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How much do executive creative consultant jobs pay per hour?

As of May 28, 2026, the average hourly pay for executive creative consultant in the United States is $48.83, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $38.94 and $53.37 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an Executive Creative Consultant, and why are they important?

To thrive as an Executive Creative Consultant, you need extensive experience in creative direction, brand strategy, and project management, often supported by a degree in design, marketing, or a related field. Familiarity with industry-standard creative software (such as Adobe Creative Suite), digital collaboration tools, and sometimes certifications in creative leadership are advantageous. Exceptional communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills help you influence teams and clients while driving innovative solutions. These abilities are crucial for delivering impactful creative strategies that align with business objectives and foster a collaborative, visionary work environment.

How does an Executive Creative Consultant typically collaborate with other departments to shape a project's creative direction?

An Executive Creative Consultant often works closely with departments such as marketing, production, and design to ensure that the creative vision aligns with business objectives and audience expectations. They participate in brainstorming sessions, provide strategic feedback, and help resolve creative challenges as projects progress. Regular cross-functional meetings and open communication channels are key, allowing the consultant to guide teams, inspire innovation, and ensure cohesive execution across all project elements.

What is an Executive Creative Consultant?

An Executive Creative Consultant is a senior professional who provides high-level guidance and expertise on creative projects within organizations, usually in industries like film, television, advertising, or media. They help shape the creative vision, offer strategic advice, and ensure that creative outputs align with the brand or project's goals. They often collaborate with directors, writers, and production teams to deliver innovative and effective results. Their experience and industry knowledge are crucial for overcoming creative challenges and elevating the quality of work.

What is the difference between Executive Creative Consultant vs Creative Director?

AspectExecutive Creative ConsultantCreative Director
CredentialsPortfolio, industry experience, sometimes certifications in design or marketingPortfolio, extensive experience, often a degree in design, advertising, or related fields
Work EnvironmentConsulting firms, agencies, client-side teams, project-basedIn-house creative teams, advertising agencies, branding firms
Employer & Industry UsageMarketing agencies, consulting firms, large corporationsAdvertising agencies, media companies, large brands

The main difference is that an Executive Creative Consultant provides expert advice on a project basis, often working across multiple clients, while a Creative Director leads the creative vision and manages creative teams within an organization. Both roles require strong creative skills, but the Consultant focuses on strategic input, whereas the Director oversees ongoing creative operations.

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Executive Director/The California Arts Project (UEC)

Executive Director/The California Arts Project (UEC)

California State University

San Bernardino, CA • On-site

$8.17K - $10K/mo

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Posted 24 days ago


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Executive Director/The California Arts Project (UEC)

Apply now Job no: 554776
Work type: Auxiliary
Location: San Bernardino - San Bernardino Campus
Categories: Excluded, At-Will, Temporary, Full Time, Education Support Professionals, On-site (work in-person at business location)

About University Enterprises Corporation at CSUSB

(This is not a state position)

University Enterprises Corporation at CSUSB ("UEC") supports the university's educational mission by providing quality services that complement the instructional program. The University depends upon UEC to provide services that cannot be supported with state funds. We're responsible for business enterprises on campus including, but not limited to, dining, bookstore, convenience store, and vending services. We also serve as the grantee for federal, state, and local funding for research and sponsored projects.

Position Summary

Temporary, MPP Exempt, Full Time, Benefited position through 6/30/2026 (Appointment may be renewed annually based upon availability of funds, availability of work and satisfactory job performance). 

Salary: $8,166.66 to $10,000.00 per month.

Location: CSUSB Campus. Position does require travel and work at times in various locations, campuses, schools and districts throughout California.

Work Schedule

Exempt. 40+ hours per week. Schedule to be arranged, but typically, Monday-Friday from 8:00AM to 5:00PM. Some nights and weekend work may be required. 

First Review Deadline

This position will remain open until filled. 

Typical Activities

Summary of TCAP Executive Director's Role
 
TCAP's Executive Director serves as the Executive Director of the Statewide Office and the TCAP network regional sites. As the chief executive, TCAP's Executive Director leads the organization in the context of the CSMP and TCAP mission, model, and program design. The TCAP Executive Director serves as the chief representative of the statewide network to the CSMP collaborative, and as such, works closely with executive directors from the eight other CSMP networks and the CSMP Executive Director, at the University of California, Office of the President, as well as members of the CSMP Concurrence Committee, which oversees the work of CSMP.
 
TCAP's Executive Director serves as a resource for public schools and university scholars dedicated to improving student learning and literacy in the arts. The TCAP Executive Director represents TCAP, CSMP, and the University in work with teachers, schools, and districts, and with other agencies, museums, government bodies, and post-secondary institutions. In addition, the Executive Director engages the TCAP network in continuous review and evaluation of relevant scholarship in the field to identify new demographic trends and curriculum needs in the disciplines, informs curriculum development and review, and participation in the creation and review of State Board adopted curriculum, frameworks, and standards.
 
The TCAP Executive Director provides leadership and coordination for the TCAP statewide network designed to increase student achievement in the arts through a rigorous offering of teacher leadership professional learning programs. Incumbent in this responsibility is the academic leadership for the TCAP SO and network of regional sites to ensure quality professional learning programming that supports the State-adopted Standards (Arts, English Language Development, and Common Core) and Arts Education Framework. TCAP programs aim to increase teacher content knowledge, discipline-based pedagogy, artistic skills, and results in student learning, literacy, and language acquisition.
 
Under the direction of the TCAP Executive Director, the TCAP Statewide Office oversees the work of regional TCAP sites. The Executive Director provides technical assistance and support to TCAP's site directors, TCAP Teacher Leaders, and TCAP SO staff, especially those who are new to the network. This includes identification of the indicators of high-quality professional learning programs, deepening understanding of the goals and programs of CSMP and TCAP and providing guidance to implement the laws and regulations that guide TK-12 education.
 
Additionally, the TCAP Statewide Office coordinates and provides direct professional learning for TK-12 educators in underserved areas of the state. TCAP Statewide designs and implements leadership programs for TCAP leaders, conducts inquiries and engages the network in program evaluation. TCAP Statewide Office and the network of sites designs, coordinates, and implements statewide programs.
 
TCAP Executive Director's Major Responsibilities
 
The TCAP Executive Director builds and sustains intersegmental institutional support for each
site by:
  • Consulting with appropriate host institution (UC and CSU) faculty and campus leadership,
  • Facilitating the efforts of various departments, managers, and outside constituencies to ensure interdisciplinary collaboration, and
  • Working with other collaborating agencies to secure support for the Project and its regional sites.
TCAP's Executive Director oversees evaluation of program effectiveness and success through:
  • Establishing and maintaining a process for continuous monitoring and accountability for the network to ensure that each site, the TCAP SO, and the network as a whole is providing the highest quality professional learning activities for participants and meeting statewide TCAP and CSMP goals,
  • Ensuring that evaluation of TCAP programs as well as discipline-specific research, local and statewide, are designed, organized, conducted and completed, and that results are shared to inform TCAP and CSMP practice, and
  • Monitoring the Project's data on the CSMP Information System and disseminates appropriate reports to site directors, the Advisory Board, CSMP leadership at UC Office of the President, and the CSMP Concurrence Committee.
TCAP's Executive Director serves as senior staff to the TCAP Advisory Board, a ten-member intersegmental body of appointees from the University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges, the Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, the State Board of Education, the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and representatives from both private industry and professional teacher organizations. As such, the Executive Director:
  • Convenes the TCAP Advisory Board regularly, in support of the Board's legislative mandate (EDC 99202) and annual site funding review process,
  • Develops and maintains relationships with the discipline's business community, professional organizations, local, regional, and state leadership, post-secondary disciplinary faculty across the UC, CSU, Independent Colleges, and Community College systems, and other stakeholders in the field to coordinate professional learning, and
  • Solicits input from advisory board members in order to maximize the Project's impact and resources.
The Executive Director provides network direction to site directors at each of the TCAP sites on university campuses across the state. This network direction includes:
  • The hiring of site director candidates and evaluating site performance,
  • Working closely with each site's local faculty advisor and the TCAP Advisory Board,
  • The ability to open, close, or substantially restructure campus sites, given site director performance, willingness to pursue TCAP or CSMP objectives or goals, or budget realities,
  • Communicate the CSMP vision and the Concurrence Committee's perspectives regarding the development and implementation of high-quality professional learning and the role they play in providing students with highly qualified teachers, and
  • Ensuring that network sites comply with the terms and conditions of Project agreements, budget management, contract guidelines, budgetary and programming reporting requirements, and CSMP and host institution (UC and CSU and Independent
  • Universities) policies and procedures.
The Executive Director also oversees TCAP's extramural resource development (through contracts, grants, and additional fundraising) and financial management. Funded through extramural awards, contracts, and grants that average more than $1,000,000 annually, the
Executive Director works at the state and national level to:
  • Secure funding for its own operation and when possible, regional TCAP sites across California,
  • Build site director capacity in the area of resource development according to TCAP practices and management by providing ongoing coaching and development strategies to ensure network sustainability,
  • Effectively manage the TCAP SO budget and the distribution of TCAP funds to regional sites,
  • Meet accountability and organizational deadlines, and
  • Schedule and facilitate Advisory Board meetings for the review of site proposals and budgets and the creation of recommendations to the CSMP Concurrence Committee and CSMP Executive Director.
The Executive Director collaborates with the CSMP Executive Director, other CSMP projects Executive Directors, and other colleagues to:
  • Expand educators' access to quality professional learning and year-round support in all regions using digital programs and communications as appropriate,
  • Assist in identifying CSMP network and other relevant resources appropriate to addressing the professional learning needs of various regions,
  • Assist in guiding the development of cross-project collaboration to address these needs.
  • Advise the CSMP Executive Director and Concurrence Committee regarding special challenges faced by the TCAP network,
  • Participate in meetings scheduled by the CSMP Executive Director and the CSMP Concurrence Committee to foster a coherent and coordinated approach to providing professional learning to schools and districts, and
  • Collaborate with the CSMP Executive Director and other subject matter project Executive Directors in the development of cross-curricular programming and shared grants, network management, and compliance with state and federal reporting requirements and policy mandates.
The TCAP Executive Director manages the day-to-day management operations and oversight of
the TCAP Statewide Office. Responsibilities include:
  • Leading recruitment for the TCAP Statewide Office,
  • Organizing, assigning work, and providing direct supervision of all TCAP Statewide Office staff members, and
  • Providing guidance on performance standards and UEC procedures and leading performance reviews for TCAP Statewide Office staff.
Travel Requirements
Travel is required across California. Travel includes attending or leading meetings and programs. Travel is also required for TCAP Regional site visits, TCAP programs within districts, and meetings of the California Subject Matter Projects.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education:
    • Four-year degree in one or more of the arts disciplines (Dance, Music, Theatre, or Visual Arts).
    • Master's degree, postgraduate degree (PhD or EdD) in education or one of the arts disciplines (MFA or PhD).
  • Experience:
    • With The California Arts Project.
    • In leading and developing professional learning in the arts for TK- 12 or university educators in person and virtually.
    • In TK-12 or university teaching and administration.
    • In developing and implementing online professional learning, marketing and communication, online reporting and data
      entry/management.
    • In preparing reports, communications, and evaluations.
    • In supervising staff.
    • In fiscal oversight, grant writing, and managing budgets.
    • Building and maintaining a web presence.
  • Other:
    • Knowledge of the CA Arts Education Framework and Arts Standards.
    • Knowledge of the CA Career Technical Educational Pathways, specifically related to the arts.
    • Knowledge of the CA Education Code, specifically relating to arts education.
    • Knowledge of California credentials to teach arts education in the school setting.
    • Knowledge of assessment of student learning in the arts.
    • Knowledge of the four California arts education organizations.
    • Strong written, verba...

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