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Moore DM Group LLC

Creative Director

Lanham, MD · On-site +1

$110K - $160K/yr

Description As a Creative Director , you'll be an influential creative leader, building powerful ... You must be an experienced copywriter, proven leader, effective communicator, and exceptional ...

Moore

Creative Director

Lanham, MD · On-site

As a Creative Director , you'll be an influential creative leader, building powerful multichannel ... You must be an experienced copywriter, proven leader, effective communicator, and exceptional ...

RP3 LLC

Creative Director (Copy)

Bethesda, MD · On-site

The Creative Director is responsible for making those ideas the standard--not the exception ... With a copywriter's instinct for language, voice, and story, this leader develops breakthrough ...

Trivium

Creative Strategist

Washington, DC

The foundation under all of it is direct-response copywriting. If the message isn't dialed in ... Once you're in the creative, turning our coaching calls and winning angles into organic content and ...

Trivium

Creative Strategist

Washington, DC · Remote

The foundation under all of it is direct-response copywriting. If the message isn't dialed in ... Once you're in the creative, turning our coaching calls and winning angles into organic content and ...

ECU Communications, LLC

Copywriter

Washington, DC · On-site

$85K - $90K/yr

The ideal candidate combines creative excellence with a deep understanding of federal ... copywriting experience. * Proven experience supporting Federal Government agencies or government ...

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ECU Communications, LLC

Copywriter

Washington, DC · On-site

$85K - $90K/yr

The ideal candidate combines creative excellence with a deep understanding of federal ... copywriting experience. * Proven experience supporting Federal Government agencies or government ...

ECU Communications, LLC

Copywriter

Washington, DC · On-site

$85K - $90K/yr

The ideal candidate combines creative excellence with a deep understanding of federal ... copywriting experience. * Proven experience supporting Federal Government agencies or government ...

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RP3 LLC

Associate Creative Director Art

Bethesda, MD · On-site

Develops art directors, designers, copywriters, and emerging creative leaders through clear direction and generous feedback. * Balances creative ambition with audience needs, business objectives ...

ICF

Senior Creative Director

Washington, DC · On-site

Lead and develop Associate Creative Directors, art directors, copywriters, designers, and other creative specialists. * Build strong multidisciplinary creative teams and partnerships, creating the ...

Moore

Nonprofit Multichannel Copywriter

Lanham, MD · Remote

... creative campaigns that raise money. * Review copy developed by other internal and external team members. * Stay on top of fundraising copywriting best practices across channels and the industry.

Capital One

Manager, Creative Director

Mclean, VA · On-site

Manage creative talent (Art Directors, Graphic Designers and Copywriters) including a mix of full-time associates, contractors, and agencies. * Empower and inspire full-time associates through ...

Socket.dev

Manager, Creative Director

Mclean, VA · On-site

$152 - $173/hr

Manage creative talent (Art Directors, Graphic Designers and Copywriters) including a mix of full-time associates, contractors, and agencies. * Empower and inspire full‑time associates through ...

Capital One

Manager, Creative Director

Mclean, VA · On-site

Manage creative talent (Art Directors, Graphic Designers and Copywriters) including a mix of full-time associates, contractors, and agencies. * Empower and inspire full-time associates through ...

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As of Aug 28, 2026, the average hourly pay for creative copywriting in Washington, DC is $41.59, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $31.59 and $47.07 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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A Creative Copywriting job involves crafting compelling and persuasive content for marketing, advertising, and branding purposes. Creative copywriters develop engaging taglines, advertisements, website content, social media posts, and other promotional materials to capture an audience's attention. Their goal is to communicate a brand's message effectively while inspiring action, such as making a purchase or engaging with content. This role requires a mix of creativity, storytelling, and strategic thinking to align copy with a brand's voice and objectives.

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Infographic showing various Creative Copywriting job openings in Washington, DC as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 70% Full Time, 27% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 85% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 13% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $86,513 per year, or $41.6 per hour.

Creative Director

Lanham, MD • On-site, Remote

Moore DM Group LLC
1 - 5K employees
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$110K - $160K/yr

Full-time

Medical, PTO

Posted 16 days ago

Job description

Description
As a Creative Director, you'll be an influential creative leader, building powerful multichannel direct response fundraising campaigns for our nonprofit clients. You will develop digital-forward creative campaigns that touch hearts and inspire action for great causes. You'll provide direction and copy for audience-driven direct response campaigns across channels- email, digital, display, social, and more. You'll come to the table with strategies, ideas, direction, innovation, and recommendations that produce stellar results for our clients to help extend the impact of their constituents.
You must be an experienced copywriter, proven leader, effective communicator, and exceptional motivator with a track record of building strong teams and client relationships and developing high-performing work. The ideal candidate will be a strong writer and demonstrate fluency in providing direction across both copy and art-translating KPIs and audience insights into powerful creative, and messaging reflective of data-driven insights, brand strategies, and direct response fundraising best practices.
Moore is a data-driven constituent experience management (CXM) company achieving accelerated growth for clients through integrated supporter experiences across all platforms, channels, and devices. We are an innovation-led company that is the largest data, media, and marketing company in North America serving the purpose-driven industry with clients across education, association, political, and commercial sectors.
Check out WeAreMoore.com for more information.
Your Impact
  • Lead the copy and creative vision for integrated, multichannel direct response campaigns that support client goals and maximize results.
  • Develop and champion big ideas, concepts, messaging, tone, voice, and positioning grounded in audience insights, strategy, brand, and fundraising objectives.
  • Provide clear, actionable creative direction to copywriters and art/design partners throughout the campaign lifecycle, ensuring the work is strategically aligned and creatively cohesive.
  • Serve as a hands-on creative leader who can write, concept, edit, and elevate work while maintaining a high standard of creative excellence.
  • Partner with art and design leadership to develop integrated creative concepts in which copy and visual ideas work together to create a compelling audience experience.
  • Lead, manage, and develop a team of three direct reports, providing coaching, feedback, mentorship, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Present creative strategies and concepts to clients and internal stakeholders, building confidence and enthusiasm around the work.
  • Partner closely with strategy, account, production, development, and other agency teams to deliver integrated work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen creative strategy and execution through testing, cultural and digital trends, AI, emerging technology, and innovation.
  • Contribute to new business opportunities by developing creative concepts, strategies, and presentation materials.

Your Profile
  • 10+ years of professional copywriting and creative development experience for direct response fundraising in an agency environment (for nonprofits preferred).
  • Bachelor's degree in Advertising, English, Journalism, Creative Writing, Fine Arts, Visual Communications, Graphic Design, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.
  • Proven experience as a copy-focused creative leader, with a portfolio demonstrating exceptional conceptual thinking, copywriting, and results-oriented creative.
  • Proven people-management experience, including hiring, coaching, mentoring, developing, and managing creative professionals.
  • Demonstrated experience developing integrated campaigns for national brands and/or complex organizations.
  • Strong client-facing experience, including presenting creative concepts, strategies, and recommendations to clients and senior stakeholders.
  • Deep knowledge of direct response principles, including offer-focused, insight-driven creative, messaging, and design.
  • Experience developing, writing, and interpreting creative briefs, translating strategy, audience insights, and business objectives into clear creative direction and compelling concepts.
  • Exceptional ability to translate audience insights, data, strategy, and complex information into clear, compelling copy and creative concepts.
  • Strong understanding of how copy and art/design work together to create cohesive, integrated campaigns; experience providing direction across both disciplines is highly valued.
  • Experience working within established brand guidelines while finding opportunities to evolve and strengthen creative.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, collaboration, critical-thinking, and project-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
  • Experience working with project management platforms and workflows.
  • High-level proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office, including Word and PowerPoint.
  • Mac proficiency.

Preferred Experience
  • Experience working with nonprofit, charitable, advocacy, education, association, political, or other purpose-driven organizations.
  • Experience with specific project management platforms such as Workfront, Basecamp, or Asana.
  • Experience using AI and emerging technologies to develop, test, or enhance creative work.

How We'll Support You:
  • Join the largest marketing and fundraising company in North America serving the nonprofit industry where we prioritize innovation and professional growth.
  • Collaborate with industry subject matter experts with over 5,000 employees across the enterprise.
  • To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including comprehensive healthcare, paid holidays and generous paid time off so you can have the time and space to recharge and pursue your other passions and be with the people you care about.
  • Moore is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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