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- robotron3k
I was interviewing with an HR woman at a large interactive shop the other day and she was telling me about their creative structure and all the levels of creative management they have. So that got me to think of listing all the creative titles:
ECD = Executive Creative Director
GCD = Group Creative Director
CD = Creative Director
ACD = Associate Creative Director
DS = Design Supervisor
SAD = Senior Art Director
AD = Art Director
JAD = Junior Art Director
D = Designer
JD = Junior DesignerAm I missing any title???
- capn_ron0
SD = Senior Designer
- gramme0
Depends on whether it's an agency or a design studio. In design studios, Art directors or Design directors are over Senior Designers and Junior Designers (some places, like our firm, just calls everyone not in a position of authority "Designer").
- gramme0
DD = Design Director
- isn't that the same as Design Sup.?robotron3k
- Dunno, never heard "design supervisor" before. It's prolly the same.gramme
- StratusGD0
Associate titles... i.e. associate designer, associate creative director.
I think it's sort of a junior title, but where the junior isn't appropriate (i.e. you never hear of a Junior CD, but an Associate CD isn't uncommon.)
- e-pill0
DD = Design Director
TDD = Technical Design Director
PD = Product Designer
CC = Cock of Cocks:)
- lo4u0
HAD = Head Art Director
- pantone0
Secretary of Keepin' It Real
- robotron3k0
I think some of the biggest agencies give out titles like candy, especially here in NY.
- it depends. i think in general, many interactive agencies do and i sometimes think it's a really bad business practice.tkmeister
- yes, it seems like everyone in NY calls themselves a creative director.robotron3k
- spork0
can't forget the unique ones: User Interface Designer, User Experience Designer, Visual Designer, etc.
- I would think they are even higher on the chain, maybe close to the ECD. right?robotron3k
- visual designer seems so vaguevwsung18t
- depends how it's structured. you can be a CD of User Experience Design etc. it gets really tricky.tkmeister
- there are some agencies where the user experience designer does nothing with stylistic elementsspork
- and visual designer adds all the gloss, colors, etc. to make it purdyspork
- flashbender0
DAD - Digital Art Director
ASS Associate Specialist Supervisor
ADD - Associate Director of Design
ADHA - Associate Designer of Hypertext Advancement
- robotron3k0
wow! there are tons and tons being made up or created.
you know the danger of having all these titles really fcuks up how we are being paid as it creates pay-limits based on these "new" titles limiting income.
- Mojo0
I think when you are a freelancer, you get to pick whatever title you like, and in some cases you need to for the purposes of perceived image.
Or it could be a load of arse, and people don't think twice about it.
- melq0
Fully Under Control of Knowledge and Exceptional Reasoning
- creative-0
TWAT – Time Wasting Associate Technician
- dirtydesign0
We have a guy with a this title...you ready?....THE DIRECTOR OF FREE THINKING
Seriously.
- We have a 'Financial Controller' and all the senior staff are 'Principals'creative-
- flashbender0
^ is he the one who provides all the weed?
- I thought he was a copywriter..no idea why he's got this title nowdirtydesign
- copywriters have been gettin' all uppity lately
flashbender
- vague0
WUHCD = Washed Up Hack Creative Director.
you know, the guy who's been a creative director at a traditional agency since the 80s, then suddenly hops on board at a digital agency and starts throwing his weight around, but knows absolutely nothing about digital medium, interactivity, etc.
if said individual was also taken out of an environment of 200 talented subordinate designers and forced to create his own work, it would look like shit.
said individual makes 5x more than everyone more talented then him.
- Useless mouth of yours.AlphaOmega
- Feed into an engine.AlphaOmega
- Like a propeller.AlphaOmega
- grow a penisvague
- You know what's fair, bro?AlphaOmega
- The eternal suffering of your entire blood like for eternity. Lates.AlphaOmega
- sikma0
SOB
- harlequino0
Intermittent Associate Manager of Freelance Underwriters Coordinating Knowledge, Interactivity, Networking, & Guidance for Youth Marketing & Omni Measures.
- meh, failed. Too big for me britches.harlequino
- well done!Cultr
- is y'mom hot?Rodimus79
- haha! that was funflashbender
- gramme0
Call yourself a designer and be done with the "creative naming" horse shit.
- I love designing but I'm just an idea rat now, designers tend to finish off my work.robotron3k