Creative Manager

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$95K/yr – $110K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own and evolve the visual expression of the Mammoth portfolio brands while leading high-visibility projects from concept to production, and guide an in-house creative team in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment.

  • Own visual standards across typography, color, layout, photography, video, and packaging
  • Lead concept to production for packaging, campaigns, retail, and experiential work
  • Coach designers and manage stakeholder expectations to reduce rework

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the visual expression of the Mammoth portfolio brands, protecting what makes each one distinct while setting standards for typography, color, layout, photography, video, and packaging
  • Review priority creative before it ships, ensuring every asset is polished, accurate, channel-appropriate, and production-ready
  • Translate campaign strategy, product stories, consumer insight, and commercial priorities into clear visual concepts before execution begins
  • Partner closely with Marketing, brand leadership, and company leadership to understand the intent behind feedback and convert it into actionable creative direction
  • Present work with confidence and brevity — explain the idea, connect it to the objective, and recommend a clear path forward
  • Personally concept, design, refine, or art-direct high-visibility projects, guiding packaging, retail, digital, experiential, photography, and video creative from concept through final production
  • Give direct, specific feedback that improves hierarchy, storytelling, craft, and commercial clarity
  • Run a dependable workflow from brief through concept, review, production, approval, and handoff
  • Partner with Marketing and project management to prioritize work against business impact, deadlines, capacity, and dependencies
  • Build scalable templates, modular toolkits, file standards, and asset libraries that increase speed without making the work generic

Requirements

  • CPG brand experience, with a portfolio demonstrating strong campaign thinking and brand-building across multiple channels
  • Hands-on packaging design experience, including the ability to guide work from concept through production-ready files
  • Experience leading or managing an in-house creative team in a fast-moving, multi-stakeholder environment
  • Advanced design craft and fluency in Adobe Creative Cloud, with the ability and willingness to personally contribute to the work
  • Experience art-directing photography and video, including briefing, pre-production, on-set direction, and post-production review
  • Experience in cannabis, wellness, beauty, beverage, lifestyle, or another regulated consumer category

Preferred

  • Also relevant if you have experience as: Creative Director, Associate Creative Director, Art Director, Design Manager, Brand Creative Manager, Packaging Design Manager, CPG Creative Lead, Creative Operations Manager, or Senior Graphic Designer.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance – eligible after 60 days
  • Lead creative direction across an established, growing portfolio of recognized cannabis brands
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Paid Company Holidays
  • Paid Time Off Employee Assistance Program
  • Complimentary Life Coach
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Mammoth Distribution

HAPPY. HUNGRY. FOCUSED.Mammoth Distribution was one of the first vertically-integrated cannabis companies founded in the US. Since 1996, Mammoth has focused on building out a diverse portfolio of brands that includes Almora, Heavy Hitters, Higher, Lift Tickets, Spacestation, Sunsmoke, and Surplus. Family owned & operated from the beginning, Heavy Hitters alone has sold over 10 million carts making it the best selling premium vape every year since inception.Our brands can now be found in 600+ retail locations across California, Nevada, and New York as we focus on expanding our reach with like-minded, best-in-class partners.

Founded in 2017
Los Angeles, California, USA
120 employees (13 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$95K/yr – $110K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Creative median pay in the United States

$109K/yr

Most pay falls between $83K and $155K. Based on 2,555 salaries.

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Creative Manager

Mammoth Distribution · Los Angeles, CA · On-site