Junior Women's Art Director
Job Description
Based in Los Angeles, this on-site opportunity with Buck Mason invites a junior to mid-level art director to contribute to the women’s creative team. You will assist with art direction, image selection, and post-production across campaigns, e-commerce, email, social, and site experiences, with clear opportunities to grow within the brand. The role offers a salary range of USD 75,000 to 90,000 per year.
Responsibilities
- Support the Senior Art Director on seasonal campaigns and lookbooks by helping with moodboards, casting research, backdrop and prop sourcing, and location planning.
- Collaborate with the Senior AD to develop shot lists for campaigns, lookbooks, and e-commerce shoots.
- Direct video art direction for lookbook and campaign shoots, including filming style references, coverage planning, and on-set video direction.
- Provide on-set support across all shoot types.
- Audit on-set selects at the start of post-production, ensuring all required frames are captured, flagging missing coverage, and confirming accurate product colors.
- Own retouching notes end-to-end, coordinating multiple rounds of feedback with external retouchers.
- Sequence final imagery across platforms including e-commerce, email, Instagram, paid ads, and print, with attention to visual rhythm and storytelling within each channel.
- Manage final asset handoff to the ecomm manager.
- Own the full e-commerce imagery pipeline from post-production through site upload.
- Conduct regular PDP and collection page audits; identify and resolve missing or outdated assets.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 the context of email layouts and paid ad templates; request updates as needed.
- Support Instagram grid planning and sequencing.
- Prepare assets for Stories and Reels as directed.
Requirements
- 2 to 4 years of art direction or creative experience at a fashion or lifestyle brand.
- A passionate creative storyteller with developing aesthetic and enthusiasm for photography, styling, and visual communication.
- Exceptional taste and attention to detail; you notice everything and care about getting it right.
- 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.
- 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 Buck Mason’s work.