Job Description
Seeking Vice President, Creative for High-Growth Technology Company
TorchLight Hire is seeking a Vice President, Creative to lead brand vision, creative strategy, and execution for a rapidly scaling Arlington, VA–based technology company.
Reporting directly to the Chief Marketing Officer, this executive will own the company’s brand system end-to-end as it enters a major brand refresh and accelerated growth phase. This leader will partner with an external agency to define the refreshed identity, then bring the brand in-house and operationalize it across the organization.
This is a high-impact opportunity for a strategic creative executive who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys building scalable systems, and can translate complex, technical capabilities into sophisticated visual storytelling.
Location
Arlington, VA
On-Site 5x/week
Employment
Direct hire opportunity
Full-time, executive-level position
Role Responsibilities
- Lead the company’s brand refresh initiative in partnership with an external agency
- Establish and maintain comprehensive brand guidelines to ensure visual and tonal consistency across all channels
- Translate agency-developed brand systems into practical internal standards, templates, assets, and governance processes
- Lead creative strategy and execution across website and digital presence, ensuring alignment with refreshed brand identity
- Oversee experiential and environmental design for trade shows, industry events, and major company activations
- Oversee development of sales collateral and product marketing materials that translate complex technical capabilities into compelling visual narratives
- Lead strategy and execution for video initiatives, including brand storytelling, product demos, executive messaging, and event content
- Direct the daily operations of the internal creative studio, ensuring high-quality output across design, production, and video
- Influence and implement scalable creative operations processes and tools
Skills and Experience
- 10+ years of progressive creative leadership experience, ideally within high-growth technology, SaaS, defense tech, or agency environments
- Demonstrated experience leading brand architecture and identity systems
- Impressive portfolio showcasing brand development, sophisticated design systems, and high-quality, multi-channel marketing materials
- Experience managing multidisciplinary creative teams and collaborating at the executive level
- Proven ability to operate effectively in high-volume, fast-paced environments
- Operational discipline in managing workflows, budgets, vendors, and deadlines
- Builder mindset with comfort creating structure and governance in evolving environments