Director of art marketing vs associate art director

The differences between directors of art marketing 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 director of art marketing and an associate art director. Additionally, an associate art director has an average salary of $82,664, which is higher than the $71,829 average annual salary of a director of art marketing.

The top three skills for a director of art marketing include graphic design, product photography and art direction. The most important skills for an associate art director are graphic design, photography, and adobe creative suite.

Director of art marketing vs associate art director overview

	Director Of Art Marketing	Associate Art Director
Yearly salary	$71,829	$82,664
Hourly rate	$34.53	$39.74
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	78,663	8,646
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	6

Director of art marketing vs associate art director salary

Directors of art marketing and associate art directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Director Of Art Marketing	Associate Art Director
Average salary	$71,829	$82,664
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $116,000	Between $49,000 And $139,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Levi Strauss & Co.
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between director of art marketing and associate art director education

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

	Director Of Art Marketing	Associate Art Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	Harvard University	Harvard University

Director of art marketing vs associate art director demographics

Here are the differences between directors of art marketing' and associate art directors' demographics:

	Director Of Art Marketing	Associate Art Director
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 53.3% Female, 46.7%	Male, 46.7% Female, 53.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 7.7% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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 director of art marketing and associate art director duties and responsibilities

Director of art marketing example responsibilities.

Manage PPC ads, including copywriting, ad budget, destination URL and keywords.
Lead comprehensive rebranding initiative to build brand equity.
Re-Design and populate entire website, including all coding (html).
Coordinate the preparation of the company's marketing material, e-flyers and PowerPoint presentations.
Develop and design html email blasts and coordinate distribution to clients, partners and stakeholders.
Create and design promotional advertising for restaurants including logos, brochures, stationary programs, bus stop billboards and marketing promotions.

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.

Director of art marketing vs associate art director skills

Common director of art marketing skills

Graphic Design, 11%
Product Photography, 9%
Art Direction, 6%
Email Campaigns, 6%
Brochures, 6%
Website Design, 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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