Creative Director, Media and Entertainment

Manages a team responsible for producing creative content for media and entertainment.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$179k

Mean

$186k

10th–90th pct

$136k–$247k

Observations

114

Confidence: 31% · based on 114 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

59% require · 21% prefer

Master's Degree

21% require · 30% prefer

No College

13% require · 13% prefer

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Common next roles

Media and Entertainment Production Coordinator-52.6%Head of Design, Media and Entertainment-1.3%Media and Entertainment Producer-51.8%Media and Entertainment Design Assistant-50.4%Media and Entertainment Designer-47.4%

Common previous roles

Media and Entertainment Producer-107.3%Media and Entertainment Design Assistant-101.6%Media and Entertainment Production Coordinator-111.0%Media and Entertainment Designer-90.0%Head of Design, Media and Entertainment-1.3%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)2,012

Posting growth+0.3%

Median days to fill61 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)59,100

Projected growth2.5%/yr

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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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