Buckle is hiring: Senior Studio Stylist in Kearney

Summary

The Senior Studio Stylist will collaborate with Men’s and Women’s Merchandising, the Creative Content Art Director, and the Photo Studio Manager to style innovative fashion content concepts for Buckle.

Through creative product styling, the Teammate in this role will explore new ways of presenting Buckle merchandise and brands, accenting the quality, details, and special features through studio photography.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This description intends to describe the general nature and level of work performed by Teammates assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Studio Styling

• Communicate daily with Men’s and Women’s Buying Teams to familiarize with new product receipts, future orders, and how to incorporate upcoming trends for Guests to shop.
• Coordinate photography, art / creative direction, and merchandising with Internet Design and Marketing Teams to generate multiple purposes for fashion editorial content.
• Style product prior to ecommerce shoots and follow through with all phases of the production process.
• Assist in the management of all aspects of projects from inception to completion. Identify potential problems and proactively identify solutions.
• Demonstrate the ability to work across several projects simultaneously while delivering measurable results.
• Collaborate with the Buckle.com Creative Content Team in setting standards for product and image photography on Buckle.com that represents and appeals to our diverse product and Guest mix.
• Work with Photographers, Studio Manager, and Stylists for execution and production while communicating with the entire Team effectively and efficiently to ensure the product is shot accurately.
• Collaborate with the Buckle.com Creative Content Team in putting together the women’s supplemental photo shoot outfits to ensure key components – categories, trends, and brands are being represented.
• Provide ideas for supplemental content topics such as seasonal styling strategies to stay on top of market trends.
• Present and implement creative styling techniques with a focus on representing the uniqueness of our branded merchandise and our special product features, details, and fits.
• Work alongside the Buckle.com Creative Content Team daily to ensure the product is styled efficiently and accurately, according to established standards.
• Engage with product models to achieve precise shots that meet the design and fashion direction for each project.
• Understand deadlines and prioritize to stay on schedule and meet output goals and maintain visual standards.

General

Supervisory Responsibilities

The Teammate in this role will supervise all Teammates in the junior and mid-level studio stylist roles. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include hiring and training Teammates; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining Teammates; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Education and / or Experience

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university and three to five years’ experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Thorough knowledge of on-figure and off-figure styling, with an extensive background in an ecommerce photo studio setting is preferred.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the Teammate is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Teammate is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The Teammate must frequently lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Ability to operate a motor vehicle and complete errands based on business needs.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the Teammate regularly works in an office setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Buckle is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified Teammates from the available workforce in the communities we serve.

Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Buckle, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination and retaliation because of veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, national origin or ancestry, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local, state, or federal law. For state specific information, refer to the Teammate Center.

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