art director

[ ahrt di-rek-ter, dahy- ]

noun

1. Movies, Television. the person who determines the staging requirements for a production and often designs the sets or supervises their building and dressing.
2. Also called art editor. a person who is responsible for the selection, execution, production, etc., of graphic art for a publication, advertising agency, or the like.
3. artistic director.

art director

noun

1. a person responsible for the sets and costumes in a film

Word History and Origins

Origin of art director¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The art director thought that Elliot would be a perfect model for a new clothing range and got in touch with him on social media through a modelling agency.

From BBC

Laura Dodds, an associate art director, described the entity as embodying a “terrible beauty,” something “unknowable, strange, beautiful, but not necessarily malevolent.”

From New York Times

His wife, Joni, another exile from Surfer, serves as art director.

From New York Times

We will select 80 illustrators to be paired with art directors from The New York Times for individual portfolio critiques.

From New York Times

My art director, Miguel González, also went to go take photos and research, and came back with a bunch of books.

From Los Angeles Times