art director
Americannoun
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Movies, Television. the person who determines the staging requirements for a production and often designs the sets or supervises their building and dressing.
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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.
noun
Etymology
Origin of art director
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Then there’s Phil Hayes’s efforts as the art director and background specialist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
The drawings were found in an envelope marked "Dahl's drawings & odds and sods" which belonged to Ian Craig, the art director at publishing house Jonathan Cape.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025
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 • May 14, 2025
As an art director with a background in theater, Mary Kenny has a flair for interior design that rivals her skills as an event planner in the entertainment industry.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
As art director, I’ve been keeping count in a notebook.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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