Moglea is hiring: Designer in Des Moines

Position: Designer

12/30/24 

IN PERSON POSITION - Full Time 

We're seeking a full-time Designer to join our Design Team. The Design Team is responsible for various creative aspects of the Moglea brand. Applicants should have a design-focused educational background with a knowledge of programs like Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. Experience with video 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. We’re looking for someone who is organized, flexible, and ready to bring fresh ideas to the Moglea brand.

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 duties:

• Maintaining the aesthetic quality of the Moglea brand.
• Designing work such as email campaigns and social media content.
• Plan and execute sales and marketing campaigns. 
• Collect 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.
• Assisting the Design Team with other tasks as assigned.
• Planning and brainstorming new ideas for video content. 
• Designing brand collateral for the Moglea brand. 
• Designing products and packaging for Moglea Paper line.
• Developing new color palettes and mood boards for each collection. 
• Designing brand collateral for the Moglea Furniture line. 
• Developing new production processes and assisting with process execution within the studio.
• Assisting with production as needed for large orders or during busy times.
• Stocking and merchandising the DSM retail shop. 
• 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 is ideal, but not required. 

Position Type: Full-time. In Person. 

Starting Pay Range:

The pay range will be from 38 - 40K annual base salary with benefits. Our full-time Design positions are salary positions with benefits (HRA, retirement savings, paid vacation and sick days, employee discount, free downtown parking spot, Friday happy hour, Staff Lunches.)  Our initial package is 10 paid days, 7 paid holidays, 3 paid sick days, and 10 days of parental leave. l

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule - We can accommodate any schedules between 6AM-7PM, Monday through Friday. The production studio is transitioning to a 4 Day work week, so you’ll have the optional ability to work Monday through Thursday or Monday through Friday. 
• Ability to work one remote day weekly. 
• Free cards.
• Relaxed work environment.
• Ability to learn and grow within a creative environment. 

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.