DESIGN DIRECTOR
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New York, NY · $150k a year · Posted November 8, 2026
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November 2026
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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 pays about $150,000 a year. Across 41 open design director listings that state pay, the middle half runs $135,000 to $180,000 and the median is $155,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 3% below the median.
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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
...exposure to a dynamic, data-driven environment focused on innovation, quality, and operational excellence. Role Description The Design Director is a full-time, on-site role based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. This role leads the end-to-end design process for...