*Please submit your portfolio with your application to be considered for this role.
The Role
The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated person who works well under pressure and can thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven atmosphere with ever-changing priorities. They will be able to work successfully with a variety of internal stakeholders and occasionally external vendors. In this role, you will work closely with our Creative & Marketing teams to design and develop innovative and strategic creative assets. These projects will primarily be in support of Equity projects including, but not limited to packaging, marketing collateral (sales, collateral, field, event), POS, websites, and merch/swag. Our ideal candidate will not only be strong and versatile in design & technical skills, but also have experience creating animations and visual graphic effects in using Adobe After Effects (or similar applications) and a desire to continue to build upon that skill set. A keen attention detail, contributions to continuous process improvements, and a willingness to understand the ever-evolving cannabis landscape (and how we operate within) are required.
Responsibilities
- Create on-brand, on-brief design work across multiple mediums on a variety of projects briefed in by the brand’s Art Director, BEAT team or Design Director.
- Create multiple design options that meet (or exceed) provided creative briefs; consulting with fellow designers and brand managers for collaboration and feedback throughout the process.
- Manage multiple projects and work with multiple disciplines at one time; ability to strategically prioritize projects & delegate work to others (internal or external) while maintaining a full plate of their own.
- Ensure brand consistency across multiple assets, work with multiple identities concurrently.
- Actively contribute to the creative process during team meetings by asking questions, voicing opinions, and thoughtfully interacting with the team to creatively problem-solve for the task at hand.
- Organize and maintain digital files.
- Carry a design through the entire project process, making revisions or creating new versions as needed in order to fulfill the brief’s deliverables; preparing assets to be handed off to Production based on Production guidelines.
- Follow and implement provided state guidelines and requirements on all materials.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 (7+ preferred) years of experience in Graphic Design; either within an Ad agency, Design studio, or in-house marketing team experience preferred
- Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Illustrator)
- Beginner to Intermediate proficiency with After Effects (or similar animation/vfx application), Microsoft applications, and project management applications
- A strong interest in packaging and typography
- Can provide a portfolio of work that showcases a wide variety of design styles & executions; experience designing for consumer goods and retail preferred
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulness; performs under minimal daily supervision, receiving guidance from RYTHM Art Director
- Possess a high level of critical thinking, continuously open to constructive, developmental feedback
- Strong attention to detail, time management skills, and willingness to learn existing/new workflows preferred
- Excellent interpersonal skills in terms of communication, both written and verbal
- Operates with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information; maintains professionalism when interacting with celebrity talent.
- Willing and able to attend and/or work events on evenings and weekends, as needed.
- Interacts regularly with entirety of Creative team, brand team, events & experience team & retail-related cross-functional teams as needed for completion of assigned projects
- Bachelor’s degree, preferred
Additional Requirements
- Must pass any and all required background checks
- Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
- Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
- Must be approved by state badging agency to work in cannabis industry
What We Do
We are a national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and retailer. Our mission is to promote well-being through the power of cannabis while giving back to the communities in which we serve. Established in 2014, Green Thumb employs over 4,300 people and serves thousands of patients and customers each year.
Green Thumb manufactures and distributes a portfolio of branded cannabis products including &Shine, Beboe, Dogwalkers, Doctor Solomon’s, Good Green, incredibles and RYTHM, and also owns and operates rapidly growing national retail cannabis stores called RISE.
Why Work With Us
Cannabis is a rapidly growing industry. It's the Great American Growth story, and it is much more than revenue numbers. It's a story about people first. From our commitment to helping right the wrongs caused by the War on Drugs to our passionate team members, people and their well-being are at the core of everything we do at Green Thumb.
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