Career switch, measured
From Art Director to Writer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 52% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Marketing, Content writing, Video editing, Figma; the main skills to add are Sales, B2B sales, Social media, SEO.
52%
skill overlap
142
open Writer postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillArt DirectorWriter
- Marketing69%60%
- Content writing14%50%
- Video editing11%13%
- Figma27%10%
- Graphic design43%9%
- Stakeholder management38%25%
- Brand management14%8%
- HR administration10%8%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Writer postings, rarely in Art Director ones.
SkillArt DirectorWriter
- Sales5%16%
- B2B sales7%16%
- Social media–13%
- SEO–8%
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