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Occupational Description

Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches, and direct workers engaged in art work, layout design, and copy writing for visual communications media, such as magazines, books, newspapers, and packaging.

Employment Outlook for Art Directors

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be at about the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at a much faster rate than the regional average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the regional average. Limited employment opportunities exist for trained workers.

Data Sources and Limitations

Current Employment Department Job Openings for Art Directors There are no openings for this occupation.

Job Openings from the Web for Art Directors The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web. These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.

There are 8 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 8 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
Senior Art Director	8/28/10	Portland	Knowledge Learning Corporation
Senior Art Director	8/18/10	Portland	Knowledge Learning Corporation
Creative Director (Consumer Packaged Goods)	8/17/10	Portland	ZIBA Design, Inc.
Senior Art Director	8/17/10	Portland	Knowledge Learning Corporation
Senior Art Director	8/14/10	Portland	Knowledge Learning Corporation
Creative Director (Consumer Packaged Goods)	8/13/10
Senior Art Director	8/13/10	Portland	Knowledge Learning Corporation
Color Creative Director	8/12/10	Portland	Nike

State of Oregon License Information for Art Directors No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Art Directors

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$21.09	$26.77	$32.34	$41.70	$59.46	$36.51	$75,955
Multnomah / Washington	21.25	27.23	33.05	44.12	61.34	37.81	78,624
Lane	15.54	22.67	27.01	31.46	36.90	27.12	56,413

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Regional Employment Projections for Art Directors

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2008	2018			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	495	585	90	18.2%	9	12	21
Multnomah / Washington	324	395	71	21.9%	7	8	15
Lane	32	38	6	18.8%	1	1	1
Clackamas	30	37	7	23.3%	1	1	1
Jackson / Josephine	21	23	2	9.5%	0	1	1
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	20	22	2	10.0%	0	1	1
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	20	22	2	10.0%	0	1	1
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	5	6	1	20.0%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	2	2	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	2	3	1	50.0%	0	0	0
Baker / Union / Wallowa	1	1	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	1	1	0	0.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Art Directors

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	495
Total, All Industries	Private	487
Manufacturing	Private	14
Information	Private	87
Publishing Industries (except Internet)	Private	28
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	Private	15
Software Publishers	Private	13
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	Private	52
Motion Picture and Video Industries	Private	52
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	336
Specialized Design Services	Private	71
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	Private	33
Advertising and Related Services	Private	231
Management of Companies and Enterprises	Private	20

Educational Requirements for Art Directors Workers must have a bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with a master's degree have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Art Directors

• Analyze Photographs And Art Objects
• Apply Art Theory And History
• Apply Creativity To Graphics
• Apply Creativity To Image
• Apply Graphic Arts Techniques
• Apply Page Layout And Composition Techniques
• Create Art From Ideas
• Design Advertising Layouts
• Determine Optimum Process For Reproduction Of Printed Materials
• Distinguish Beauty And Talent
• Distinguish Details In Graphic Production Setting
• Interpret And Apply Copyright Laws
• Make Presentations
• Organize Commercial Artistic And Design Projects
• Paste Up Materials To Be Printed
• Perceive Color, Balance And Proportion
• Plan And Design Art Or Museum Exhibits
• Prepare Artwork For Camera And Press
• Research Work-Related Topics Using Library Resources
• Tell Stories Through Musical, Visual Or Dramatic Arts
• Understand Artistic Crafts Production Methods
• Use Computer Design And Graphics Software
• Use Creativity In Graphic Design
• Use Creativity In Industrial Artistry
• Use Hand And Power Tools To Create Art
• Use Marketing Techniques
• Use Paper Characteristics In Selecting Publishing And Printing Processes
• Utilize Characteristics Of Materials In Graphic Or Floral Design
• Write Grant Proposals

Schools and Training Providers for Art Directors The training providers listed below offer programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.

• Graphic Design
• Intermedia/Multimedia

Mt Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR 97030 Phone: (503) 491-6422 Programs of Training: Graphic Design	Portland State University 724 SW Harrison Portland, OR 97201 Phone: (503) 725-4433 Programs of Training: Graphic Design	The Art Institute of Portland 1122 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Phone: (503) 228-6528 Programs of Training: Graphic Design
University of Oregon 110 Johnson Hall Eugene, OR 97403 Phone: (541) 346-3014 Programs of Training: Intermedia/Multimedia

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Art Directors No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Art Directors matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Artists And Related Workers, All Other	76%
Multi-Media Artists And Animators	68%
Designers, All Other	59%
Graphic Designers	58%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, And Illustrators	40%
Fashion Designers	38%