Co-director vs associate art director

The differences between co-directors and associate art directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a co-director and an associate art director. Additionally, a co-director has an average salary of $99,182, which is higher than the $82,664 average annual salary of an associate art director.

The top three skills for a co-director include oversight, curriculum development and community outreach. The most important skills for an associate art director are graphic design, photography, and adobe creative suite.

Co-director vs associate art director overview

	Co-Director	Associate Art Director
Yearly salary	$99,182	$82,664
Hourly rate	$47.68	$39.74
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	10,744	8,646
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	6

Co-director vs associate art director salary

Co-directors and associate art directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Co-Director	Associate Art Director
Average salary	$99,182	$82,664
Salary range	Between $46,000 And $212,000	Between $49,000 And $139,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	New York	California
Best paying company	Children's National Medical Center	Levi Strauss & Co.
Best paying industry	Health Care	Media

Differences between co-director and associate art director education

There are a few differences between a co-director and an associate art director in terms of educational background:

	Co-Director	Associate Art Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Harvard University

Co-director vs associate art director demographics

Here are the differences between co-directors' and associate art directors' demographics:

	Co-Director	Associate Art Director
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 41.8% Female, 58.2%	Male, 46.7% Female, 53.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 7.6% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 7.8% White, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between co-director and associate art director duties and responsibilities

Co-director example responsibilities.

Lead the team toward delivering break-even EBITDA through focus on product mix, e-commerce growth, margin expansion and expense reduction.
Maintain social media presence for NPO on Facebook and Instagram.
Develop unique company brand, market on social platforms and SEO using online tools and marketing firms.
Perform continual oversight of distribute funds to verify proper use, efficiency, and integrity of programs sponsor.
Develop and implement biblical base training models to enhance and accelerate the development of skills in most areas of ministry.
Develop programs and coordinate leadership teams.

Associate art director example responsibilities.

Design ads, uploading print PDFs to vendor s printing website, manage print approval process and create HTML email blasts.
Assist in html with Dreamweaver.
Design and develop animation for RFPs.
Produce and maintain new-product marketing templates to establish a solid foundation for brand email campaigns using inline CSS.
Design Powerpoint decks for presentations.
Coordinate and direct fashion photography shoots for on-figure and tabletop merchandise.

Co-director vs associate art director skills

Common co-director skills

Oversight, 24%
Curriculum Development, 11%
Community Outreach, 6%
Mental Health, 6%
Child Care, 5%
Payroll, 5%

Common associate art director skills

Graphic Design, 12%
Photography, 10%
Adobe Creative Suite, 10%
Adobe Photoshop, 7%
Sketch, 7%
Art Direction, 6%

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