NARS Retail Artist - John Lewis, Southampton (7.5 Hours)

SHISEIDO; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Overview

ABOUT SHISEIDO

Our mission : Beauty Innovations for a Better World. Founded in 1872 in Japan, Shiseido Group is within the Top 5 leading cosmetics companies in the world and aims to inspire a life of beauty and culture. Operating in 120 countries with 42,000 employees and 70 nationalities, Shiseido offers a unique selection of Skincare, Makeup and Fragrance brands with a projected turnover over £7.0bn in 2022. Celebrating 150 years of heritage in 2022, Shiseido constantly creates high-quality, safe and innovative cosmetics and develop brands deeply loved by people from all over the world, in line with our mission: Beauty Innovations for a Better World. Shiseido is the most awarded company in terms of innovation with a record 26 FSCC Awards.

Shiseido UK & Ireland plays a central role in the EMEA region, leading the Digital acceleration agenda thanks to a team of local experts, and is also reinventing its Retail footprint in this buoyant market. To deliver our strong Growth & Profitability ambitions, we follow 4 strategic streams: 1) Leverage our unique portfolio of Beauty brands across all 3 categories; 2) Stay agile and capture new retail opportunities; 3) Customer-driven decisions; 4) Create a great place to work in Beauty. Our first strength is Make-up, led by NARS, the No 8 brand in the UK market with incredible success globally. Skincare is a key priority for expansion, with Shiseido having huge growth potential in UK&I, and the launch of Clé de Peau Beauté in Harrods and H-Beauty. Drunk Elephant joined our portfolio in 2021, bringing its unique tone of voice together with its amazing formulations. In 2023 we are planning to launch ULE, a newly created Skincare brand with breakthrough credentials around Sustainability, as well as expanding Gallinée, our most recent acquisition from 2022 focused on skin microbiome. We are also growing fast in Fragrance with brands such as Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez, Tory Burch, Zadig&Voltaire and Serge Lutens. Our clients include high-street retailers, online pure players, specialty stores, and we operate 4 boutiques and 3 direct e-commerce websites.

MISSION

NARS inspires self-expression, creativity and artistry — bringing high-fashion, high-style and forward thinking to beauty. As a Makeup Artist you will bring this vision to our customers on counter. Your passion for artistry and service, along with personality, is key — we are looking for someone who is creative and able to ensure that each customer has an engaging and individual experience. We are part of the Shiseido Group, and by joining NARS you will receive innovative and artistry-led training, a generous discount on our award-winning products, and the chance to be part of a fast-growing brand; you join an incredible group network of brands where developing our people is at the heart of our business.