Assistant Stylist

Ulta Beauty, Inc.•Bastrop, TX

About The Position

The Assistant Stylist engages with guests, consults on hair-care needs, and recommends products and services. This temporary position is intended to prepare the associate for a stylist role providing quality professional services focused on the guest’s total look. For the first three months, the Assistant Stylist is mentored by an Elite or Master Stylist and focuses on performance, guest service, and operating procedures and compliance. During months four through six, the Assistant Stylist continues assisting while beginning to serve guests independently. The role requires a passion for the beauty industry, exceptional guest service, and the aptitude and willingness to learn additional technical skills and product knowledge. The Assistant Stylist contributes to service and retail goals, supports salon operations and guest relationships, and performs hair and other beauty services as permitted by the role and applicable requirements. The associate follows company policies, safety and sanitation procedures, service protocols, and state board guidelines. Work includes maintaining salon and store cleanliness, attending training and meetings, and providing a timely, consistent guest experience.

Requirements

Cosmetology license.
Basic understanding of salon techniques for haircutting, hair color, lightening, styling, texture, treatments, extensions, makeup, brow services, and ear piercing where applicable, and/or aptitude to develop skills in these service categories.
Basic understanding of equipment and chemicals used for technical work.
Basic understanding of demonstrating, recommending, and selling professional hair-care and makeup products.
Developed communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to build and maintain strong customer relationships and develop clientele.
Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

Deliver exceptional guest service and contribute to store retail and service sales, guest loyalty, and shrink goals.
Support a mentor Stylist’s hair-service and haircare-product sales and productivity goals through add-on recommendations, shampooing and treatments, blowouts and styling, color applications, foil assistance, cleaning and organizing, pre-booking, and retail recommendations.
After month three, perform services including hair design, haircuts, color, texture services, treatments, styling, updos, perms, blowouts, keratin treatments, extensions, makeup applications, brow services, and ear piercing where applicable.
Demonstrate products to guests and support in-store events, promotions, and marketing initiatives.
Stay informed about industry trends, products, and services and their ingredients and benefits during work time.
Maintain prompt, regular attendance.
Develop guest relationships through consultations and appropriate product and service recommendations; serve walk-in guests promptly under stylist mentorship.
Partner with skin therapists, retail associates, peers, and brand partners to deliver a well-rounded guest experience.
Explain the guest loyalty program, including credit and the Ulta Beauty app.
Follow company policies, procedures, standards, service protocols, safety, sanitation, infection-control requirements, and applicable state board guidelines.
Use booking and clientele systems to schedule return services and events.
Communicate supply needs to the Experience Manager and maintain guest readiness.
Maintain cleanliness and operational standards in assigned store areas.
Attend mandatory trainings and meetings, follow the dress code, and use loss-prevention best practices to protect company assets.
Complete other operational tasks and assigned projects or duties.