Seasonal Beauty Advisor

Ulta Beauty; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Ulta Beauty is seeking a Seasonal Beauty Advisor to provide exceptional service and engage with guests in a vibrant retail environment. This role involves sales tasks, product knowledge, and maintaining store standards. Ideal candidates have a passion for beauty and customer service, with flexibility to work various shifts.

Benefits

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Qualifications

• 1 year of relevant work experience or equivalent education preferred.
• Passion for guest service and sales competency.
• Flexible schedule including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional service by engaging guests and personalizing their experience.
• Perform makeup applications and product demonstrations to drive sales.
• Contribute to meeting store goals related to sales and guest loyalty.

Skills

Guest service

Sales competency

Customer relationship skills

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma

Tools

POS systems

Apple devices

Job description

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Experience a place of energy, passion, and excitement. A place where the joy of discovery and uncommon artistry blend to create exhilarating buying experiences—for true beauty enthusiasts. At Ulta Beauty, we’re transforming the world one shade, one lash, one cut at a time. Because beauty is powerful.

If you seek greater purpose—a place of vision, mission, and lived values—where voices are heard, contributions valued and recognized, and growth opportunities abound, consider Ulta Beauty. Nowhere else are the possibilities quite this beautiful.

General Summary & Scope

The Seasonal Beauty Advisor (BA) is responsible for providing an exceptional experience for all Ulta Beauty guests by engaging each guest to determine their individual needs, conducting cashier tasks, keeping fixtures stocked with merchandise, maintaining overall store cleanliness, and completing tasks as assigned. The Seasonal Beauty Advisor supports the leadership team through a focus on performance (service/retail sales and in-store events), people (guest service), and process (operating procedures and compliance standards). This position requires a passion for the beauty industry, exceptional guest service, and the aptitude to learn and communicate product knowledge.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

The Seasonal Beauty Advisor is a champion of Ulta Beauty’s mission, vision, and values, and should demonstrate them skillfully and consistently by performing the following duties and responsibilities of the position (as well as all other projects/duties as assigned):

Performance

• Contribute to meeting or exceeding the store’s goals related to retail and service sales, guest loyalty (including credit), omni-channel sales, and retail shrink as set by Ulta Beauty for the store.
• Ensure that each guest receives exceptional service by providing a guest-friendly environment, which includes greeting and engaging each guest entering the store, personalizing service to their needs, answering questions about products and services, informing guests about promotions and sales, and recommending complementary Ulta Beauty products and/or services.
• Handle customer service, sales, refunds, and exchanges courteously and assist with online orders.
• Perform makeup applications, skincare analysis, and product demonstrations with guests to drive sales and enhance the guest service experience.
• Book appointments for and support the execution of services and in-store events that deliver an unrivaled guest experience while meeting sales goals.
• Stay informed about new and existing products and services, understanding their ingredients and benefits to better serve guests.
• Maintain prompt, regular attendance.

People

• Contribute to an inclusive environment supporting teammates, peers, and guests.
• Share the benefits of the guest loyalty program, including credit and the Ulta Beauty app, with guests and when prompted by systems.
• Collaborate with managers and associates to help grow the business.
• Participate in ongoing training to enable continuous professional development and improve sales performance.

Process

• Ensure compliance with Ulta Beauty’s policies, procedures, and standards.
• Adhere to the dress code.
• Drive sales by keeping work areas replenished, signed, faced, and ensuring testers are available.
• Maintain store standards and cleanliness, including salesfloor, restrooms, cashwrap, backroom, and break area.
• Participate in merchandise resets, planograms, displays, inventory procedures, and shipment processing using Ulta Beauty’s technology and best practices.
• Protect company assets through loss prevention practices and excellent guest service.
• Perform other operational tasks as directed.

Job Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma preferred.

Experience

• 1 year of relevant work experience or equivalent education and experience preferred.

Skills

• Passion for guest service and sales competency.
• Proficient with basic technology (e.g., POS systems, Apple devices).
• Strong customer relationship skills.
• Troubleshooting ability.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Special Requirements

• Flexible schedule including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Working Conditions

• Mobility throughout the store during shifts.
• Frequent standing, bending, pulling, pushing, reaching, twisting.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. regularly.
• Coordination and manipulation of objects during shifts.

If an associate has a disability preventing them from performing essential functions, the company will engage in an interactive process to determine reasonable accommodations.

The pay range is $16.00 - $21.00/hour, based on various factors. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. Part-time employees are eligible for some benefits. For more info, visit our Benefits and Career Development page.

About Ulta Beauty

Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer, offering a wide range of cosmetics, fragrances, skincare, haircare, and salon services. We feature over 25,000 products from around 500 brands, including our own private label. Our stores also include full-service salons for hair, skin, brow, and makeup services.

We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in accordance with applicable laws.