Sales & Education Advisor - Long Island, New York (Freelance)

ILIA•Garden City/Long Island, NY

About The Position

ILIA is seeking an experienced beauty advisor passionate about clean color and safe, performance-driven ingredients. The Sales & Education Advisor represents and advocates for the ILIA lifestyle, strengthens the brand’s in-store presence, and helps deliver a strong client experience. The role focuses on sales, store relationships, training, events, education, and execution of store visit plans. Candidates must be located in the Garden City/Long Island, New York metropolitan area. The role reports to the Sales, Artistry & Education Account Executive, NY Metro. The anticipated base rate is $27–$30 per hour. The rate offered will consider skills, qualifications, experience, and location. ILIA products are also offered.

Requirements

At least 2 years of beauty industry experience as a professional makeup artist or brand ambassador.
Currently live in the territory listed in the job posting.
Reliable transportation.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, evenings, and holidays.
Exceptional time management and communication skills.
Ability to work on your feet for 6–8 hours.
Ability to lift at least 30 lbs.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of Sephora training and selling experience, with established relationships.
Passion for the clean beauty category.

Responsibilities

Drive and exceed sales goals through store visits, support, events, and relationship building.
Coordinate store visit schedules with the manager and develop plans to achieve sales goals and execute corporate initiatives.
Create a monthly calendar to support focus doors and achieve sales goals.
Partner with store and brand field leadership teams to ensure new store openings are executed.
Educate store teams about hero products to improve product recommendations and retail sales.
Develop in-store brand advocates by training associates on selling and service behaviors that drive sales, strengthen client relationships, and grow loyalty.
Track and monitor the sales impact of events, and identify innovative ways to drive retail results.
Train retail associates, inter-sell associates, and freelancers on brand products and selling skills.
Execute the store visit calendar and recap successes, opportunities, and action plans after visits in T-Sheets.
Provide detailed weekly recaps of business opportunities, callouts, and celebrations.
Communicate regularly with the manager through status calls and prepare updates as directed.
Work with the manager to communicate brand opportunities to store leadership.
Communicate stock concerns to the manager and retailer partners as needed.