Are you ready to take your makeup artistry career to the next level and join Australia’s leading beauty retailer? If so, submit your expression of interest here!
Life as a makeup artist at MECCA:
World-class education; continuous upskilling to hone your craft with MECCAversity and make-up artistry summits
Masterclasses with leading global artists and brands like Nars, Urban Decay, Violette, Westman Atelier
Exposure to support activations across brands and events like Mardi Gras & in-store experiences
Play with the latest products from the world’s top brands
Work-life balance; permanent opportunities with regular schedules
Generous discount to spoil yourselves and your immediate family, as well as a generous product allowance, subject to company policy.
Parental leave package including ongoing superannuation payments while on parental leave
Day-to-day responsibilities / Ngā kawenga o ia rā
Conducting makeup application services for customers from full glam to natural looks
Be the go-to expert in-store for all things makeup; helping our customers to find the best products for their needs and making sure everyone leaves feeling MECCA-mazing!
Work alongside your team to deliver an exceptional customer experience throughout the store
What success looks like in this role / Ngā āhua o te angitu i tēnei tūranga
Proven experience in professional makeup applications and the ability to conduct back-to-back appointments keeping to strict timings across peak trade hours
Confident in delivering top trending looks; winged and graphic liners, natural glowy skin, smokey eyes, and fierce red lips
Ability to deliver unforgettable moments for our customers that help them to feel amazing in their own skin
Ability to coach and upskill your peers and demonstrate your make-up expertise to build the make-up category
An inclusive, team-spirited person with a can-do attitude
If you have never worked for MECCA before, the first 90-days of employment will be subject to a trail period
Next steps
Get your portfolio ready and apply now - we can’t wait to see your skills!
If successful, as part of your application you may be asked to conduct a one-way video interview and as the last round, an in-person practical makeup assessment. If you need any additional support throughout our recruitment process, please just let us know.
More than makeup
At MECCA, we're committed to being a force for good – within and beyond the beauty industry. Through our sustainability initiative, MECCA M-PACT, we’re transforming our business by building environmental and social sustainability-focused thinking into our operations – from our products and footprint to our brands and suppliers.
We believe that beauty has the power to change lives. Through our social change movement, MECCA M-POWER, we support a group of over 20 incredible organisations dedicated to creating a future where the next generation can thrive. We strive to fight for women by ensuring their access to education, improving their health, safety and well-being, empowering female-led businesses, supporting women to become financially secure and independent and elevating women's voices in politics and public life.
Join us, and together we can make the world over.
To learn more about life at MECCA Brands, please visit https://www.mecca.com.au/retail-careers.html
Skills Required
- Proven experience in professional makeup applications
- Ability to conduct back-to-back appointments and manage strict timings during peak trade
- Skilled in trending looks (winged graphic liners, natural glowy skin, smokey eyes, red lips)
- Ability to coach and upskill peers and demonstrate makeup expertise
- Customer-facing retail experience delivering exceptional service
- Portfolio of work (be prepared to submit portfolio and attend practical assessment)
- Inclusive, team-spirited attitude with a can-do approach
What We Do
Since our very first day in 1997, our purpose has been to enable our customers to feel and look their best by offering them the world’s best line-up of beauty and skin-care brands (+ more), coupled with exceptional service. Fast forward to today, and we have over 5,000 MECCA team members across 100+ retail stores throughout Australia and New Zealand, a rapidly growing online business, two Distribution Centres, and a bustling Support Centre in the heart of Melbourne working to deliver on our purpose every single day. Our ongoing growth is fuelled by opening new stores and reaching new customers, launching new products, and harnessing the latest technology to constantly innovate and evolve our concepts, experiences, and service offerings. Whether you join MECCA in one of our Retail stores, our Support Centre or our Distribution Centre (DC), you will be an integral part of the MECCA family. Our Retail Store teams are known for their energy, passion and expertise; bringing MECCA to life and helping us deliver on our purpose across four unique concepts – MECCA Cosmetica, MECCA Maxima, MECCA and our online stores (mecca.com.au and meccabeauty.co.nz). Working in our Support Centre will give you the opportunity to be part of high-impact, cross-functional projects, where you will get to immerse yourself in cutting-edge technologies and market-leading innovations. Not only do we work with over 150 of the best global beauty brands, we also develop, produce and distribute MECCA’s very own signature line of products. From supply chain to digital design, from software development to strategy, and everything in between, we are looking for diverse people from all backgrounds to continually challenge our way of thinking. Last but certainly not least, our rapidly expanding DC teams are the backbone of our operations and are key to the delivery of a seamless customer experience through online fulfillment and ensuring our stores have the right products at the right time.
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