Junior Women's Art Director

Buck Mason•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

Buck Mason is seeking a junior to mid-level Art Director for their Women's creative team. This role requires a creative storyteller with strong communication skills, exceptional taste, and meticulous attention to detail. The ideal candidate possesses an entrepreneurial spirit, thrives in a fast-paced setting, and is keen to develop within a dynamic company. A passion for American classics and the ability to conceptualize and produce timeless imagery that reflects a California brand's essence are crucial. Reporting to the Senior Art Director, this position is integral to shaping the women's visual identity across all platforms, including campaigns, lookbooks, e-commerce, email, social media, and paid advertising. The role involves close collaboration on photoshoot pre- and post-production, with responsibility for image selection and sequencing across all channels. This position offers substantial opportunities for growth within a brand known for its distinct point of view.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Support the Senior Art Director on seasonal campaign and lookbook development, including contributing to moodboards, casting research, backdrop and prop sourcing, and location planning.
Partner with the Senior AD to build and plan shotlists for campaigns, lookbooks, and e-commerce shoots.
Lead video art direction for lookbook and campaign shoots, including filming style references, planning look coverage, and providing on-set video direction.
Provide on-set support across all shoot types.
Audit on-set selects at the start of post-production, verifying required frames, flagging missing coverage, and ensuring accurate product color representation.
Own retouching notes end-to-end, managing feedback rounds with external retouchers.
Sequence final imagery across e-commerce, email, Instagram, paid ads, and print, focusing on visual rhythm, storytelling, and platform context.
Manage final asset handoff to the e-commerce manager.
Own the full e-commerce imagery pipeline from post-production to site upload.
Conduct regular audits of PDP and collection pages, flagging and resolving missing or outdated assets.
Support homepage and collection page updates in Figma.
Gather and prepare image assets for women's email campaigns and paid ads.
Review imagery in context of email layouts and paid ad templates, flagging necessary updates.
Support Instagram grid planning and sequencing.
Prepare assets for Stories and Reels as directed.