Hair & Makeup Artist in Peterborough

Salary £25,000 - £30,000 DOE

Location: Peterborough Head Office

Contracted Hours: Studio Based, Full Time, Monday to Friday

This is a Permanent, Full time vacancy that will close in a month at 23:59 GMT.

The Vacancy

What is the role

Working closely with the in-house studio team, including stylists and photographers, to ensure makeup aligns with the creative vision of each shoot. Interpret and execute looks that reflect the brand’s identity, staying within established guidelines and briefs. Primarily based at the in-house fashion studio, preparing models for e-commerce and campaign shoots. Occasionally travel to on-location shoots, adapting makeup to suit different environments and lighting conditions.

What you will do

• Produce consistent, high-quality hair and make-up in response to briefs for ecommerce and creative.
• Work at pace throughout the day reacting to any changes as the shoot progresses.
• Attend location shoots supporting the creative team with the delivery on campaign imagery.
• Maintenance and provision of HMU workstations and equipment, sourcing consumables and other kit.
• Ability to interpret style guides and a range of bespoke briefs to deliver consistent standards across sets.
• Support team leads and management to develop and progress specifications in response to briefs.
• Expert level of technical and creative application of skills to manipulate hair & make-up on set.
• Understand impacts of continuous and strobe lighting on model’s skin and hair, with the ability to offer suggestions and solutions.
• Expertise with fake tan issues/inconsistencies.
• Proactively respond to feedback and quality assurance issues and actions.
• Continuously improve, always working to expand own skillset and ability.
• Suggest skin/hair care routines to our models if they are regularly turning up with issues.
• Maintain awareness of health and safety issues and legislation.
• Ensure the relevant hygiene routines are followed before and after a shoot.
• Attend shoots both nationally and internationally and be required to work unsociable hours.

What you will bring

• Relevant qualification in hair & makeup subject.
• Experience in the studio and production industry with an understanding of production processes.
• Expertise gained from both in-house and agency studios experience.
• Understanding of industry best practice.
• Awareness of current and emerging HMU trends.
• Experience of working on set with creative teams.
• Calm under pressure and skilled in contributing to high pressure shoots and pre-production activity build up.
• Assess ever changing situations and make informed decisions and recommendations for own area.
• Experience of collaborating with both creative and operational functions.
• Established relationships with HMU agencies and partners.
• Experience of risk assessment for HMU disciplines.
• Be highly organised and have good presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work well within a team and to use own initiative.
• Proven record of good attendance and flexibility.
• High energy and enthusiasm to succeed.
• PC & Mac Operating Systems.
• Basic understanding of MS365 and Adobe CC software.

The Company

Yours Clothing is a retailer that provides the best value on the UK high street and internet for curvy customers. Along with our big and tall menswear brand, BadRhino, our Long Tall Sally brand and our most recent addition, PixieGirl Petites, the business is growing at pace to cater for non-standard sizes on the high street and online. Our continued success comes from our entrepreneurial thinking and listening to our customers to deliver fashion products at the right price. Our environment is fast paced, ever evolving and full of excitement. Yours Clothing continues to expand and become the number one plus size fashion retailer in the UK whilst continuing to develop our brands into new and exciting niche markets both in the UK and further afield.