“Creatives here want to see their peers win and take personal stakes in each other’s success.” — Damon King on Washington’s creative community
ANAIS LAURENT Social Media Specialist, Design Army The Howard University graduate, 25, is a social media strategist, event curator and stylist. On the local creative community: “Although, DC’s identity has long been defined as ‘the seat of power,’ I believe that this creative force is carving out a permanent space for a thriving and profitable creative economy. This is truly an amazing time to contribute and be at the forefront of this paradigm shift.”
MARISSA RUBENSTEIN Experiential Marketing Producer, Brightest Young Things At BYT, Rubenstein, 27, who started there as an intern, is behind some of the city’s most innovative events including BYT museum after hours, DC’s largest comedy festival Bentzen Ball, and photography festival FotoWeekDC. FUN FACT: Rubenstein was a bad student. “I was always writing stories in my head and dreaming up other worlds,” she explains. “It’s pretty cool that I get to make those worlds come to life through our events now.”
RYAN KIBLER Creative Director, Foreign National Erik Bruner-Yang poached Kibler, 32, from New York to work on his Foreign National brand locally. Kibler describes his style as “elegant but rough around the edges, portraying a balance of upscale aspiration and ear-to-the-streets wisdom.”
DAMON KING Creative/ brand Coordinator at the LINE Hotel DC A self-proclaimed “creative dreamer and doer at the intersection of arts/ design, fashion and business.” King, 24, also works on community engagement for ACreativeDC.
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