Butter is a creative studio that harnesses design as a tool for business growth and powerful cultural influence. Dedicated to creating intentional experiences that aren't afraid to leave an impression, we seize the opportunity to create lasting change through our work.

We tell a brand’s story through visuals, interfaces, language, and strategy. It can be a whimsical story. It can be a curious one. It can be super simple. But whatever we create has to spark the imagination: yours and ours.

Our values drive everything that we do, and we're particularly passionate about supporting brands whose intentions match our own. This spans sport, sustainability, queer and women led organizations, and beyond.

Butter is the studio practice of Cari Sekendur. Combining creativity and analytical thinking, Cari takes companies to the next level of their brand expression and recognition through strategic creative execution. Her creative approach is balanced both by research and writing background as well as a tactical business sense. These were informed by the early years of her career where she handled marketing and operations for fast-growing startups in New York City, Chicago, and Berlin. She has executed visual design, art direction, and brand strategy for a wide swath of companies, from Nike and Viacom to Other Half Brewing and Morgans Hotel Group. Her work has been exhibited in galleries from Paris to Los Angeles, and recognized by AIGA’s Eye on Design, Hypebae, and It's Nice That, among others. 

She is a recreational boxer and soccer player, proudly queer, and passionate about giving voice to communities that are underrepresented in the mainstream. From Chicago, she studied in St. Louis before stints in Spain, Buenos Aires, Berlin, and Paris.

Butter is looking for a Design Intern and Freelance Designers (click through to see the job descriptions) to join our team remotely (you can be based anywhere!). Designers should have strong brand, web, and motion graphics skills. Send work samples, resume, and tell us why you're the best person for the job to: [email protected]