Colorist, Licensed Cosmetologist

About the role

Licensed Colorists at Madison Reed Hair Color Bar are an essential part of our guest promise, delivering quality services and excellent guest care. You love beauty and hair color, and pride yourself on helping guests find the best color for them and executing their service with perfection. The Madison Reed Licensed Colorist brings to life our mantra of “confident is the new beautiful,” serving as the expert on Madison Reed consultations, hair care products, blowout services, unlimited roots memberships, and fostering a focused and friendly work environment. This role reports to the Manager and can be full or part time depending on business needs, requiring availability at peak times to best serve guest needs.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate and develop teamwork skills to provide a guest experience aligned with our values of Love, Joy, Trust, Courage, and Responsibility.
• Provide consultations and all services offered on the menu, including shampooing, conditioning, styling (blow drying, flat ironing, curling), and all chemical services to the highest quality standards and 100% guest satisfaction.
• Be attentive to guest needs to help select the best products and color while staying flexible to business needs and on time for bookings.
• Contribute to achieving monthly sales goals and other key performance indicators, including retail sales, services, and memberships.
• Ensure the Hair Color Bar meets company standards for cleanliness, merchandising, inventory, and company asset security.
• Adhere to protocols regarding Madison Reed systems, policies, processes, and procedures.
• Drive Hair Color Bar revenue by increasing the average service ticket through additional services, sales of unlimited roots memberships, subscriptions, and home hair care products.
• Grow within Madison Reed by participating in ongoing training and staying up to date on MR products and service offerings.
• Support the training and development of Assistant Colorists through demonstration, coaching, and care.

Requirements

• Active cosmetology license in the state in which you are applying.
• 1+ year of experience as a colorist behind the chair within a salon environment.
• Effective communication, strong problem-solving, and people skills in a fast-paced retail or salon environment.
• Comfortable operating point-of-sale systems.
• Fluency in English.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this position, team members will regularly:

• Stand and walk for four or more consecutive hours.
• Perform repetitive and regular bending and twisting at the waist.
• Manipulate fingers and hands, bend and reach wrists and arms, and reach with hands and arms.
• Move or lift up to ten pounds.
• Occasionally sit, kneel, stoop, crouch, push, or pull up to ten pounds.
• Communicate regularly with guests via ongoing conversations and consultations.

Pay

Compensation for this role consists of base hourly pay, commissions, and tips. Potential earnings for this location range from $43–$45 per hour. Actual compensation is contingent on factors including Hair Color Bar performance, tenure, and time behind the chair.

Benefits

• Full-time only: Medical, Dental, Vision & FSA; Pre-tax Commuter (Parking & Transit); Basic Life & AD&D; Short & Long-term Disability; Accident Insurance; Critical Illness Hospital; Hospital Indemnity; Parental Leave (dependent on tenure and position); Paid Vacation Time.
• Full-time & Part-time: Employee Assistance Program; Team Member Discount (Working Advantage); Pet Insurance; One Medical Membership; The College Tuition Benefit; 401k Plans; Paid Holidays.
• Additional benefits may be available depending on geographic location.