Design Director
Aetwork
Culver City, CA · Posted November 7, 2026
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Where Culver City, CA ranks
Where Culver City, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Best cities for media and entertainment pay after cost of living$149k · of 9
- #13Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the West Coast21% · of 71
- #16Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the West Coast10% · of 54
- #17Best cities for AI-skill jobs21% · of 100
- #22Best cities for director and executive jobs in the West Coast20% · of 71
- #23Best all-round cities for AI careers in the West Coast41 / 100 · of 39
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
... Design Directors at Blitz champion conceptually and technically strong architecture, shaping studio culture in order produce exceptional design. This includes promotion of the Blitz Value (Tenacity), Training and Mentoring of staff, Design Leadership across projects,...