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Competences — creative director

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d2db926b-8b14-4686-9c98-fb0dc3a38cbb).

Essential

  • advertising techniques (knowledge)
  • assess each stage of the creative process (skill/competence)
  • brainstorm ideas (skill/competence)
  • coordinate advertising campaigns (skill/competence)
  • copyright legislation (knowledge)
  • define creative components (skill/competence)
  • desktop publishing (knowledge)
  • examine advertisement layout (skill/competence)
  • give live presentation (skill/competence)
  • graphic design (knowledge)
  • identify customer's needs (skill/competence)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage creative department (skill/competence)
  • manage staff (skill/competence)
  • manage workflow processes (skill/competence)
  • meet expectations of target audience (skill/competence)
  • provide input to collaborators to guide their work (skill/competence)
  • select artwork developed by staff members (skill/competence)

Optional

  • adobe creative suite (knowledge)
  • analyse consumer buying trends (skill/competence)
  • analyse cultural trends (skill/competence)
  • apply desktop publishing techniques (skill/competence)
  • approve advertising campaign (skill/competence)
  • CAD software (knowledge)
  • create advertisements (skill/competence)
  • create media plan (skill/competence)
  • design management (knowledge)
  • develop media strategy (skill/competence)
  • evaluate advertising campaign (skill/competence)
  • manage the handling of promotional materials (skill/competence)
  • media planning (knowledge)
  • perform market research (skill/competence)
  • perform media outlets research (skill/competence)
  • perform project management (skill/competence)
  • receive actors' resumes (skill/competence)
  • recruit employees (skill/competence)
  • train employees (skill/competence)
  • types of media (knowledge)
  • use CAD software (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 28 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • creative direction — 36 %
  • brand strategy — 21 %
  • campaign development — 21 %
  • creative strategy — 21 %
  • project management — 21 %
  • creative leadership — 18 %

Responsibilities

  • creative direction — 21 %
  • team leadership — 18 %