Area Coach - Hair Stylist Educator

Sport Clips Riverton; Myrtle Beach (SC); Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Wellness resources

401(k)

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Sport Clips is seeking an Area Coach (Hair Stylist Educator) to develop stores and lead classes across Myrtle Beach, Columbia, and Charleston, SC. You will coach Managers and Stylists to uphold the Championship Haircut Experience and drive store performance.

The role requires traveling up to 75%, delivering hands-on training, and staying current with industry trends while supporting franchisees and leadership teams. Competitive pay and strong training program offered.

Qualifications

• Current cosmetology license.
• 3–5 years haircutting experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Willing to travel up to 75%.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate technical (haircutting) and operational training for diverse audiences.
• Host highly engaging classes and coach Store Managers and Stylists to improve productivity and skills.
• Conduct routine store visits to develop teams, audit logs, and provide operational support to leadership.
• Collaborate with franchisees and Managers to grow store performance.
• Stay updated on cosmetology industry trends and continuously improve training systems.

Skills

Communication skills

Travel flexibility

Leadership

Presentation

Education

Cosmetology license

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts

Are you passionate about helping fellow hair stylists hone their craft and polish their skills to perfection? Are you a technical expert in the cosmetology field that leads by example, hosts highly engaging classes, coaches in the moment, and celebrates every win? Then we are ready for you!

As an Area Coach (Hair Stylist Educator), you play an important role in developing our Teams and brand by ensuring every Sport Clips Client receives a Championship Haircut Experience. You will be the technical expert we depend on to host highly engaging classes and improve Manager and Stylist productivity, product knowledge, and technical skills, ensuring the continued success of each store within your market. We have a fantastic training program along with competitive pay and you will be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow.

You must be located in the Myrtle Beach, Columbia or Charleston, SC area.

Who You Are

• Comfortable and experienced with scheduling and facilitating technical (hair cutting) and operational training to various audiences in accordance with Sport Clips standards. You must enjoy the hands‑on aspect of training and be excited to execute it personally.
• You keep trainings relevant by using real world experiences to guarantee every hair stylist is fully trained and equipped to provide the Sport Clips Championship Haircut Experience to every client, every time.
• A professional who can perform routine store visits to coach, develop, and encourage team members, identify additional training needs to ensure consistency in the market, manage and audit team development logs, and deliver feedback and operational support to leadership.
• You work alongside franchisees and Managers to support the growth and success of their stores.
• An innovator: on top of cosmetology industry trends and methods to make certain Sport Clips is the dominant male hair‑care chain in the United States; continuously improving systems to increase efficiencies and align with current trends. Once you become an Area Coach, you are qualified to audition for the Sport Clips national Artistic Team.
• Skilled at prioritizing responsibilities, embracing challenging projects with limited timelines, and capable of seamlessly moving between working alone and collaborating with different groups.
• Dedicated to personal growth and sharing your skills and knowledge with others.

What You’ll Need

• Current cosmetology license
• Minimum 3-5 years of previous haircutting experience
• Strong communication skills
• Solid training, presentation, analytical, and relationship building skills
• Positive, supportive, and outgoing personality
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Ability to travel up to 75%
• Previous retail salon industry work experience

This position requires frequent moderate activity such as standing or sitting for extended periods of time, frequent lifting of 20-30 lbs, and frequent bending.

Sport Clips offers a supportive, collaborative, exciting workplace we think you’ll love as much as we do.

Interests: cosmetologist, cosmetology, hair stylist, hairstylist, hairdresser, haircare, beauty salons, haircutting, styling, training, education, school, sales, district leader, area leader, field education, distributor, technical, professional, design, platform performing artist.

NOTE: If you have previously interviewed and were not selected, please wait 6 months to reapply. Exceptions may be made in certain circumstances.

Flexible work from home options available.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Sport Clips is one of the most respected and fastest‑growing hair care franchises in the United States. Recognized by Entrepreneur as one of the Top 10 Fastest‑Growing Franchises and FORBES as a Top Ten Best Franchise to buy for its investment category, Sport Clips continues to experience success through our belief that our Team Members are our greatest asset. Founded by Gordon Logan in 1993, Sport Clips now operates a franchise system of nearly 1,900 stores in the United States and Canada – and counting!

At Sport Clips, it is our mission to create a championship haircut experience for men and boys in an exciting sports environment! When you become a member of the Sport Clips Team, you will be joining people who live by three simple values, which were inspired by the same core values famed football coach, Lou Holtz, used to build championship football teams: “Do Your Best. Do What’s Right. Treat Others the Way They Want to Be Treated.” Whether it’s through the many important causes Sport Clips stores support, or our program established to help team members in need, there are many ways you’ll see values in action at Sport Clips! Join us to see why, at Sport Clips… It’s Good to be a Team Member!

If you’re looking to build your career, Sport Clips is the place for you. Discover more about our company and see what our Team Members are saying on Facebook.