Beauty Studio Advisor

Roundel; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Employee discount

Short term disability

Long term disability

Paid sick leave

Paid national holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

Target’s Beauty Studio Advisor role in Charlottesville offers an entry-level hourly rate and a path to develop guest service confidence. You will help guests discover beauty products, provide demonstrations, and tailor recommendations based on trends and needs.

The position emphasizes friendly, ethical service, collaboration with team members, and flexible hours including peak times. Prior beauty retail exposure is helpful but not required, with training provided.

Qualifications

• 12+ months beauty retail experience preferred, but not required.
• Strong interest and knowledge of beauty and skincare products.
• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward all guests and team members.
• Ability to communicate on multiple frequencies devices and operate handheld scanners.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests and provide a friendly, helpful interaction.
• Assist guests to find products and resolve issues for a smooth shopping experience.
• Deliver product demonstrations and personalised recommendations.
• Support store operations and maintain clean, organized displays.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Tools

POS systems

Handheld scanners

Job description

ALL ABOUT TARGET

Starting Hourly Rate / Salario por Hora Inicial: $18.00 USD per hour

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

ALL ABOUT BEAUTY STUDIO

Beauty Studio is a key growth engine for Target; blending strong beauty authority with a differentiated, serviceled experience that inspires discovery, confidence, and loyalty for every guest. Beauty at Target is evolving beyond a transactional shopping trip into a service-led destination where guests can explore trends, receive expert guidance, discover personalized solutions, and build routines that fit their needs, lifestyle, and budget. You support all aspects of this evolution with one purpose: helping all families discover the joy of everyday life.

As a Beauty Studio Advisor, you bring the Beauty Studio experience to life through personalized recommendations, product demonstrations, beauty expertise, and authentic guest connections. You inspire discovery and confidence by making beauty approachable, inclusive, and easy to shop by helping guests explore trends, find solutions tailored to their needs and build routines that fit their lifestyle and budget. Through meaningful, service-led interactions, you create memorable experiences that drive guest loyalty, basket-building, and sales growth.

At Target, we believe in our team members having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of a Beauty Studio Advisor can provide you with the skills and experiences of:

• Driving guest loyalty through exceptional service and inspiring experiences that build trust and repeat visits
• Providing personalized beauty products and regimen recommendations through guest engagement, product knowledge, sampling events and service-led selling
• Retail business fundamentals including department sales trends, inventory management, guest shopping patterns, pricing and promotions strategies
• Beauty product knowledge including beauty brands, seasonal trends, cosmetics and various skincare products and fragrance
• Leveraging digital tools and AI-powered resources to enhance the guest experience and personalise recommendations

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Beauty Studio Advisor, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following responsibilities:

• Create an Easy, Inspiring and Friendly guest experience by delivering on the following commitments: o Greet: 10ft: be friendly – smile, make eye contact, or wave 4ft: greet the guest, smile and initiate a warm, helpful interaction
• Help guests find what they need and/or resolve issues to ensure a smooth, easy shopping experience
• End every guest transaction with a sincere thank you
• Actively support team efforts and assist peers in other areas while maintaining a positive and respectful attitude
• Adjust to business and guest needs to deliver an easy and inspiring guest experience
• Support guests with genuine interaction to understand their needs and what level of service they prefer; ask open-ended questions to provide appropriate recommendations, product knowledge, and drive sales
• Prioritize guest interaction and engagement while still completing tasks within the studio such as ensuring product is organized, in stock and signed correctly, pricing is accurate, cleaning and maintaining testers and sampling supplies, and completing changes to salesfloor merchandise displays
• Encourage guests to explore Beauty with confidence by making sure the area is clean, testers are available, and surprising and delighting them with product samples
• Participate in ongoing store training focused on new products, industry trends, product knowledge, guest engagement techniques, and business priorities to support continuous development and sales performance
• Familiarize yourself with prestige product ingredients and benefits; leverage training resources, product packaging, in-store marketing, and store tools
• Always demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance
• Work in a safe manner at all times; comply with all safety policies, best practices, and training; report hazards and correct where possible
• All other duties based on business needs

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

This may be the right job for you if:

• You enjoy interacting and helping others - including guests that shop our store and fellow team members you work with.
• You thrive in a fast-moving, highly active and physically demanding role, where teamwork, flexibility, and creative problem solving are key to success.
• You are open to working a variable work schedule with varying hours, days or shifts (including nights, weekends, holidays and other peak shopping times).

The good news is that we have some amazing training that will help teach you everything you need to know to be a Beauty Studio Advisor. But there are a few skills you should have from the get-go:

• 12+ months previous beauty retail experience preferred, but not required
• Strong interest and knowledge of beauty and skincare products
• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward all guests and other team members
• Ability to communicate on multiple frequencies devices and operate handheld scanners and other technology equipment as directed
• Effective communication skills
• Work both independently and with a team
• Resolve guest questions quickly on the spot
• Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframe

We are an awesome place to work and care about our teams, so we want to make sure we are clear on a few more basics that we expect:

• Accurately handle mobile POS operations as needed
• Climb up and down ladders
• Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 15 pounds and occasionally lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds without additional assistance from others
• Variable work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays); come to work when scheduled, work scheduled shifts and take required meal and rest breaks
• Capable of working in and exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements while performing certain job duties including but not limited to Drive-Up, carryout, etc.
• Ability to remain mobile for the duration of a scheduled shift (shift length may vary)

Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to [e-mail]. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

ABOUT TARGET

Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers. We make Target our guests’ preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver. Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profits back to our communities. Our goal is to work as one team to fulfill our unique brand promise to our guests, wherever and whenever they choose to shop.

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OUR BENEFITS

Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.

• 401(k)
• employee discount
• short term disability
• long term disability
• paid sick leave
• paid national holidays
• paid vacation

Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.