Brand Director, Rise

The Role 

Within the fast growing and everchanging cannabis industry, RISE has emerged as one of the industry’s premier leaders in the retail dispensary landscape. With over 100 open locations and plans to scale well beyond, we are in growth mode and looking for a strong leader for the RISE Brand Team. You will lead crucial business priorities for the RISE Retail brand. To successfully accomplish these priorities you will work cross-functionally with Retail Operations, Store Development, Visual Merchandising, Compliance, Revenue, Commercial and E-Commerce teams. You will lead all aspects of National Go-To-Market plans, including creative development, compliance approvals, printing and fulfillment, training and post-launch analysis. The role requires a passion for understanding the shopper journey and a passion for developing best in marketing plans that translate into meaningful commercial impact, new customers for RISE, and a growing community of brand fans. You need to be able to work in a constantly changing, fast-paced environment with a will-get-it-done-no-matter-the-obstacles attitude, tracking every detail along the way (we are a highly regulated industry). At GTI, the parent company of RISE, we move fast, fail forward and embrace the rapid pace of change. We face new challenges daily but celebrate wins as we work together to lead this brand-new industry with integrity, high quality and a people-first culture.  

This is a hybrid role based out of out Chicago HQ office (River North). 2 days in office are required. Ability to travel up to 30%. 

Responsibilities 

• Working with key stakeholders, you will lead the development of all national campaigns and activations. Including the development of all campaign assets for all channels, working with cross-functional partners to make sure that assets meet channel needs   

• Manages the development and execution of ROI driven omni-channel marketing campaigns that drive increased traffic, new shopper acquisition and other KPIs as defined through commercial planning process.  

• Support regional teams with the translation of national commercial strategies into regional or location specific programing needs, ensuring continuity of brand expression. 

• Works cross-functionally with eCommerce team to influence CRM, loyalty and blog marketing programs to execute promotional/commercial plans. 

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