art director

American  

[ahrt di-rek-ter, dahy-] / ˈɑrt dɪˌrɛk tər, daɪ- /

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.

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art director British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of art director

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Anna Macdonald, an art director there, said engagement with "exciting visuals and incredible storylines" gave children "a break" from the everyday.

From BBC

Then there’s Phil Hayes’s efforts as the art director and background specialist.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There’s a lot of anxiety around technology and the way we engage with it,” said Joseph Alessio, a designer and art director in Oakland, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal

We’d met the summer before on his first feature film, Dementia 13, where I had assisted the art director.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before breaking into the entertainment industry in 1964 with the short film “A Texas Romance, 1909,” Benton moved to New York and was an art director for Esquire magazine.

From Los Angeles Times