Graphic Designer

We're looking for a Mid-to-Senior level Designer who brings both creative restlessness and strategic clarity to the work: someone who can shape a brand identity from the earliest sketch through final execution.

POSITION OVERVIEW

This role sits at the center of Capsule's creative output. Day to day, you'll be developing brand and visual identities across a wide range of industries, scales, and challenges.

You'll work closely with strategists and writers to shape client visual narratives that are as thoughtful as they are distinctive, and you'll be expected to present and advocate for your work with confidence. You'll also contribute to Capsule's brand, helping package client stories and develop marketing assets.

We're flexible on years of experience. What matters more is the strength of your portfolio and your ability to lead projects with independence and purpose. Experience in digital design and packaging is a genuine plus.

ABOUT YOU

You are a creative thinker whose imagination stays grounded in the purpose. You don't just make things look good, but you understand why the decisions you're making solve the challenge. You hold your work to a high standard and bring genuine curiosity to every new category, challenge, or client you encounter.

You're equally comfortable running independently on a project as you are working in close collaboration with a team. You communicate your ideas clearly and take feedback constructively, knowing that the best work usually improves through honest dialogue.

Required

BA / BFA / BS in Graphic Design

4+ years professional experience

Strong branding portfolio

Print & digital experience

Adobe Creative Suite

Visual storytelling

Bonus Points - Specific Experience In

Packaging design (structure and graphic)

Digital / web design

Creative concept or campaign development

Motion / interactive design

B2B branding experience

EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

About Capsule

Capsule is a Special Projects Agency founded the year Prince became famous in Minneapolis.

Our refusal to limit our work to one specific industry, combined with the satisfaction we find from solving problems that others won’t touch with ten-foot poles, has earned us trusted relationships with brands large and small to explore and solve their meatiest design, brand and marketing challenges.

With over two and a half decades of working for clients across a variety of industries and needs, we specialize in helping brands create and evolve. We’ve crafted a new form of chocolate, named a fresh cultivar of an apple and built a cannabis seltzer from the ground up. We’ve lifted the shroud from the future of death care, dove into the happiest and healthiest places on earth and examined the intricacies of the hang tag. We’ve helped a legacy shoe brand further spread its wings, transitioned a once discount flooring retailer to a more premium footing and branded an entire region of the Midwest.

We have grown alongside brands like Patagonia, Hydro Flask, Red Wing Shoes, Herman Miller, Curaleaf and Osprey, becoming a strategic partner and multi-purpose tool to solve any special project that comes our way.

Employment Details

This is a full-time position with hybrid working opportunities at our home office in northeast Minneapolis. Only candidates with the requested experience will be considered. Candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents must have authorization to work in the US before applying.

Candidates may be considered for varying levels, based on experience.

Capsule is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity, practice empathy, and are committed to inclusion in all forms. Capsule does not discriminate based on identity- race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender identity and expression, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged or sealed convictions, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Benefits Overview

Capsule’s passion for designing authentic, meaningful moments for brands and our clients extends to the way we design our employee experience. Below are just a few perks of working at Capsule.

Retirement savings plan with 3% match after one year of Capsule employment

Health and dental insurance with no cost to employee, with the option to participate in a health savings account

9 paid company holidays, PTO that rolls over, year round ‘summer hours’

Built-in, quarterly bonus program tied to company performance

Hybrid, flexible working with suggested in-office time, and the ability to design your day

Ability to travel for client engagements, trade shows, conferences and other learning opportunities

Open communication channels, transparency and feedback with company partners

Plentiful opportunities for internal and client-facing leadership

Vibrant, creative office working environment in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District

Regular team bonding events, extracurricular groups and volunteer opportunities

Interested? Send your resume, portfolio and a little bit about you to ***email_hidden***

Capsule is based in Minneapolis, MN and is currently working in a hybrid office/at home environment.

Capsule is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and practice empathy and are committed to inclusion in all forms. Candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents must have authorization to work in the US before applying. No walk-ins or phone calls, please.