Freelance Character Design Remote Jobs in Arizona

OGeez! is one of America's pioneering cannabis-infused gummy brands. Born in Arizona and now flavoring life across multiple states, our scratch-made gummies combine mouthwatering taste, innovative cannabinoid infusions, signature bouncy texture, and hand-crafted quality to add flavor to all of life's special moments.

As we expand nationally, we're seeking a Fractional Creative Director to guide the evolution of the OGeez! brand identity, packaging, and overall creative strategy across multiple markets. The ideal candidate or firm will bring deep experience in branding, consumer goods packaging, and visual storytelling, helping us define and maintain a cohesive, high-impact brand presence that scales with our growth. 

Responsibilities & Engagement Scope

• Lead the management team in refining and strengthening the OGeez! brand identity, ensuring consistency across all consumer touchpoints.
• Oversee the creation and refinement of style guides, brand standards, packaging systems, point of purchase displays, and sales collateral for new and existing product lines.
• Partner closely with internal marketing, operations, and leadership teams-and collaborate with external creative partners or agencies-to drive the company's visual and brand direction.
• Direct creative strategy for consumer packaging, including dielines, copy hierarchy, and print production, ensuring both compliance and exceptional shelf appeal.
• Translate business goals and consumer insights into strategic creative campaigns that amplify OGeez!'s unique voice and market position.
• Manage creative partners and vendors, ensuring alignment with brand standards, timelines, and budgets.
• Evolve and maintain a consistent visual and verbal brand voice across digital, retail, and experiential channels.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in branding, packaging design, and creative direction for consumer goods or lifestyle brands.
• A portfolio demonstrating world-class brand and packaging work, ideally across multiple product categories or markets.
• Experience building and maintaining brand systems and visual guidelines that scale.
• Ability to manage or collaborate with freelancers, small creative teams, or agencies.
• Strong understanding of consumer psychology, retail marketing, and brand differentiation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate creative ideas into business impact.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and familiarity with design-to-production workflows.
• Experience translating branding into physical packaging, point-of-sale displays and other collateral
• Experience in cannabis, food & beverage, or other regulated consumer industries preferred but not required.

Engagement Details

• Structure: Fractional leadership role; open to individuals or small creative firms with retained or project-based models.
• Time Commitment: Approximately 20-40 hours per week (flexible based on project load).  Temporary-to-permeant role is an option. 
• Location: Flexible / remote, with preference for candidates or firms near one of our operational markets (AZ, IL, NJ, NY).
• Remuneration: Competitive retainer or hourly fee structure commensurate with experience and scope of engagement.

OGeez! is an equal opportunity company and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.