Independent reference · Updated 28 August 2026 · English

Taste you can speak

AI Creative Director skills

The skill is not “knows Midjourney.” The skill is naming why a take is lying, in language a client and an engineer can both use, and then making that standard repeatable.

Core

For software, add: rite-writing, token discipline, definition of done, preview review. Same muscle, different material.

  • Taste as vocabulary, not mood.
  • Seven-field briefs and stranger tests.
  • Continuity documents, not hope.
  • Curation when the factory is free.
  • Enough tool fluency to predict the average.
  • Stakeholder translation.
  • Disclosure and likeness judgment.

What not to optimize

A zoo of logins. Model news. Speedruns of generation. Those are hobbies unless they serve a cut. The industry will try to test you on the zoo. Bring a death log instead.

FAQ

Do I need to code?

You need to review a preview and freeze a stack. You do not need to be the engineer. You do need to not be frightened of a repo if you claim software in your scope.