DESIGN DIRECTOR
Hawkeye Search Group
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Jersey City, NJ · $125k–$175k a year · Posted November 7, 2026
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Where Jersey City, NJ ranks
Where Jersey City, NJ placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Northeast69 / 100 · of 26
- #5Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Mid-Atlantic10% · of 62
- #5Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Northeast79 / 100 · of 26
- #6Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Northeast16% · of 70
- #6Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Mid-Atlantic83 / 100 · of 37
- #7Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Mid-Atlantic16% · of 85
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.
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
...s absence and take the lead when necessary. Puts lazer focus on bringing innovation through artwork. Responsible for communicating design intent for accurate costing. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Shops stores regularly and documents findings to be included in competitive...