Chief creative officer vs design manager

The differences between chief creative officers and design managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a chief creative officer and a design manager. Additionally, a chief creative officer has an average salary of $208,248, which is higher than the $102,637 average annual salary of a design manager.

The top three skills for a chief creative officer include web development, graphic design and creative direction. The most important skills for a design manager are sketch, project management, and visualization.

Chief creative officer vs design manager overview

	Chief Creative Officer	Design Manager
Yearly salary	$208,248	$102,637
Hourly rate	$100.12	$49.34
Growth rate	6%	2%
Number of jobs	66,199	61,273
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	52	48
Years of experience	-	-

Chief creative officer vs design manager salary

Chief creative officers and design managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chief Creative Officer	Design Manager
Average salary	$208,248	$102,637
Salary range	Between $97,000 And $446,000	Between $69,000 And $150,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New York	California
Best paying company	Archetype	Meta
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between chief creative officer and design manager education

There are a few differences between a chief creative officer and a design manager in terms of educational background:

	Chief Creative Officer	Design Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Chief creative officer vs design manager demographics

Here are the differences between chief creative officers' and design managers' demographics:

	Chief Creative Officer	Design Manager
Average age	52	48
Gender ratio	Male, 70.3% Female, 29.7%	Male, 63.8% Female, 36.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Asian, 7.5% White, 76.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 11.8% White, 71.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	12%	9%

Differences between chief creative officer and design manager duties and responsibilities

Chief creative officer example responsibilities.

Manage all digital marketing communication outlets (email, social media, blogs, website content, SEO, etc . )
Develop and manage business-to-business PowerPoint presentation service that create new business opportunities and increase revenue for the company.
Develop all graphics and company trademarks including the logo and UI.
Provide creative copy direction and copywriting for pharmaceutical clients' internal corporate communications programs, training programs and sales force meetings.
Collaborate with executive staff to develop content and produce photographic editorials.

Design manager example responsibilities.

Help achieve status of medical device manufacturer through the FDA.
Manage several consultants preparing contract documents on the various NYC let and NYS let projects.
Manage and collaborate with ASIC library/memory vendors.
Manage design, tooling, equipment implementations and process improvements for foundry/machining metalworking manufacturer of automotive OEM products.
Design blueprints, bills of materials, FEA as required.
Include producing FDA and ISO-9000 level documentation of the project.

Chief creative officer vs design manager skills

Common chief creative officer skills

Web Development, 18%
Graphic Design, 8%
Creative Direction, 6%
Concept Development, 6%
Creative Content, 4%
Visual Design, 4%

Common design manager skills

Sketch, 8%
Project Management, 8%
Visualization, 5%
User Experience, 4%
PowerPoint, 4%
Design Process, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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