Ascend Wellness Holdings (CSE: AAWH.U / OTCQX:AAWH)
Graphic Designer
Ascend Wellness Holdings (CSE: AAWH.U / OTCQX:AAWH), Convent Station, New Jersey, us, 07961
Graphic Designer
The Graphic Designer will bring Ascend’s portfolio of brands to life through thoughtful, high‑impact design across packaging, retail environments, and digital activations.
This role translates brand strategy into cohesive visual expressions—including packaging, in‑store signage, menu boards, and digital displays—that engage customers and reinforce brand identity.
The Designer collaborates closely with Brand, Marketing, Retail Operations, and Product teams to ensure all creative work is visually compelling, consistent with brand guidelines, compliant with industry regulations, and market ready.
This position reports to the Senior Graphic Designer.
Base pay range:
$65,000.00 / yr – $85,000.00 / yr
Portfolio showcasing relevant work is required with application.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and execute design assets for new brand and product launches (including identity, logo, illustration, packaging, brand guidelines)
Produce retail‑touchpoint design: in‑store assets, point‑of‑sale displays, fixtures, and retail collateral
Work with marketing to design digital and print assets: social media graphics, email templates, web assets, and event collateral
Ensure designs meet regulatory/compliance requirements specific to cannabis (labeling, packaging, retail signage)
Maintain and evolve the brand identity system: ensure consistency across all touchpoints, develop toolkits/templates for use across states/locations
Own its own workstream by working directly with XF partners to ensure a timely development and deployment of all needed assets
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (product development, retail operations, marketing, external agencies) to align design work with business objectives
Stay up to date on cannabis industry design and retail trends (packaging innovations, retail experience, brand activation)
Provide and incorporate feedback into design iterations; manage multiple projects and shifting priorities
Prepare final production files and ensure all assets are optimized for print and digital delivery, maintaining accuracy in color, typography, and format
Contribute to creative concepting and brainstorming sessions for campaigns, product launches, and retail experiences to bring fresh, on‑brand ideas to life
Qualifications & Skills
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Illustration, or a related field
3+ years of hands‑on design experience, ideally in the cannabis industry or a comparable regulated/brand‑intensive consumer business
Strong portfolio of work demonstrating brand identity development, packaging design, retail collateral, illustration, and digital/print design
Expert‑level skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and strong working knowledge of preparing print and packaging files
Experience designing across print, packaging, retail display, and digital formats (web, social, email)
Understanding of production workflows, vendor management, and delivering print/digital assets to spec
Ability to work in a fast‑paced, regulatory‑sensitive environment; excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines
Strong collaboration, communication, and project management skills
Maintains up‑to‑date knowledge of cannabis industry design standards, packaging compliance, and marketing regulations, applying state‑specific requirements as needed
Demonstrated ability to translate strategic brand direction into cohesive, market‑ready creative assets
Preferred Qualifications
Direct experience in the cannabis industry (brand design, packaging, retail activations)
Illustration skills (hand‑drawn or digital) and a strong illustration portfolio
Experience in retail design or brand development for multiple states or retail locations
Knowledge of regulatory requirements for cannabis packaging/labeling and retail signage
Motion graphics/video editing skills (After Effects, Premiere) are a bonus
Experience with web/UX design, WordPress/Squarespace, or other CMS
Familiarity with merchandising/display design and retail store environment design
Success Metrics
On‑time delivery of brand launch design projects
Quality and consistency of brand identity across touchpoints
Reduction in production errors or revisions in packaging/print files
Successful launch of in‑store collateral across multiple states within timeline and budget
Cross‑functional satisfaction (feedback from brand/marketing/retail teams)
Growth and maintenance of asset library and design toolkits
Why Join Us
Build brands in the fast‑moving, evolving cannabis category where design makes a real difference
Work across product and retail – from packaging to in‑store experience to brand identity
Be part of a multi‑state operation with high growth potential
Opportunity for career advancement alongside brand evolution
Collaborate with passionate, cross‑functional teams shaping the next generation of cannabis retail and brand experiences
Work Environment This position primarily performs duties in a remote office setting when not onsite in a dispensary or manufacturing facility environment.
Physical Requirements Regularly required to sit and use hands; occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms; requires speaking and listening regularly.
Company Overview Ascend Wellness Holdings ("AWH") is a vertically integrated cannabis cultivator, processor, and provisioning center operator with assets across multiple states.
We are committed to fostering a robust and inclusive cannabis industry through premium, customer‑focused retail experiences and high‑quality products that meet patients’ unique needs.
EEO Statement Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries are equal‑opportunity employers and celebrate the diversity of differences without discrimination in hiring practices, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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This role translates brand strategy into cohesive visual expressions—including packaging, in‑store signage, menu boards, and digital displays—that engage customers and reinforce brand identity.
The Designer collaborates closely with Brand, Marketing, Retail Operations, and Product teams to ensure all creative work is visually compelling, consistent with brand guidelines, compliant with industry regulations, and market ready.
This position reports to the Senior Graphic Designer.
Base pay range:
$65,000.00 / yr – $85,000.00 / yr
Portfolio showcasing relevant work is required with application.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and execute design assets for new brand and product launches (including identity, logo, illustration, packaging, brand guidelines)
Produce retail‑touchpoint design: in‑store assets, point‑of‑sale displays, fixtures, and retail collateral
Work with marketing to design digital and print assets: social media graphics, email templates, web assets, and event collateral
Ensure designs meet regulatory/compliance requirements specific to cannabis (labeling, packaging, retail signage)
Maintain and evolve the brand identity system: ensure consistency across all touchpoints, develop toolkits/templates for use across states/locations
Own its own workstream by working directly with XF partners to ensure a timely development and deployment of all needed assets
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (product development, retail operations, marketing, external agencies) to align design work with business objectives
Stay up to date on cannabis industry design and retail trends (packaging innovations, retail experience, brand activation)
Provide and incorporate feedback into design iterations; manage multiple projects and shifting priorities
Prepare final production files and ensure all assets are optimized for print and digital delivery, maintaining accuracy in color, typography, and format
Contribute to creative concepting and brainstorming sessions for campaigns, product launches, and retail experiences to bring fresh, on‑brand ideas to life
Qualifications & Skills
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Illustration, or a related field
3+ years of hands‑on design experience, ideally in the cannabis industry or a comparable regulated/brand‑intensive consumer business
Strong portfolio of work demonstrating brand identity development, packaging design, retail collateral, illustration, and digital/print design
Expert‑level skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and strong working knowledge of preparing print and packaging files
Experience designing across print, packaging, retail display, and digital formats (web, social, email)
Understanding of production workflows, vendor management, and delivering print/digital assets to spec
Ability to work in a fast‑paced, regulatory‑sensitive environment; excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines
Strong collaboration, communication, and project management skills
Maintains up‑to‑date knowledge of cannabis industry design standards, packaging compliance, and marketing regulations, applying state‑specific requirements as needed
Demonstrated ability to translate strategic brand direction into cohesive, market‑ready creative assets
Preferred Qualifications
Direct experience in the cannabis industry (brand design, packaging, retail activations)
Illustration skills (hand‑drawn or digital) and a strong illustration portfolio
Experience in retail design or brand development for multiple states or retail locations
Knowledge of regulatory requirements for cannabis packaging/labeling and retail signage
Motion graphics/video editing skills (After Effects, Premiere) are a bonus
Experience with web/UX design, WordPress/Squarespace, or other CMS
Familiarity with merchandising/display design and retail store environment design
Success Metrics
On‑time delivery of brand launch design projects
Quality and consistency of brand identity across touchpoints
Reduction in production errors or revisions in packaging/print files
Successful launch of in‑store collateral across multiple states within timeline and budget
Cross‑functional satisfaction (feedback from brand/marketing/retail teams)
Growth and maintenance of asset library and design toolkits
Why Join Us
Build brands in the fast‑moving, evolving cannabis category where design makes a real difference
Work across product and retail – from packaging to in‑store experience to brand identity
Be part of a multi‑state operation with high growth potential
Opportunity for career advancement alongside brand evolution
Collaborate with passionate, cross‑functional teams shaping the next generation of cannabis retail and brand experiences
Work Environment This position primarily performs duties in a remote office setting when not onsite in a dispensary or manufacturing facility environment.
Physical Requirements Regularly required to sit and use hands; occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms; requires speaking and listening regularly.
Company Overview Ascend Wellness Holdings ("AWH") is a vertically integrated cannabis cultivator, processor, and provisioning center operator with assets across multiple states.
We are committed to fostering a robust and inclusive cannabis industry through premium, customer‑focused retail experiences and high‑quality products that meet patients’ unique needs.
EEO Statement Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries are equal‑opportunity employers and celebrate the diversity of differences without discrimination in hiring practices, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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