Sr. Production Manager - Marketing

The posting, as Curaleaf wrote it

At Curaleaf, we’re redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets.

Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis.

Title: Sr. Production Manager - Marketing

Location: Stamford, CT, or Chicago, IL (On-site)

Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt

About the Role

The Sr. Production Manager - Marketing is an invaluable partner withing the Creative Services (In-House Agency) who ensures that critical marketing materials are produced to a high standard of quality across analog and digital mediums. They are masters and enforcers of process and best practices. With an incredible eye for detail, a great production manager will always be on the lookout for ways to optimize efficiencies. They seek solutions through process and emerging technology to ensure that creative product is always executed with excellence. Reporting to the VP of Creative Services, this position entails developing and managing a team of high-performing Production Artists. They collaborate with both account and creative partners in the development of critical programs and activations. They manage timelines and set clear expectations around deliverables. They also work with internal partners and external vendors to achieve our executional goals.

What You’ll Do

• Build, develop and maintain a team of high-performing Production Artists
• Develop close relationships with internal partners and stakeholders
• Own, define and ensure critical processes are followed
• Ensure creative projects and delivered efficiently from inception to execution, including managing timelines, allocating resources and coordinating execution between vendors and their team
• Partner with agency leadership to set a standard of excellence that meets our business objectives
• Manage a team of production artist and ensure they understand creative/legal/regulatory processes.

What You’ll Bring

• Hands-on experience building and managing production processes
• 10–15+ years in Production Management with CPG and/or large-scale retail experience.
• Expertise in managing external agency and vendor resources
• Strong skills in organization and collaboration
• Understanding of Legal/Regulatory process for a controlled category
• Deep knowledge of Adobe Suite

Even Better If

• Experience in regulated industries (alcohol, cannabis, pharma, tobacco)
• Familiarity with retail environments (Target-scale, Trader Joe’s)

What We Offer

Health & Wellness

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance*
• Health Savings Account (HSA) a

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Confidence

Our Vision: To be the world's leading cannabis company by consistently delivering superior products and services and driving the global acceptance of cannabis.

Our Values

• Lead and Inspire.
• Commit to Win.
• ONE Curaleaf.
• Driven to Deliver Excellence.

Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. Curaleaf recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.

Current Curaleaf employees should apply for open positions through our Internal Job Board, which can be accessed via the link on The Leaf.

***Please note that U.S. immigration rules and regulations are governed by federal law; not state law. Although Curaleaf operates in states that have legalized and decriminalized marijuana, it is still considered a controlled substance under federal regulations and thus illegal under federal law. For this reason, unless and until federal law changes, Curaleaf is prohibited from offering sponsorship for any non-immigrant or immigrant visas.

***Please also note that while candidates who are Lawful Permanent Residents (such as those with Green Cards) are eligible for employment with, and are hired by Curaleaf, working for a company engaged in a business that grows and sells a product that is illegal under federal law might compromise the candidate’s immigration status. Before a Lawful Permanent Resident accepts an offer of employment, Curaleaf recommends that the candidate seek the advice of an immigration lawyer.