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