Help in setting towards becoming a Creative Director

[Mitstro]

i am currently taking graphic design classes and i've come to understand that a creative director isn't an entry level position so it must be earned through years of experience. i also understand that because it is a fairly new position in this industry, it has no one way of reaching it so that dawned a few questions like, could marketing still lead to such a position and what is the likelihood of someone from marketing being picked to direct and come up with games and my most curious question, could i do the same with a degree in mass communications and what kind of entry position would i even be able to get? i like art but i like people a lot more. i'm looking for something that'll have me creating a game but keeps me busy talking to different people. although i don't like number, i do like business.

Thank you

[tsloper]

Originally Posted by Mitstro

1. could marketing still lead to such a position [creative director]
2. and what is the likelihood of someone from marketing being picked to direct
3. and come up with games
4. could i do the same with a degree in mass communications
5. and what kind of entry position would i even be able to get?
6. i like art but i like people a lot more. i'm looking for something that'll have me creating a game but keeps me busy talking to different people. although i don't like number, i do like business.

1. It's possible but it probably wouldn't be a straight path.
2. Not very high.
3. That's an entirely different thing! The likelihood is higher that a marketing person could originate game concepts than to become creative director.
4. Anything is possible.
5. P.R. or marketing or customer support.
6. Game producers work with a lot of different people.