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Will AI replace art directors?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting art directors. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 41 live art directors openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 29% of current art directors openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
41live openings
29%ask for AI skills
7%remote
17companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Collaboration, Figma, Creativity, Illustrator, Photoshop, Media — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| VML | 18 |
| Monks | 6 |
| The New York Times | 2 |
| Burson | 2 |
| Curaleaf | 1 |
| Syndigo | 1 |
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