Buck Mason is seeking a Music & Library Curator to build and maintain the cultural collections that inspire our brand and spaces. Supporting both Buck Mason and Fast Times, this role is responsible for shaping the music and literary identity of our stores through thoughtful curation, deep research, and meticulous organization.
From expanding our vinyl archive and creating playlists to developing book collections and maintaining our growing library, this person will serve as a steward of the references, ideas, and influences that inform the Buck Mason world. The ideal candidate has exceptional taste, a passion for culture, and a natural ability to organize and preserve collections.
Responsibilities:
- Build, maintain, and expand the vinyl record collections for Buck Mason and Fast Times.
- Create and manage playlists for retail locations, developing seasonal and location-specific music
- Curate and maintain book collections for Fast Times bookstores and Buck Mason stores.
- Develop collections across subjects including literature, art, architecture, design, fashion, photography, music, film, history, philosophy, food, coffee, travel, and the outdoors.
- Conduct ongoing research into books, music, artists, photographers, architects, designers, filmmakers, and broader cultural references that support the brand.
- Organize and maintain Buck Mason’s library and record archives, ensuring materials are properly cataloged and easily accessible.
- Maintain a comprehensive inventory of books, records, artists, and reference materials.
- Partner with Design, Retail, Visual Merchandising, Marketing, and Creative teams to provide research, inspiration, and sourcing support.
- Continuously seek out new ideas, references, and emerging voices that align with the Buck Mason and Fast Times point of view.
Required Skills:
- Deep knowledge and appreciation of music, literature, art, design, and culture, with a strong personal point of view and exceptional taste.
- Naturally curious and passionate about discovering and connecting ideas across disciplines.
- Strong research skills with the ability to source and contextualize books, music, artists, photographers, architects, designers, filmmakers, and other cultural references.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to maintain and catalog growing collections and archives.
- Dependable, resourceful, and capable of exercising sound judgment.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to clearly document and share information.
- Able to manage multiple ongoing projects and priorities while working independently.
- Self-directed with a thoughtful and disciplined approach to organization and curation.
- Experience building, maintaining, or cataloging collections is preferred.
- Familiarity with vinyl records, bookstores, publishing, or archival practices is a plus.
Buck Mason designs updated, modern American classics for daily wear. Founded in 2013 by Sasha Koehn and Erik Allen Ford, who were neighbors in Venice, California. Initially, they set up shop in a 350 square foot garage off Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Sasha built the website and Erik created the brand’s first collection of jeans and tees. Obsessed with quality, they worked closely with a local family factory to create small batch production runs, crafting each piece using old school manufacturing techniques combined with modern technology.
