The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  InnovateLabs is hiring a Brand Designer in Columbia, MO.

• Role description

  Half craftsperson, half mischief-maker, fully accountable: meet the Brand Designer profile InnovateLabs is chasing across Columbia. The center of gravity here is ownership — $55,000 - $80,000 and a hybrid schedule orbit it, and 4 years gets you in the door.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Bridge the Sketch vision and the Accessibility (WCAG) reality without breaking either
  • Pitch fresh concepts in cross-functional reviews and stakeholder presentations
  • Craft layouts, typography, and imagery that elevate the InnovateLabs experience
  • Test and optimize creative variations through A/B experiments
  • Run the critique that makes junior creative work braver, not safer

  What You'll Bring

  • Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
  • Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
  • A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
  • Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
  • Familiarity with Storyboarding and related tools or frameworks
  • The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time

  InnovateLabs is a steady-handed Columbia, MO firm where Storyboarding isn't a department but the entire reason the lights stay on. Diverse perspectives make our creative work sharper, and we deliberately seek them out.

  Count on $55,000 - $80,000, remote-first flexibility, parental leave, and a stipend for the tools and courses you need.

  Fresh as of this morning, InnovateLabs marked the mid-level seat available.

  One short application stands between you and the Brand Designer desk at InnovateLabs.

• Required skills

  • Adobe InDesign
  • Storyboarding
  • Blender
  • Illustration
  • Accessibility (WCAG)
  • Maze
  • Heatmap Analysis
  • Sketch
  • User Research
  • Iconography
  • Multitasking
  • Resilience
  • Presentation Skills
  • Strategic Planning

• Benefits & perks

  • Global emergency assistance
  • Paid personal days
  • Transit Subsidies
  • Travel per diem
  • Online course subscriptions
  • Annual physical and health screenings
  • Partner Discounts
  • Home Office Setup
  • Community Service
  • Dependent care FSA
  • Game room and recreation space

• Apply before 2026-09-13

  Submit your application for this Hybrid creative position.