Creative Director, Marketing and Advertising

Manages a team responsible for producing creative content for marketing and advertising.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$197k

Mean

$205k

10th–90th pct

$150k–$272k

Observations

739

Confidence: 34% · based on 739 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Video Production

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

61% require · 30% prefer

Master's Degree

10% require · 27% prefer

No College

9% require · 11% prefer

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Common next roles

Head of Design, Marketing and Advertising-3.4%Marketing and Advertising Production Coordinator-58.1%Marketing and Advertising Producer-54.2%Marketing and Advertising Designer-57.2%Marketing and Advertising Design Assistant-56.3%

Common previous roles

Marketing and Advertising Production Coordinator-138.4%Marketing and Advertising Producer-118.2%Marketing and Advertising Design Assistant-128.7%Marketing and Advertising Designer-133.5%Head of Design, Marketing and Advertising-3.6%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)1,611

Posting growth+16.9%

Median days to fill71 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)135,112

Projected growth3.4%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness50%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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