Fright Fest Makeup Artist

Canada's Wonderland; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 24,796 - 38,572; Full time

Job summary

Canada's Wonderland is seeking a makeup artist for its Fright Fest season to collaborate with the Creative team on themed makeup designs ranging from casual street looks to full prosthetic applications.

You will produce, apply and maintain looks, including prosthetics, gore, masks, silicone and airbrush techniques, ensuring hygiene and safety standards are met in both indoor and outdoor settings.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Ability to work with diverse makeup and SFX materials including airbrush, latex, silicone, prosthetics and contacts.
• Capable of long makeup applications with accommodations as needed.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, guest-facing show environment.
• Must be available for select weeknights and weekends during Fright Fest season.
• Follow makeup designs as directed by Creative team; work indoors and outdoors in varying temperatures.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Creative team to execute themed makeup designs for haunt themes.
• Produce and apply makeup looks, including prosthetics, gore, masks or silicone materials.
• Build and maintain prosthetics for Fright Fest season duration.
• Track makeup stock and submit restock requests as needed.
• Apply makeup to scare performers quickly while preserving design integrity.
• Assist in nightly setup and takedown of makeup areas.
• Maintain hygiene standards across products, stations, and tools including airbrush gear.
• Apply makeup per park and IP owner standards.

Skills

Makeup artistry

Prosthetics application

Job description

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Creative team to execute themed makeup designs in line with haunt theming that range from casual street makeup to full body makeup and prosthetics.

Produce and apply makeup looks that may include prosthetics, gore, masks, silicone, latex or other forms of makeup.

Ability to build and maintain prosthetics for the duration of the Fright Fest season.

Track makeup stock and supply leadership with restock requests in a timely manner.

Ability to execute the makeup application of scare performers in a timely manner and maintain the integrity of the original makeup design.

Assist in set-up and takedown of makeup areas on a nightly basis as needed.

Maintain hygienic standards in all makeup areas including product, stations, and tools including airbrush machines.

Apply makeup in alignment with standards set by park and intellectual property owners.

Other duties as assigned by Entertainment Leadership

Qualifications

Must be over the age of 18

Able to work with a variety of makeup and special effects including but not limited to airbrush, creme, latex, silicone, alcohol-based makeup, prosthetics, masks, and contacts

The Ability to apply makeup for several hours at a time with reasonable accommodation.

Comfortable working in a fast-paced setting with varying schedules and high guest/performer interaction.

Must be able to work select weeknights and all weekends throughout the Fright Fest season.

Must be able to follow and execute a makeup design onto the scare actors as specified by the Creative team

Ability to work indoors and outdoors, in varying temperatures