Design Director
Wunderman Thompson
Detroit, MI · Posted November 10, 2026
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Where Detroit, MI ranks
Where Detroit, MI placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Midwest75 / 100 · of 20
- #4Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Great Lakes70 / 100 · of 16
- #5Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Midwest6% · of 52
- #5Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Great Lakes6% · of 38
- #5Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Midwest13 conferences · of 12
- #5Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Great Lakes13 conferences · of 9
Rankings about design jobs
- Best cities for design jobs #1 New York (717 openings)
- Most requested AI skills in design jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (14.5%)
- Employers with the most design jobs #1 Amazon (176 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 34 open design director listings that state pay, the middle half runs $130,000 to $172,500 and the median is $151,500.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among art directors, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for art directors: 21% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...strategic counsel. For more information, please visit and follow along on LinkedIn #WeAreVML. VML Detroit is seeking an award-winning Design Director to serve as the visual lead across a major automotive account. In this role, you will elevate both big-picture brand...