Sales & Education Advisor - Oklahoma City, OK (Freelance)

About the role

We are seeking an experienced beauty advisor who is passionate about the clean‑color category and safe, performance‑driven ingredients. The advisor will be an example and advocate of the ILIA lifestyle, championing our in‑store presence and client experience. Strong communication skills are critical to educate store teams on our unique point of difference. This role is open to candidates located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and reports to the Sales, Artistry & Education Account Executive, Dallas.

Responsibilities

• Sales: Drive and exceed sales goals as determined by ILIA through store visits for support, events, and relationship building.
• Coordinate store‑visit schedule with the manager and strategize plans to achieve sales goals and execute corporate initiatives.
• Create a monthly calendar to support focus doors and achieve sales targets.
• Demonstrate superior selling skills with a proven ability to set and achieve sales goals.
• Deliver effective and engaging training that consistently produces sales results.
• Build relationships, drive sales, and provide outstanding customer service; partner with store and brand field leadership to ensure new store openings are executed.
• Training, Events & Education: Educate store teams on hero products to increase the beauty advisor’s ability to recommend products and drive retail sales.
• Develop brand advocates in stores by training on key selling and service behaviors that drive sales, build client relationships, and grow loyalty.
• Track and monitor event‑sales impact and initiate innovative ways to impact sales and drive retail results.
• Train all retail associates, inter‑sell associates, and freelancers on brand products and the appropriate selling skills needed to achieve sales goals.
• Calendar Execution: Activate the store‑visit calendar, recap store successes, opportunities, and action plans post‑visit in T‑Sheets, and provide detailed weekly recaps of business opportunities, callouts, and celebrations.
• Communication: Communicate regularly with the manager via status calls and prepare updates as directed; collaborate with store leadership on brand opportunities; communicate stock concerns to the manager and retailer partners as needed to support the business.

Requirements

• Reliable form of transportation.
• 2+ years of beauty‑industry experience as a professional makeup artist or brand ambassador.
• Current residence within the Oklahoma City metropolitan area (the territory listed in the posting).
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, evenings, and holidays.
• Exceptional time‑management and communication skills.
• Ability to be on your feet for 6–8 hours.
• Ability to lift at least 30 lb.
• Preferred: 1+ years of Sephora training and selling experience with established relationships.
• Preferred: Passion for the clean‑beauty category.

Pay

Base rate: $25–28 per hour* (the hourly rate will consider skills, qualifications, experience, and location).

About ILIA

ILIA makes clean, skin‑centric beauty. We see skincare and makeup as one and believe that skin should look like skin. With transparency as our guide and color as our vehicle, we challenge the conventions of clean beauty to create something radically new through safe, groundbreaking formulas that protect and revive the skin. Headquartered in Laguna Beach, California, ILIA brings together innovative thinkers, rule‑breakers, and creative problem solvers, leading the Clean Beauty Revolution. Fast‑paced growth provides constant learning, collaborative teamwork, and the desire to be the best at what you do.