Creative directors should expect to work hours from about 9 am-5 pm and extra hours if needed. A creative director's responsibilities include but are not limited to, building an environment for the creative team to work in and overseeing their ideas and projects, developing ideas for advertising or promotional campaigns, and more.
Factors that influence availability for this job include company size, location, and other employees' jobs. If a company is large, it may not need a creative director on their team. The second factor is the location. A company may not be hiring creative directors in your area. The third is the other employees. If someone is already a creative director and has more experience, they do not need a new one.
Employment
A creative director that starts out at entry-level can have the chance to grow from that. In order to grow as a creative director, one should gain experience. A lot of the time, the more experience you have, the more opportunities will become available to you.
In this video, he explains 4 steps on how to become a creative director and ways to help you achieve your dreams.