Creative Director

InnovateLab; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 106,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits package

Job summary

InnovateLab in Las Cruces, NM seeks a results-driven Creative Director with 10 years' experience to anchor a launch around a single, impactful image. You will balance bold ideas with deadlines and production realities, delivering production-ready files to engineering and print teams.

This contract role emphasizes mentorship, a real benefits suite, and flexible schedules crafted for Las Cruces living. You will work with cross-functional teams, exercise decisive judgment, and own outcomes in a

Qualifications

• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a director capacity.
• Director-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb.
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment.
• Comfort being accountable for a feedback-hungry outcome in a contract role.
• A NM work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway.

Responsibilities

• Anchor a chaotic creative launch around one image that means something.
• Trade pixel polish for speed when a contract deadline says you must.
• Deliver pixel-perfect, production-ready files to engineering and print teams.
• Borrow structure from film editing to fix a Design Tokens sequence that drags.
• Balance creative ambition with budget, timeline, and technical constraints.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Director-caliber judgment

Critical thinking

Accountability

Adaptability

Job description

We want someone whose Communication and Brand Identity feel less like skills and more like reflexes in the Creative Director seat at InnovateLab. For the results-oriented Creative Director with 10 years, InnovateLab answers with $106,000 - $157,000, a contract setup, and a ladder built for climbing.

Key Responsibilities

• Anchor a chaotic creative launch around one image that means something
• Trade pixel polish for speed when a contract deadline says you must
• Deliver pixel-perfect, production-ready files to engineering and print teams
• Borrow structure from film editing to fix a Design Tokens sequence that drags
• Balance creative ambition with budget, timeline, and technical constraints

What You'll Bring

• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a director capacity
• Director-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• Comfort being accountable for a feedback-hungry outcome in a contract role
• A NM work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway
• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve

InnovateLab is a fast-growing creative company in Las Cruces, NM, where InVision and Growth Mindset drive everything we do. Nobody at InnovateLab will hover over your shoulder; we hand you the keys and trust you to drive.

We do not just dangle $106,000 - $157,000; we back it with mentorship, a real benefits suite, and schedules that bend around Las Cruces, NM living.

The freshness clock just ticked over, and this Creative Director slot stays open.