Our Story:

Story Cannabis was built by misfits on a mission — people bold enough to shift the cannabis narrative and create something better. Founded in 2021 by industry veterans, Story is a vertically integrated company headquartered in Phoenix, operating across Arizona, Maryland, Ohio, and Louisiana, and we’re just getting started.

Our vision is to bring hope, happiness, and healing to the world through cannabis, and we’re doing it one state, one store, and one customer at a time.

Leadership defines how we show up. Data drives how we grow. Gratitude keeps us grounded. Unity fuels our momentum. And growth, in every sense, inspires everything we do.

If you’re ready to challenge what’s expected and shape the future of cannabis, your next chapter starts with Story.

Overview:

As a Retail Associate, you’ll be the face of our store — welcoming customers, guiding them through product selections, and ensuring an exceptional shopping experience. You’ll bring our brand to life through genuine interactions, deep product knowledge, and a passion for helping people discover what fits their needs. This role blends customer service, education, and operational precision to create a seamless and enjoyable experience for every guest who walks through our doors.

Responsibilities:

• Greet customers when entering the retail store with compassion and professionalism. 
• Accurately and compliantly enter customer information into our database systems to verify eligibility for purchase. 
• Completes all sales and job duties per company SOP. 
• Provide exceptional customer service through elevated customer service standards, behaviors, and product knowledge. 
• Quickly and precisely handle cash and debit transactions while always maintaining a balanced cash drawer. 
• Work with a diverse group of personalities - employees and customers. 
• Possess excellent skills in mathematics. 
• Be extremely organized, efficient, and a good manager of time & resources. 
• Operate cash register, computer-based POS system, and cash drawer. 
• Clean, stock, and organize retail store. 
• Conduct nightly inventory counts of all retail store products. 
• Work cohesively as part of a team to ensure sales, customer satisfaction, and designated timelines meet compliance goals.   
• Work on special projects and assignments designated by management. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

 Qualifications & Requirements:

• Minimum High School Diploma or G.E.D equivalent required.
• Previous customer services experience preferred.
• Marijuana knowledge a bonus.
• Must be over 21 years of age.
• Can legally work in the United States - all documentation required.
• Must have a valid State-Issued ID or U.S. Passport
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must have no scheduling restrictions.
• Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment background checks.

 Physical Requirements:

• Must have the ability to push, pull, or lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Must be capable of sitting, squatting, standing, kneeling, bending, or walking for extended periods.

Our Story:

Story Cannabis was built by misfits on a mission — people bold enough to shift the cannabis narrative and create something better. Founded in 2021 by industry veterans, Story is a vertically integrated company headquartered in Phoenix, operating across Arizona, Maryland, Ohio, and Louisiana, and we’re just getting started.

Our vision is to bring hope, happiness, and healing to the world through cannabis, and we’re doing it one state, one store, and one customer at a time.

Leadership defines how we show up. Data drives how we grow. Gratitude keeps us grounded. Unity fuels our momentum. And growth, in every sense, inspires everything we do.

If you’re ready to challenge what’s expected and shape the future of cannabis, your next chapter starts with Story.

Overview:

As a Retail Associate, you’ll be the face of our store — welcoming customers, guiding them through product selections, and ensuring an exceptional shopping experience. You’ll bring our brand to life through genuine interactions, deep product knowledge, and a passion for helping people discover what fits their needs. This role blends customer service, education, and operational precision to create a seamless and enjoyable experience for every guest who walks through our doors.

Responsibilities:

• Greet customers when entering the retail store with compassion and professionalism. 
• Accurately and compliantly enter customer information into our database systems to verify eligibility for purchase. 
• Completes all sales and job duties per company SOP. 
• Provide exceptional customer service through elevated customer service standards, behaviors, and product knowledge. 
• Quickly and precisely handle cash and debit transactions while always maintaining a balanced cash drawer. 
• Work with a diverse group of personalities - employees and customers. 
• Possess excellent skills in mathematics. 
• Be extremely organized, efficient, and a good manager of time & resources. 
• Operate cash register, computer-based POS system, and cash drawer. 
• Clean, stock, and organize retail store. 
• Conduct nightly inventory counts of all retail store products. 
• Work cohesively as part of a team to ensure sales, customer satisfaction, and designated timelines meet compliance goals.   
• Work on special projects and assignments designated by management. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

 Qualifications & Requirements:

• Minimum High School Diploma or G.E.D equivalent required.
• Previous customer services experience preferred.
• Marijuana knowledge a bonus.
• Must be over 21 years of age.
• Can legally work in the United States - all documentation required.
• Must have a valid State-Issued ID or U.S. Passport
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must have no scheduling restrictions.
• Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment background checks.

 Physical Requirements:

• Must have the ability to push, pull, or lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Must be capable of sitting, squatting, standing, kneeling, bending, or walking for extended periods.

About The Role:

As the Store Manager, you are responsible for the store’s overall performance, talent initiatives, operational execution, visual standards, and customer experience. Ideal candidates are individuals who are motivated, adaptable to change, coachable, values oriented, strong talent developers, and have a passion for our brand. This position is located at the upcoming Pinecrest store, opening Summer 2026.

Your Day to Day May Include:

• Sales Leadership
• Responsible for overall store performance and KPI’s
• Serve as brand ambassador by showing passion for the brand, educating our customers on our history, and you are knowledgeable about our product and the industry as a whole 
• Experienced in creating effective action plans to maintain or improve performance 
• Knowledgeable in how to build new and repeat business through customer clienteling 
• Training + Development
• Proven track record in recruiting, onboarding, and developing both internal and external talent 
• Effective in your communication style, and your messaging energizes and encourages others to want to work together 
• Enjoy leading through collaboration, encouraging the team to share ideas and opinions, fostering accountability and trust
• Capable of clearly communicating new initiatives and goals in a timely and effective manner 
• Customer Service
• Passionate about providing the best customer experience to purchasing and non-purchasing customers 
• Enjoy leading by example when setting the tone in how the team shows up each day in store and personal presentation 
• Capable of leading and coaching through return policies, while also prioritizing the overall customer experience 
• Quick to respond to customer complaints and concerns in a professional manner, while being resolution oriented
• Capable of leading execution of brand visual standards and updates
• Operations:
• Capable of executing daily store operations in a timely and efficient manner 
• Experienced in scheduling team members to the needs of the business and budget
• Experienced in managing store inventory with a high level of detail and organization per SOPs 
• Willing and capable of leading opening / closing duties

You could be great for this role if:

• You are adaptable and easily manage change
• You are organized and have excellent time management skills
• You have an eye for spotting and recruiting talent
• You are motivated and results driven
• You are coachable and receive feedback
• You are passionate about the gorjana brand

Minimum requirements: 

• At least one year experience in a retail leadership position
• Must be over the age of 18 
• Ability to lift or move at least 50 lbs 
• Ability to bend, squat, twist and reach
• Ability to stand and/or walk for at least 6 hours per shift
• Ability to be flexible to the needs of the business, working nights, weekends, and holiday shifts 
• Ability to work full time hours, with open availability 

Compensation:

• Salary range starting from $75,000
• Commission and bonus opportunities
• Employer Sponsored Medical, Vision, Dental and Life Insurance Benefits for employee + family

Additional Perks & Benefits

• Generous employee discount and product perks program
• Maternity & Disability Benefits
• 401K and matching program* (waiting period applies)
• Paid Vacation and sick time
• Opportunities to grow with the brand and develop your skills

We participate in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility for all new hires. E-Verify compares information from your Form I-9 to official records to confirm authorization to work in the United States.

The Project Manager manages individual, multi-disciplined projects of up to $50,000,000, providing professional project planning support and management for assigned projects; manages daily responsibility for all activities executed under the project plans; and assists Senior Project Managers on large, complex projects. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiate and develop project needs assessment and project plans.
• Create and maintain design and construction team.
• Develop, and present for approval, an implementation project plan, budgets, and schedule.
• Collaborate with all stakeholders (development, brokerage, leasing, client, tenant, architect, engineer, consultants, general contractor) to execute project plans.
• Provide timely and accurate project management documentation and reporting, including but not limited to, project meeting minutes, budgets, value engineering, schedules, bid and award process, purchase orders, contracts, and change orders.
• Implement project according to schedule.
• Maintain schedule and budget updates; send out/present to clients and executives weekly.   
• Cultivate and maintain positive working relationships with vendors, suppliers, consultants, clients, property owners, and property management team.
• Maintain working knowledge of all metrics as called for in the development, lease, project management, and third party property management agreements.
• Partner with development and leasing teams, project coordinators, project management executives, property management and accounting teams, and general contractors for the successful execution of all projects.
• Contribute through thoughtful and proactive execution of clearly defined duties, methods, and tasks; contribute to team performance through suggestions to improve systems, processes, and procedures.
• Participate in internal and external development programs and mentoring to grow into advanced roles.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, or military equivalent, preferably with focus on Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design, Real Estate, Finance, or Business Management and at least 5 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Real Estate Brokers license and PMP, LEED, WELL Fitwell accreditations preferred
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite, including Power Point and Project required; Procore Construction Software preferred
• Practical understanding of local building codes, permitting, and inspection process
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting while taking direction from multiple project leaders and carrying out tasks with little direction
• Ability to effectively collaborate with internal and external leasing teams and Project Coordinators/Managers, general contractors, architects, engineers, and consultants including the ability to give direction
• Strong, clear, effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to analyze and interpret development, commercial lease, architect and engineer consulting, and general contractor agreements as well as construction documentation
• Proven track record of delivering excellent internal and external customer service
• Ability to work after hours, weekends, holidays, and during emergency situations as necessary to meet the needs of the client
• Ability to read and write English in order to understand manuals and procedures, and to write reports

Physical Requirements:

Ability to sit/stand/walk for long periods of time, including walking unfinished construction project sites and on uneven surfaces; manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, phone, and other office equipment; eyesight that allows for reading a computer screen, phone screen, reports, etc.; hearing that allows for hearing/understanding spoken words; lifting and carrying up to 20 lbs.; tolerant of loud noises, airborne dust, chemicals, fumes, and inclement weather.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.