Overview
JUNIOR STYLIST
REPORTS TO: MANAGER, CREATIVE & STYLING
STATUS: NON-EXEMPT
PAY RANGE: $19.00-$20.00
*compensation varies based on geography, skills, experience, and tenure
Summary
Boot Barn is where community comes first. We thrive on togetherness, collaboration, and belonging. We build each other up, listen intently, and implement out-of-the-box ideas. We celebrate new innovations, congratulate one another’s achievements, and most importantly support each other.
At Boot Barn, we work together to make a positive impact on the world around us, and by working collectively with encouragement, we consider ourselves “Partners.” With the values of the West guiding us, Boot Barn celebrates heritage, welcomes all, and values each unique Partner within our Boot Barn community.
Our vision is to offer everyone a piece of the American spirit – one handshake at a time.
The Junior Stylist will be responsible for the styling strategy and execution of all product photography and seasonal product looks. This role will work closely with the Photographers and Item Setup Associates to ensure all images for bootbarn.com, sheplers.com, countryoutfitter.com, and digital and physical marketing materials for our retail stores meet brand standards. The ideal candidate is creative, organized and detail-oriented with experience styling in a high-volume retail environment.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Ecomm Photo Shoots
- Create inspiring looks for ecommerce photo shoots based on styling direction, brand knowledge and trends to showcase seasonal focuses and buy investment
- Responsible for keeping merchandise organized, dressing models in a timely and efficient manner in order to meet daily and weekly goals
- Prepare, steam and style two e-commerce shoots a week, ensuring that priority items are shot first.
- Submit any necessary pulls to ensure all necessary product is in-studio prior to photo shoot and prioritize high priorities
- Participate in evolving the styling point of view for Boot Barn, Sheplers, and Countryoutfitters.com
- Work with Photographers to style sets, models, prepare and position product for shooting.
- Source props and product for shoots as needed.
Merchandising
- Collect all Marketing Samples from the Merchandise team and organizing by month into styling closet
- Collaborate with the Visual Merchandising Team to assist with Special Event/Store floor sets
- Maintain communicative relationship with buying/merchandising team
- Partner and stay in communication with Sample Coordinator on incoming and outgoing vendor samples.
Brand and Product Marketing
- Support company marketing efforts across print, website(s), social media, email and all other digital channels
- Stays knowledgeable of each brand segment and makes clear styling choices to distinguish each brand while still staying on trend
- Works with Art director and Social Media Manager/Coordinator to pull any product for needed to email or social flat lays
Additional Responsibilities
- Demonstrates high degree of professionalism in communication, attitude and teamwork with customers, peers and management
- Demonstrates high level of quality work, attendance and appearance
- Adheres to all Company Policies & Procedures and Safety Regulations
- Adheres to local, state and federal laws
- Performs any other duties that may be assigned by VP of Marketing
- Understands and complies with all company rules and regulations
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Retail Management experience preferred
- Knowledge of trends and keen eye for detail
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment
- Positive personality and ability to give and receive constructive criticism, encourage teammates, and celebrate team successes
- Self-driven with a sense of urgency and highly organized
- Ability to work well in a team and environment as well as independently
- Must be able to lift and move boxes over 25 pounds
- Strong work ethic
- Quick learner and strong problem-solving skills
- Western industry experience preferred
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners
Competencies
- Professionalism
- Organization
- Versatility
- Communication
- Results-Oriented
- Initiative
- Innovation
- Optimistic
Boot Barn Benefits & Additional Compensation Opportunities
- Competitive hourly pay rate.
- Merchandise discount: 50% off of Exclusive Brands and 40% off of third-party brands.
- Paid Time Off plan (sick and vacation).
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Life insurance.
- 401(k) plan with generous company matching.
- Work/life balance.
- Opportunities for growth at every level – we are opening 50+ new stores each year.
Physical Demands
In general, the following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by a Partner to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow differently abled individuals to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Standing, walking and squatting less than fifty percent of the work shift.
- Required to lift, move and carry up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to read, count and write to accurately complete all documentation and reports.
- Must be able to see, hear and speak in order to communicate with partners and customers.
- Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Manual dexterity required using hands to finger; handle, feel and type; reach with hands and arms.
[ ] Sedentary: Limited activity, no lifting, limited walking
[ X ] Light: Office work, some lifting, bending, stooping or kneeling, walking
[ ] Moderate: Mostly standing, walking, bending, frequent lifting
[ ] Arduous: Heavy lifting, bending, crawling, climbing
Work Environment
In general, the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that a partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow differently abled individuals to perform the essential functions of the job within the environment.
- The workspace is clean, orderly, properly lighted and ventilated with the proper safety compliance.
- Noise levels are considered moderate.
Boot Barn, Inc. reserves the right to make exceptions to modify or eliminate this document or its content. This document supersedes all previous policies, procedures or guidelines pertaining to this subject.
Our core value of community bands us together in supportive and inclusive ways to drive our collective success. Boot Barn provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national or ethnic origin, veteran or military status, disability, as well as any other protected status under the law.