Designer

Moglea; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free cards

Relaxed work environment

Ability to learn and grow within a CRE

Job summary

Moglea, based in Des Moines, IA, seeks a full-time Designer to join our Design Team. You will work closely with the Creative Director to support all design needs for the Moglea brand, with a focus on email campaigns, image editing, and social media content.

Proficiency in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Premier Pro is expected, with video editing and social media experience a plus. We are expanding into a semi-custom wedding collection for 2026/2027 and seek someone organized, flexible,

Qualifications

• Design-focused education background.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator).
• Experience with video editing and social media is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the aesthetic quality of the Moglea brand across channels.
• Design email campaigns and social media content.
• Assist in planning and producing social media content; shoot video footage.

Skills

Creative design

Social media management

Video editing

Education

Design-focused education background

Tools

Photoshop

InDesign

Illustrator

Premiere Pro

Job description

We're seeking a full-time Designer to join our Design Team. Our Designer works closely with our Creative Director to help facilitate all design needs for the Moglea brand. Applicants should have a design-focused educational background with knowledge of programs like Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. Experience with video editing programs and social media is a plus. Responsibilities include but are not limited to, designing engaging email campaigns, editing images, assisting in planning and producing social media content, and shooting video footage. Our Design Team also assists our creative directors with designing new products for the Moglea line. Our Design Team also plans and coordinates marketing efforts for the brand and coordinates our custom print orders. We’re looking for someone who is organized, flexible, and ready to bring fresh ideas to the Moglea brand.

NEW - We're hoping to find someone with a passion for print design and typography to help with a new Moglea semi-custom wedding collection for 2026/2027.

Our Company:

Moglea was launched in 2012 and is under the creative direction of Chad and Meg Gleason. Their artful stationery and product line is created using hand-applied production processes to add one-of-a-kind elements to each product. The production team in their Des Moines, Iowa-based studio thoughtfully applies layers of paint to extra-thick sheets of paper before cutting them down, yielding completely unique compositions. Each piece is finished on one of their antique presses where it is foil stamped, printed, or die-cut using traditional letterpress printing processes.

The Moglea line is a joyful exploration of composition, pattern and color. For each new release, Chad and Meg intentionally focus on adding unexpected production processes or visual ideas to the current collection. The result is a product line in which each piece feels like a work of art that is meant to be shared.

The Moglea line is sold worldwide, with placement in over 1000 stores. The line has been sold nationwide by retailers such as Anthropologie, West Elm, CB2, Nordstrom and Blick Art Materials.

Our Values

Sincerity:

We speak honestly and from our heart. We believe in caring personally and challenging directly as a means to improve performance when working together. We share our own stories and extend space for others to share theirs. We truly think this is the best and only way we can continue to grow as a team and company.

Accountability:

We embrace mistakes and learn together. We listen, observe, and gather information that brings us closer to understanding our team. We take responsibility for mistakes and create solutions for how to improve.

Respect:

We respect and listen to all members of our team, whether new to Moglea or senior employees. We respect and value the mission of the Moglea organization and the decisions our founders make toward that vision.

Empathy:

We desire to truly know and understand all members of our team - their points of view, their motivations, and their personal feelings. We desire to match our team’s strengths and skills to roles that can make the most impact. Our understanding of others will help build sustainable and productive relationships that help improve the corporate intimacy within the culture at Moglea.

Humility:

We recognize that we can, and we will be wrong. New information, time, and new levels of understanding ask us to challenge our previously held opinions and seek to improve ourselves and our work. We will be open to feedback from our peers, those above us, and our direct reports. We will self-reflect on recent decisions and motivations.

Adaptive Tenacity:

We passionately commit to our goals and stick to that commitment with a spirit of open-hearted and earnest striving and lifelong learning. We are growth-minded and ask that all employees continue to grow and adapt as our company grows. We seek to accomplish higher performance levels, improved communication, and stronger relationships with all Moglea employees.

Integrity:

We ask that all Moglea employees are trustworthy, do what is right, and lead by example.

Ownership:

We don’t wait for others to act. We take the initiative to bring about positive results. We ask that employees care about Moglea products, processes, property, and personnel just as much as an owner of the company would. Taking ownership means we are accountable for the results of our actions and that they are executed with the highest quality and in a timely manner.

Joy:

We acknowledge that as coworkers, we see each other more than family and friends. Work can be challenging but overall should be fun, joyful, and fulfilling to every member of the Moglea team. We seek to ensure that every employee has a net positive experience while working at Moglea.

Primary duties:

• Maintaining the aesthetic quality of the Moglea brand.
• Designing work such as email campaigns and social media content.
• (potential / growth in role) - Designing products and packaging for the Moglea Paper line: social stationery, cards, notebooks, and notepads.
• Planning and executing sales and marketing campaigns.
• Collecting market research, identifying potential markets, and testing.
• Editing and preparing images for use across various platforms.
• Updating shop and social media platforms with fresh content.
• Shooting and editing video footage of the production team.
• Styling and shooting products for content needs.
• Planning and brainstorming new ideas for video content.
• Designing brand collateral for the Moglea brand.
• Developing new color palettes and mood boards for each collection.
• Developing new production processes and assisting with process execution within the studio.
• Assisting with production as needed for large orders or during busy times.
• Assisting with events within the retail shop.
• Assisting customers within the retail shop.

Desired Education/Experience/Skills

Adobe Suite, especially Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Premier Pro. Instagram / Social media.Experience with shooting and editing video or product photography is ideal, but not required.

Position Type: Full-time. In Person.

Starting Pay Range:

The pay range will be from 40K-50K annually based on experience and ability.

• Free cards.
• Relaxed work environment.
• Ability to learn and grow within a creative environment.

Location:

Our production studio is in downtown Des Moines at 110 11th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.