What is the 'proper' title for someone who is a graphic designer, music composer, photographer and a videographer all together.

September 17, 2008 6:43 AM

What is the 'proper' title for someone who is a graphic designer, music composer, photographer and a videographer all together.
posted by bostonhill to media & arts (22 comments total)

multimedium
posted by ian1977 at 6:47 AM on September 17, 2008

Art Director
posted by winston at 6:53 AM on September 17, 2008

Audiovisual artist?
posted by Happy Dave at 7:07 AM on September 17, 2008

Multimedia Designer?
posted by hungrysquirrels at 7:10 AM on September 17, 2008

Quadruple Threat?

Multimedia designer sounds good.
posted by dozo at 7:19 AM on September 17, 2008

I would ask in what capacity one performs these various tasks. In the absence of that information, I like the word "Creator."
posted by adamrice at 7:21 AM on September 17, 2008

What is the 'proper' title for someone who is a graphic designer, music composer, photographer and a videographer all together.

Whichever one gets that person the most money for all their skills.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 7:41 AM on September 17, 2008

If they design, compose, photograph and video or a combination of those on one project then I would call them a multimedia producer.

Otherwise, they are a designer or photographer, or composer, or videographer if they do those functions only on a project.
posted by eatcake at 7:42 AM on September 17, 2008

A Slash(er) - via One Person/Multiple Careers
posted by PixelatorOfTime at 8:29 AM on September 17, 2008

I agree with eatcake: Multimedia Producer is the best umbrella term.
posted by exquisite_deluxe at 8:38 AM on September 17, 2008

Thirding Multimedia Producer - although I might title it "Multimedia Producer / Creator", then spell out the characteristics if there's room.
posted by chrisinseoul at 8:40 AM on September 17, 2008

Visual and auditory artist. Or a jack of visual trades. But yeah, a Multimedia Producer/Creator sounds best.
posted by filmgeek at 8:46 AM on September 17, 2008

"Multimedia Producer" sounds good. Or the more generic "Creative Specialist."
posted by joshrholloway at 8:59 AM on September 17, 2008

I've said Multimedia Artist. Or if you work with mostly electronic artistry, a Digital Artist. I kinda like Art Director more than Multimedia Producer though. Multimedia Director? God, choosing a title is an art in itself...
posted by Zeker at 9:00 AM on September 17, 2008

Multimedia Producer or Multimedia Designer, depending on the image you want to portray.
posted by rhizome at 9:01 AM on September 17, 2008

Oh, seconding "Creative Specialist", good one joshrholloway :)
posted by Zeker at 9:01 AM on September 17, 2008

It probably depends on what industry we're talking about, and the level of seniority of the person in question, but Creative Director sounds about right. Or Associate Creative Director for someone who's less senior. Or Executive Creative Director for someone who's more senior.

This has the added advantage of being an actual title used in actual business, and doesn't sound made-up the way some of the suggestions above do.
posted by dersins at 9:44 AM on September 17, 2008

Ass kickin' creative polymath
posted by dowcrag at 11:17 AM on September 17, 2008

Multimedia Deigner, Manager, Specialist, or maybe even Master
posted by warriorengineer at 2:51 PM on September 17, 2008

Executive pixel pusher.
posted by jade east at 4:20 PM on September 17, 2008

Content Production
posted by softlord at 5:49 PM on September 17, 2008

Dilettante
posted by centerweight at 7:14 PM on September 17, 2008