Modeled career paths · Animation VFX

Where does a VFX Director go next?

What employers are asking a VFX 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

VP Communications+43% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Director of Communications. 23% joint modeled share

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Managing Director, Agency+42% 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+43% 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

Director of Communications+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

27% of modeled moves out of VFX Director go here

lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of Marketing+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

23% of modeled moves out of VFX Director go here

lateral93% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of PMO-5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

23% of modeled moves out of VFX Director go here

lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there

Career pivot

Account Director-26% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

27% of modeled moves out of VFX 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.