Creative Director

Egreenservices; Gaithersburg (MD); Remote; USD 146,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

InnovateCore in Gaithersburg, MD seeks a Creative Director with a decade of point-of-view to shape heatmap analysis work and grow a team. The role blends $146,000 - $230,000 pay with autonomy and mentorship, offering flexibility to grow without relocating from MD.

The position requires strong leadership and hands-on iconography, with a focus on delivering platform-native campaigns that meet accessibility and brand standards.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Persona Development and Adobe Photoshop.
• Able to defend a recommendation in front of skeptics.
• Willingness to relocate to Gaithersburg, MD or work remotely.
• Hands-on Iconography experience.
• Entrepreneurial bias toward action with disciplined timing.
• Willingness to relocate or work remotely from MD.

Responsibilities

• Spin one campaign idea into thirty platform-native cuts before lunch.
• Direct freelancers and Iconography vendors without losing the thread of the vision.
• Ensure all deliverables meet brand, accessibility, and platform standards.
• Pitch fresh concepts in cross-functional reviews and stakeholder presentations.
• Salvage usable frames from a shoot the weather in Gaithersburg half-ruined.
• Bring concepts to life through motion, illustration, or interactive media.

Skills

Persona Development

Adobe Photoshop

Iconography

Presentation & persuasion

Remote work readiness

Relocation willingness

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

We're collecting makers, not mouse-pushers, and the Creative Director role at InnovateCore is reserved for someone with 10 years of genuine point of view. This role blends $146,000 - $230,000 pay with the autonomy to shape Heatmap Analysis work and a team that grows together.

Key Responsibilities

• Spin one campaign idea into thirty platform-native cuts before lunch
• Direct freelancers and Iconography vendors without losing the thread of the vision
• Ensure all deliverables meet brand, accessibility, and platform standards
• Pitch fresh concepts in cross-functional reviews and stakeholder presentations
• Salvage usable frames from a shoot the weather in Gaithersburg half-ruined
• Bring concepts to life through motion, illustration, or interactive media

What You'll Bring

• Strong working knowledge of Persona Development and Adobe Photoshop
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• Comfort with full-time arrangements and the rhythms of a joyfully-rigorous workplace
• Hands-on Iconography experience that survives a whiteboard interview
• An entrepreneurial bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• Willingness to relocate to Gaithersburg, MD, or to make remote work

Long obsessed with Adobe Photoshop, InnovateCore has turned a Gaithersburg office into one of the mentorship-focused centers of creative innovation in MD. We give director hires room to fail small so they can later succeed big on creative work.

We start the conversation at $146,000 - $230,000 and end it with mentorship, benefits, and the flexibility to grow without relocating from MD.

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