Hair Color Bar Assistant, Licensed Cosmetologist
About The Position
The Assistant Colorist at Madison Reed Hair Color Bar supports Licensed Colorists and the Shift Lead in providing guests with a seamless experience from arrival to departure while learning services and working toward promotion to Licensed Colorist, typically in 3–9 months. The role focuses on Madison Reed consultations, hair-care products, shampooing and conditioning, blowout services, and the unlimited roots membership program and subscriptions, while the Assistant Colorist learns and practices additional services. The position helps maintain a focused, friendly, clean, and organized work environment and builds relationships with guests and team members. It reports to the Manager and may be full- or part-time depending on business needs, with availability required at peak times. Compensation consists of base hourly pay, commissions, and tips. Potential earnings for the location are $29.75–$31.75 per hour; actual compensation depends on factors including Hair Color Bar performance, tenure, and time behind the chair.
Requirements
- Active cosmetology license in the state where applying.
- Entry-level experience in a customer service or retail sales environment.
- Effective communication, strong problem-solving, and people skills in a fast-paced retail or salon environment.
- Comfort operating point-of-sale systems.
- Fluency in English.
- Ability to meet the role's physical demands, including regularly standing and walking for four or more consecutive hours, bending and twisting, manipulating fingers and hands, reaching, and moving up to ten pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Salon or beauty industry experience.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate and develop teamwork skills to provide a guest experience aligned with the company's values of Love, Joy, Trust, Courage, and Responsibility.
- Perform behind-the-chair services, including assisting with finishing services; shampooing and conditioning; styling and blowouts; hot-tool styling; treatment and toner services; and add-on product application at a guest's request.
- Contribute to monthly sales goals and key performance indicators, including retail sales, services, and memberships.
- Help ensure the Hair Color Bar meets company standards for cleanliness, merchandising, inventory, and company asset security.
- Follow protocols for Madison Reed systems, policies, processes, and procedures.
- Drive Hair Color Bar revenue by increasing average service tickets through additional services, unlimited roots memberships, subscriptions, and home hair-care sales.
- Proactively complete Assistant Colorist to Colorist training, master color theory, and develop behind-the-chair application skills.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and flexible spending account (full-time only).
- Employee Assistance Program (full- and part-time).
- Pre-tax commuter benefits for parking and transit (full-time only).
- Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance (full-time only).
- Short- and long-term disability insurance (full-time only).
- Accident insurance (full-time only).
- Critical illness and hospital coverage (full-time only).
- Hospital indemnity insurance (full-time only).
- Parental leave (full-time only; dependent on tenure and position).
- Team member discount through Working Advantage (full- and part-time).
- Pet insurance (full- and part-time).
- One Medical membership (full- and part-time).
- College Tuition Benefit (full- and part-time).
- 401(k) plans (full- and part-time).
- Paid vacation time (full-time only).
- Paid holidays (full- and part-time).
- Additional benefits may be available depending on geographic location.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
