Buck Mason

Junior Women's Art Director

Buck Mason$75K — $90K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-4 years of relevant art direction or creative experience in fashion or lifestyle brands
  • Strong creative storytelling abilities with a developing aesthetic
  • Exceptional attention to detail and taste
  • Proficient in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Capture One, and Frame.io
  • Highly organized; able to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines
  • Collaborative team player with an eagerness to learn and grow
  • Curious about design, photography, and brand distinction
  • Passionate about American classics and California brand ethos

Responsibilities

  • Assist the Senior Art Director in developing seasonal campaigns and lookbooks
  • Collaborate on planning and building shot lists for various shoots
  • Lead video art direction for campaigns and lookbooks
  • Provide support on set for all types of shoots
  • Audit image selects during post-production to ensure accuracy
  • Manage retouching notes and feedback with retouchers
  • Sequence final images for multiple platforms emphasizing storytelling and visual rhythm
  • Oversee the ecomm imagery pipeline from post-production to upload

Benefits

  • Transparent and fair compensation
  • Potential for commissions, bonuses, and performance-based perks
  • Room for significant growth within a dynamic company
  • Culture that values entrepreneurial mindsets
  • Supportive learning environment focused on creative development
Full Job Description
Buck Mason is looking for a junior to mid-level Art Director to join the Women's creative team. The ideal candidate is a creative storyteller and clear communicator with exceptional taste and attention to detail. You bring an entrepreneurial mindset, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and are eager to grow within a dynamic, evolving company. You have a love for American classics and a passion for concepting and executing timeless imagery that embodies the ethos of a California brand.
Reporting to the Senior Art Director, you'll serve as her right-hand partner - playing an integral role in bringing the women's visual identity to life across every touchpoint, from campaign and lookbook to ecomm, email, social, and paid. You'll work closely together on both the pre- and post-production sides of photoshoots, and take ownership of image selects and sequencing across all platforms. This role offers significant room for growth inside a brand with a clear and deeply considered point of view.

What you'll do:

Art Direction
  • Support the Senior Art Director on seasonal campaign and lookbook development - contributing to moodboards, casting research, backdrop and prop sourcing, and location planning
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  • Partner with the Senior AD to build and plan shotlists for campaigns, lookbooks, and ecomm shoots
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  • Lead video art direction for lookbook and campaign shoots - including filming style references, look coverage planning, and on-set video direction
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  • Provide on-set support across all shoot types
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Image Selects & Post-Production
  • Audit on-set selects at the start of post-production - verifying all required frames are captured, flagging missing coverage, and ensuring product colors are accurately represented
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  • Own retouching notes end-to-end, managing multiple rounds of feedback with external retouchers
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  • Sequence final imagery across all platforms - ecomm, email, Instagram, paid ads, and print - with an eye for visual rhythm, storytelling, and platform context
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  • Manage final asset handoff to the ecomm manager
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Ecomm & Site
  • Own the full ecomm imagery pipeline from post-production through to site upload
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  • Conduct regular PDP and collection page audits; flag and resolve missing or outdated assets
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  • Support homepage and collection page updates in Figma
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Email & Paid
  • Gather and prepare image assets for women's email campaigns and paid ads
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  • Review imagery in context of email layouts and paid ad templates; flag updates as needed
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Social
  • Support Instagram grid planning and sequencing
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  • Prepare assets for Stories and Reels as directed
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What we're looking for:

  • 2-4 years of art direction or creative experience at a fashion or lifestyle brand
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  • A passionate creative storyteller with a strong, developing aesthetic and genuine enthusiasm for photography, styling, and visual communication
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  • Exceptional taste and attention to detail - you notice everything and care about getting it right
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  • Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Capture One, and Frame.io; familiarity with Asana or similar project management tools
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  • Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
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  • A collaborative, low-ego working style; eager to grow and execute under direction while developing your own creative voice
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  • Curiosity - about design history, photography, culture, and what makes a brand feel distinct
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  • A genuine love for American classics and the California ethos that drives everything we make
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$75,000 - $90,000 a year

Here at Buck Mason, we're all about transparency and fairness, especially when it comes to compensation. While the base salary range for this role is $75,000-90,000 per year, your total compensation package may include commissions, bonuses and other perks tailored to your performance and dedication to our craft.

About Buck Mason

Buck Mason is a men's clothing brand that offers high-quality, American-made clothing at an affordable price. The company was founded in 2013 by Erik Allen Ford and Sasha Koehn and is headquartered in Signal Hill, California. Buck Mason's mission is to make it easy for men to dress well by offering timeless, versatile pieces that can be worn in any situation. The company has a strong online presence and also operates several brick-and-mortar stores across the United States.
Learn more about Buck Mason
Size
100 employees
Industry
Founded
2013

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