Want to work on one of the most loved cannabis brands in California, New York and Illinois? The
Creative Production Manager plays an important role in managing creative projects across all functions ranging from campaigns to packaging. This position will help support and execute the look, feel and personality of key brands including, but not limited to Heavy Hitters, Almora, etc. with an emphasis on differentiating these brands in a crowded marketplace. This position will be tasked with producing high-quality assets for all consumer touch points while working within the guardrails of our brand strategy.
A successful candidate will enable our efforts to bring to life visually the unique value proposition of our product portfolio.
What you’re good at
- Working closely within a team to support strategically sound creative projects
- Working autonomously
- Designing packaging, renderings, print, and digital assets
- Implementing feedback received from key stakeholders
- Adhering to defined brand guidelines with a strict focus on attention to detail
- Managing multiple projects, timelines, and workflows
- Communicating with cross-functional partners to reduce churn
- Staying organized in a fast-paced environment
- Execution and creative support with exciting visuals to tell a brand’s story
- Adapting designs to a variety of formats while maintaining brand consistency
Critical Outcomes
- Help build consensus between members throughout the design process
- Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver against marketing objectives
- Present and communicate concepts to leadership
- Develop and build a wide variety of creative assets to support business objectives
- Iterate on designs based on feedback from team members, partners and stakeholders
- Perform quality control across all designs, ensuring the creative aligns with our brand guidelines
- Run multiple projects simultaneously, perform under pressure, and stay focused on the big picture
Responsibilities
- Under the direction of key stakeholders, manage the creative process from concept to completion for all creative projects
- Oversee packaging artwork creation and updates
- Manage the creative team in the production of all marketing and sales collateral
- Develop and create brand style guides and brand voice documents
- Refine the look and feel of the brand portfolio
- Translate marketing objectives into clear creative strategies
- Oversee project deliverables, schedule management, and budgets
- Collaborate to help develop ad and content campaigns for social media, digital media and other media outlets – inclusive of photo and video content
- Ensure visual communication and brand standards are met for consistent messaging
- Create visual merchandising creative for strategic retail accounts
- Produce new and creative visual layouts for customer experiences
- Create eye catching collateral to share product details and assist with promos
- Responsible for packaging design graphics, website development, logos, branding, info graphics, email campaigns, landing pages, ads, in-store POS, digital, social media, editorial content, photography, typography, and artistic styling direction
- Responsible for using the principals of good design to layout and format of all marketing and promotional materials, brochures, flyers, sell sheets, and banners
- Incorporate brand approved elements (photography, illustrations, graphic elements, typography and copy) together into a well-designed and constructed message
- Utilize AI effectively and continue to evolve the usage of this tool
- Demonstrate high standards while communicating effectively with a high degree of collaboration
Competencies/Experience
- 5+ years of experience in graphic design
- Cannabis knowledge/experience preferred
- Print Production: must be able to work on both digital and pre-press - has attended press checks
- Package Design: has worked with a variety of materials and finishes
- Photo Retouching experience
- Has previously managed a team of designers
- Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesign, Figma, Asana, Brand Folder, and Klaviyo
- Solidworks and/or Rhino 3D and/or Cinema 4D experience a plus
- CPG brand experience is desired but not mandatory
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs
- Web/ UI/UX development skills are a plus
- Google-suite experience
- Experience with SEO and SEM is a plus
- Experience with effective AI usage
- Experience producing/directing photo and video shoots
- Photo and video editing
- A good listener and able to take constructive feedback
- Experience in retail visual merchandising
- Focusing on attention to detail and triple checking your work
- Strong project management abilities delivering projects on time and on budget
- Stellar communication and presentation skills
- Applicants without a design portfolio will not be considered. Please provide a portfolio of your prior work.
Applicants without a design portfolio will not be considered. Please provide a portfolio of your prior work.
WHO WE ARE:
Mammoth Distribution has been working steadily for several years to help build the cannabis industry one relationship at a time. We are the exclusive distributor of multiple top-10 California cannabis brands including Heavy Hitters, Almora, and other products in the vape, flower, pre-roll, concentrate and edible categories. By establishing Mammoth as one of the largest and most professional distribution companies with best-in-class products successfully operating in the crowded California market, we are uniquely positioned for optimal growth as the legal cannabis industry continues to expand.Mammoth Distribution provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.Qualified Applicants with arrest or Conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
This role requires:
- Respectful collaboration/interactions with colleagues and customers
- Access to customer records, handling confidential business information
Mammoth Distribution reasonably believes a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in a withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Background Check Required.
Life at Mammoth Distribution
CLEAN. COMPLIANT. LICENSED. FRIENDLY.
Mammoth Distribution is the largest and most professional cannabis distribution company in California. Mammoth Distribution specializes in cannabis concentrates and vape products that are of the utmost safety, quality, and potency.
All Mammoth-distributed products come with a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and are extensively third party tested to ensure the cleanest, safest vape products on the market. All Mammoth-distributed products must adhere to our strict Clean Cannabis Guarantee - our promise to consumers that all Mammoth-distributed products will meet or exceed all California state cannabis regulations.
Thrive Here & What We Value1. Embracing continuous and rapid change | 2. Collaborating as a member of the safety committee to establish and enforce new safety protocols | 3. Identifying and researching new and emerging automation solutions</s> | Vibrant workplace culture | Portfolio of top-performing iconic brands | Low turnover rate</s> | 1. Respectful collaboration/interactions with colleagues | 2. Calm, non aggressive/violent responsiveness to others during extremely busy, high pressure, deadline oriented times | 3. Handle cannabis products and keep safe from theft/diversion | 4. Clean driving record as mandated by company insurance company | 5. 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