Modeled career paths · Visual arts

Where does a Creative Director go next?

What employers are asking a Creative Director for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Higher-growth opportunity
Managing Director, Agency+71% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Account Director. 17% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Marketing+70% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 16% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief Marketing Officer+161% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 5% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
VFX Director+19% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Creative Director go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Marketing+19% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Creative Director go here
lateral93% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of PMO+13% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Creative Director go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Account Director-11% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Creative Director go here
pivot100% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.