Music and Library Curator
Hybrid (Los Angeles, CA)$25k - $30kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Curate and expand Buck Mason and Fast Times cultural collections, including vinyl, playlists, and books. Research, organize, and maintain growing archives to shape the brand's music and literary identity across stores and bookstores.
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.
Qualifications
- 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.
Skills
Required:Knowledge of music, literature, art, design, and cultureResearch and contextualizationOrganization and catalogingWritten communicationProject management
Nice to have:Experience with collectionsVinyl/archival familiarity
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Buck Mason
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Buck Mason makes updated, modern American classics with a commitment to timelessness, quality, and our California roots.
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