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Creative Director Job Description

We are pleased to provide free design job descriptions to our visitors. Creative directors oversee all creative projects and staff. They are responsible for the overall quality of work produced by the creative department. Responsibilities include managing creative projects from concept to completion, translating marketing objectives into creative strategies, and directing the creative team in the production of advertising and marketing collateral. Often a Creative Director will have a strong design or copywriting background. Familiarity of varying design applications such as Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXpress, InDesign, PowerPoint, and in some cases 3-D rendering applications is highly beneficial. Often experience using HTML, Dynamic HTML, and Actionscript is necessary as well. Several years of leadership experience, an accessible digital portfolio, a thorough understanding of information architecture, and proven project management skills are usually Creative Director job requirements.

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