Designer

Position: Designer

10/23/25

IN PERSON POSITION - Full Time 
We’re seeking a full-time, in-person Designer to join our team. This role is ideal for a highly creative individual who wants to take ownership of the brand’s visual storytelling across all touchpoints. You’ll work closely with our creative directors and design team to concept and execute new ideas for social media, marketing, and product design.

This position blends design, content creation, and brand strategy — a great fit for someone who’s versatile, organized, and eager to grow within a dynamic creative studio.

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 by 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. That 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 life-long learning. We are growth-minded and ask that all employees continue to grow and adapt to the growth of our company. 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 Responsibilities 

• Maintain and elevate the aesthetic quality of the Moglea brand across all platforms.
• Design engaging marketing materials, including email campaigns, web assets, and social content.
• Plan and execute sales and marketing campaigns for new collections and initiatives.
• Develop and edit photo and video content for digital channels (Instagram, TikTok, website, email).
• Update and refresh shop listings and social media feeds with new creative content.
• Collect market research, identify opportunities, and assist with product testing.
• Design and produce brand collateral and in-store signage.
• Assist in product development, including creating color palettes, patterns, and packaging concepts.
• Brainstorm and plan new video and campaign ideas that capture the Moglea story.
• Contribute to the creative direction of each seasonal collection (currently FW25, Holiday Cards, and 2026 Semi-Custom Wedding)
• Support production efforts during large orders or high-volume periods.
• Participate in studio operations: stocking and merchandising the DSM retail shop, assisting with events, and occasionally helping customers in-store
• Collaborate with the production team to refine production processes and assist in execution within the studio.
• Retail shop help: merchandising products and helping customers. 
   

Desired Education/Experience/Skills

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

Position Type: Full-time. In Person. (One remote day per week is optional.) 

Starting Pay Range: The pay range will be from 40-50K annual base salary with benefits.

Other Benefits:
 

• HRA - Health Savings accounts to apply towards health insurance premiums or any medical expenses.
• Retirement Savings Account
• Travel to NYC at least once annually for trade shows
• Paid Leave - Our initial package is 10-15  paid days, 7 paid holidays, 3 paid sick days, and 10 days of parental leave. 
• Flexible schedule - We can accommodate any schedules between 7AM-6PM, Monday through Friday. 
• Ability to work one remote day weekly. 
• Free cards.
• Relaxed work environment.
• Ability to learn and grow within a creative environment. 
• Downtown parking spot. 

Location:

Our production studio is 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.  

Application Process:

Please email jobs@moglea.com and submit:

Your cover letter, resume (if you have one or just a listing of job history if applicable), and a portfolio link or PDF. Your cover letter should state why you think you would be a great fit at Moglea or why you would like to work at Moglea. 

Please also put the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email - Designer

We appreciate you taking the time to consider yourself for this position. If you have any questions, please email jobs@moglea.com.
 

Notes:

This position could be used as an internship for school credit. Please note this request when you apply. We can accommodate most school requirements at Moglea.