Observed career paths · concept_art

Where does a Visual Development Director go next?

6 observed directions, from real career histories. Percentages are the share of people who made each move; the count is how many careers each number rests on. This is the generic map. No aspiration, no filler.

Specialist path
VP Marketing+23% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 16% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate180 careers100% of observed exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Marketing Officer+88% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 5% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate180 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of Visual Communications-9% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of observed moves out of Visual Development Director go here (210 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate210 careers0% of observed exits move upward from there
Previs Supervisor-5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of observed moves out of Visual Development Director go here (210 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate210 careers0% of observed exits move upward from there
Director of Marketing-14% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
23% of observed moves out of Visual Development Director go here (180 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate180 careers93% of observed exits move upward from there

What this page can’t know: which of these fit you. Your skills change the overlap, your record changes the difficulty, your priorities change the order. One question. What do you do today?. And this map becomes yours.

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