Hair Color Bar Assistant, Licensed Cosmetologist
About The Position
The Hair Color Bar Assistant at Madison Reed supports Licensed Colorists and the Shift Lead in providing guests with a seamless experience from arrival to departure. The role focuses on guest consultations, hair care products, shampooing and conditioning, blowout services, and the unlimited roots membership program and subscriptions, while the assistant learns and practices additional services. The assistant is expected to help create a focused, friendly, clean, and organized work environment and to support team members. This position is training for promotion to Licensed Colorist. The role reports to the Manager and may be full-time or part-time depending on business needs. Availability during peak times is required. Compensation consists of base hourly pay, commissions, and tips; potential earnings for the location range from $30 to $31 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, problem-solving, and people skills in a fast-paced retail or salon environment.
- Comfort operating point-of-sale systems.
- Fluency in English.
- Ability to stand and walk for more than four consecutive hours, regularly bend and twist at the waist, manipulate fingers and hands, bend and reach wrists and arms, and reach or move items up to ten pounds; occasionally sit, kneel, stoop, crouch, and lift, push, or pull up to ten pounds.
- Availability during peak times to serve guest needs.
Nice To Haves
- Salon or beauty industry experience.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate and develop teamwork skills to provide a guest experience aligned with the company 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 applications at guest request.
- Contribute to monthly sales goals and key performance indicators, including retail sales, services, and memberships.
- Maintain company standards for cleanliness, merchandising, inventory, and security of company assets.
- 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.
- Complete Assistant Colorist to Colorist training, learn color theory, and develop behind-the-chair application skills.
- Communicate with guests through ongoing conversations and consultations.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and flexible spending account (full-time only).
- Employee Assistance Program (full-time and part-time).
- Pre-tax commuter benefits for parking and transit.
- Basic life and AD&D 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-time and part-time).
- Pet insurance (full-time and part-time).
- One Medical membership (full-time and part-time).
- The College Tuition Benefit (full-time and part-time).
- 401(k) plans (full-time and part-time).
- Paid vacation time (full-time only).
- Paid holidays (full-time 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
