Modeled career paths · Narrative design

Where does a Narrative Director go next?

What employers are asking a Narrative 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
Director of Design Systems+70% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Design Systems Lead. 23% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Executive Producer, Games+57% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Producer, Games. 17% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Marketing+30% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 16% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Adjacent career
Design Systems Lead+19% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Narrative Director go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Marketing-9% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Narrative Director go here
lateral93% of modeled exits move upward from there
Creative Director-24% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Narrative Director go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Senior Producer, Games-18% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Narrative 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.