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Creative and design director: a person in this job leads a creative or design team and has the final say on what goes out. Monks, Landor, MrBeast, Directive and Block have the most open roles with “Creative and design director” or a close variant in the title right now.

217 open roles · 21 posted in the last 7 days · 21% remote · 136 companies hiring · $220K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay115 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The dark column holds the median, $220K.
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Skills asked for in creative and design director roles

Figma45 · 21%Brand design36 · 17%Design systems32 · 15%Performance marketing17 · 8%Typography14 · 6%Visual design13 · 6%Copywriting13 · 6%

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Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.

UI and visual designerFigma, Design systems, Visual design, Brand design · $154K, $66K lessGraphic and brand designerFigma, Design systems, Visual design, Brand design · $170K, $50K lessBrand designerFigma, Design systems, Visual design, Brand design · $175K, $45K lessArt directorFigma, Design systems, Visual design, Brand design · $152K, $68K lessVideo and motionFigma, Performance marketing, Brand design, Adobe Creative Cloud · $135K, $85K less

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Questions about creative and design director jobs

What is a creative and design director job?
In a creative and design director job, a person leads a creative or design team and has the final say on what goes out. 217 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many creative and design director jobs are open right now?
There are 217 open creative and design director jobs at 136 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 21 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most creative and design director jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Monks (15), MrBeast (6), Landor (6), Directive (6) and Block (4). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote creative and design director jobs?
46 of the 217 open creative and design director jobs (21%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do creative and design director jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $220K, based on 115 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $172K and $251K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get a creative and design director job?
0 of the 217 open creative and design director jobs (0%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 98 postings that state experience, the median asks for 8 years. 136 companies are hiring and 21 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing creative and design director jobs?
11 of the 217 open creative and design director jobs (5%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often AI, Machine Learning, LLM. Employers still list 217 such roles today at 136 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do creative and design director jobs ask for?
Most often Figma (21%), Brand design (17%), Design systems (15%), Performance marketing (8%), Typography (6%) of the 217 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in creative and design director jobs?
Creative Director (57), Head of Design (19), Associate Creative Director (18), Design Director (16), Product Design Manager (10): the most common titles among the 217 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are creative and design director jobs in demand in 2026?
217 creative and design director jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 136 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 21 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $220K. 46 (21%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for creative and design director jobs?
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