Creative Director

VentureLab; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 165,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

VentureLab in Washington, DC is seeking a Creative Director who can own projects from start to finish. You will fuse 10+ years of iconography expertise with hands-on leadership to shape bold, clear design directions and deliver compelling storytelling for high-stakes accounts.

The role offers full ownership, mentorship, and a flexible environment, with a salary range of $165,000 to $258,000 per year. You’ll collaborate with a team that backs your decisions and wear multiple hats as you guide a

Qualifications

• Active listening that makes the other person feel heard.
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your creative expertise.
• Demonstrated calm when a Washington, DC client changes scope mid-stream.
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to director leadership.

Responsibilities

• Push plainspoken design directions far enough to feel new, close enough to feel us
• Present design rationale clearly to director stakeholders and clients
• Test headline rhythm by reading every option aloud before shipping one
• Anchor a chaotic creative launch around one image that means something
• Build the wildly-collaborative pitch deck that wins the $165,000 - $258,000 account in the room
• Own the full creative process from initial brief to final handoff

Skills

Iconography experience

Portfolio samples

Leadership presentation

Creative direction

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Job description

Somewhere between the mood board and the final export is where you thrive, and that's exactly the gap VentureLab needs a Creative Director to own. Here you'll combine 10 years of know-how with $165,000 - $258,000, full project ownership, and a team that has your back.

Key Responsibilities

• Push plainspoken design directions far enough to feel new, close enough to feel us
• Present design rationale clearly to director stakeholders and clients
• Test headline rhythm by reading every option aloud before shipping one
• Anchor a chaotic creative launch around one image that means something
• Build the wildly-collaborative pitch deck that wins the $165,000 - $258,000 account in the room
• Own the full creative process from initial brief to final handoff

What You'll Bring

• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your creative expertise
• Demonstrated calm when a Washington, DC client changes scope mid-stream
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to director leadership
• 10+ years of Iconography reps, not just Iconography exposure

VentureLab sits at the intersection of Flexibility and Storyboarding, quietly powering creative workflows from its Washington base. We celebrate the person who asks the dumb question that saves the whole creative project.

We seal the offer with $165,000 - $258,000, mentorship, benefits, and flexibility, the four reasons DC talent picks VentureLab first.

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