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

  • 2019 Photo/Illustration Awards Marianne Chevalier (Marianne Chevalier)
    2019
    Photo/Illustration Awards

    Marianne Chevalier (Marianne Chevalier)
  • 2020 Design Awards Sarah Beasley (DDB Canada)
    2020
    Design Awards

    Sarah Beasley (DDB Canada)
  • 2019 Advertising Awards Bryan Pizarro (Zulu Alpha Kilo)
    2019
    Advertising Awards

    Bryan Pizarro (Zulu Alpha Kilo)
  • 2019 Photo/Illustration Awards Alain Desjean (Desjean Inc)
    2019
    Photo/Illustration Awards

    Alain Desjean (Desjean Inc)