

select artwork developed by staff members communication, collaboration and creativity
cue a performance management skills
determine visual concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
provide input to collaborators to guide their work communication, collaboration and creativity
assemble an artistic team management skills
theatre techniques arts and humanities
work with playwrights communication, collaboration and creativity
consult with motion picture producer communication, collaboration and creativity
create new concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
direct an artistic team management skills

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an art director does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

stage director 25% covered · difficulty 81.2

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Art director is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an art director’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.