Art Director Art Career Job Profile

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How to become an art director:

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Day to day activities of an art director:

Your day to day activities might include:[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][eltdf_icon_list_item icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”icon_check” title=”Conceptualising ideas based of a client brief”][eltdf_icon_list_item icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”icon_check” title=”Presenting and communicating your vision to stakeholders”][eltdf_icon_list_item icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”icon_check” title=”Hiring a creative team to turn ideas into reality”][eltdf_icon_list_item icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”icon_check” title=”Meeting budget and deadline requirements”][eltdf_icon_list_item icon_pack=”font_elegant” fe_icon=”icon_check” title=”Overseeing media production and editing”][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_column_text]

Working environment of an art director:

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Professional Bodies

The Professional Association for Design

The Society of Illustrators

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Skills Required for an art director:

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Art Director Courses:

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Thinking Like an Art Director with PaintShop ProCorel Corporation, Changing the way people express and share their ideasDesign theorem,Art Director,Compositions

Advertising Art Direction design techniques and planningTudor Mardar, Product Desiger passionate about User Experience & teachingBecome an art director by learning advanced design techniques, photo manipulation and UX best practices for the web

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