MECCA Queenstown - Colour Specialist

Mecca Brands; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Product allowance

Parental leave support

Training & masterclasses

Job summary

MECCA Brands in New Zealand seeks a skilled makeup artist to join our premium beauty team. Deliver makeup applications from full glam to natural looks and become the in-store expert on products that meet every customer's needs.

You'll work with a passionate team, enjoy MECCA's training, product discounts, and a supportive parental leave policy, with a focus on exceptional customer experiences and brand partnerships across top global labels.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in professional makeup applications.
• Ability to conduct back-to-back appointments keeping to timings during peak trade hours.
• Capable of delivering trend-driven looks and coaching peers.

Responsibilities

• Conducting makeup application services for customers from full glam to natural looks.
• Be the go-to in-store expert for makeup and advise on products to suit customer needs.
• Collaborate with team to deliver an exceptional customer experience in-store.

Skills

Makeup artistry

Customer service

Team player

Job description

Are you ready to take your makeup artistry career to the next level and join Australia's leading beauty retailer? Life as a makeup artist at MECCA world-class education; continuous upskilling to hone your craft with MECCAversity and make-up artistry summits Masterclasses with leading global artists and brands like Nars, Urban Decay, Violette, Westman Atelier Exposure to support activations across brands and events like Mardi Gras & in-store experiences Play with the latest products from the world's top brands.

Work-life balance; permanent opportunities with regular schedules

Generous discount to spoil yourselves and your immediate family, as well as a generous product allowance, subject to company policy.

Parental leave package including ongoing superannuation payments while on parental leave.

Day-to-day responsibilities / Ngā kawenga o ia rā

• Conducting makeup application services for customers from full glam to natural looks
• Be the go-to expert in-store for all things makeup; helping our customers to find the best products for their needs and making sure everyone leaves feeling MECCA-mazing!
• Work alongside your team to deliver an exceptional customer experience throughout the store

What success looks like in this role / Ngā āhua o te angitu i tēnei tūranga

• Proven experience in professional makeup applications and the ability to conduct back-to-back appointments keeping to strict timings across peak trade hours
• Confident in delivering top trending looks; winged and graphic liners, natural glowy skin, smokey eyes, and fierce red lips
• Ability to deliver unforgettable moments for our customers that help them to feel amazing in their own skin
• Ability to coach and upskill your peers and demonstrate your make-up expertise to build the make-up category
• An inclusive, team-spirited person with a can-do attitude

If you have never worked for MECCA before, the first 90-days of employment will be subject to a trail period.

More than makeup / Nui atu i te pani mata

At MECCA, we're committed to being a force for good - within and beyond the beauty industry. Through our sustainability initiative, MECCA M-PACT, we're transforming our business by building environmental and social sustainability-focused thinking into our operations - from our products and footprint to our brands and suppliers. We believe that beauty has the power to change lives. Through our social change movement, MECCA M-POWER, we support a group of over 20 incredible organisations dedicated to creating a future where the next generation can thrive. We strive to fight for women by ensuring their access to education, improving their health, safety and well-being, empowering female-led businesses, supporting women to become financially secure and independent and elevating women's voices in politics and public life. Join us, and together we can make the world over.

If you need any additional support throughout our recruitment process, please just let us know.

To learn more about life at MECCA Brands, please visit https://www.mecca.com.au/retail-careers.html

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Since our very first day in 1997, our purpose has been to enable our customers to look and feel their best by offering them the world's best line-up of beauty and skin-care brands, coupled with exceptional service.

Fast forward to today, and we have almost 5,000 MECCA team members across 100+ retail stores throughout Australia and New Zealand, a rapidly growing online business, two Distribution Centres, and a bustling Support Centre in the heart of Melbourne working to deliver on our purpose every single day.

Our ongoing growth is fuelled by opening new stores and reaching new customers, launching new products and harnessing the latest technology to constantly innovate and evolve our concepts, experiences and service offerings.

Whether you join MECCA in one of our Retail stores, our Support Centre or one of our Distribution Centres, you will be an integral part of the MECCA family.