How to become an art director or creative director?

How to Become an Art Director

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  The task of an art director is to keep an overall visual consistency in products for such fields as marketing, theater, film and television. The art director is responsible for the design and creation of the product. It is a stimulating and affluent career where the art director works in a creative element with other artistic individuals. Read on to learn more. Difficulty: Challenging Instructions Determine the field you want to go into as an art director. The fields are marketing, Internet, theater, film and television. Pick a craft as your specialty. A specialty can be photography, art design, stage craft, graphic design. A specialty can get your foot in the door. Work on your specialty. Start networking with other people in the similar field. Build credits. Put together a portfolio of your work. Make a list of people in the industry that you can ask for a job. Call people from your list and ask for an interview. Book several interviews. Prepare for the interview. Practice with a friend. Remember when you go into the interview, you are not necessarily asking for the art director position yet. Although, you would like the opportunity to advance to the position. Attend the interviews. Be honest and ask questions. Make it clear you want to be an art director but can start as a graphic designer or photographer. Check to see if advancement is possible. Get offered a job or jobs. Take the time to decide which company is best for you. Close the job offer. Start your new job and begin planning how you are going to be the next art director. Tips & Warnings Tip: Working your way up to become an art director is the key to success. Keep your eye on the goal. Keep going after it. Tip: A college degree is a must if you want to be an art director. Unless you want to freelance and learn as you go.