Art director
Art and Design, Design and Technology and Media Studies at GCSE, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 3 standards and 4 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 3 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.
Which subjects build towards it?
Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.
DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today
Art and Design leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: creative industry, typography, colour.
All subjects and shared ideas4
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Art and Design | 1.00 | creative industry, typography, colour |
| GCSE Design and Technology | 0.93 | mechanism, geometry, material property, material selection |
| GCSE Media Studies | 0.62 | semiotics, target audience |
| GCSE Music | 0.48 | brief, audience |
Which apprenticeships lead here?
Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.
Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Art and Design, Design and Technology and Media Studies, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.
Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.
DfE subject entries
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What the job is
Art directors shape the visual layout of a concept. They create innovative designs, develop artistic projects and manage the cooperation between all aspects involved. Art directors may perform creative work in theatre, marketing, advertising, video and motion picture, fashion or online companies. They ensure that the work performed is visually appealing to audiences.
Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.
This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.