Pro Artist - EU

Pro Artist - EU

Connected by creativity and driven by purpose. Hourglass Cosmetics is a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand, redefining luxury cosmetics with high-performance products, innovative formulas, and award-winning franchises. Recognized by Forbes, Fast Company and Time Magazine as one of the most inventive beauty companies, Hourglass leads the industry with its breakthrough products and its commitment to animal welfare. Founded in 2004, Hourglass is globally available in 32 markets and nearly 4,600 doors including Sephora, Ulta, Neiman Marcus, Selfridges, Space NK and more. Hourglass became part of the Unilever Prestige division in 2017. Discover more about the Hourglass brand story and mission on our website hourglasscosmetics.com

In this Pro Artistry role, you will be responsible for artistry events and lead Hourglass artistry across Europe, elevating artistry skill, driving sales, and igniting passion for Hourglass Cosmetics. This is a unique opportunity for a passionate Make-Up Artist and confident educator to help develop and execute artistry focused masterclasses, press & influencer events, and brand events.  This position requires outstanding artistry skills, a strong commercial mindset, and well-established artistry expertise in luxury beauty brands. It is critical for the candidate to have luxury brand artistry aesthetic, brand ambassador experience, highly poised, articulate, and polished on camera presence, superior attention to detail, and a passion for developing and growing team skills.

WHAT YOU DO:

• Act as the ultimate brand ambassador bringing the brand’s artistry, voice, and luxury approach, to Europe
• Artistry point person and liaison between EU market & global head office teams to share & advise on in-market artistry trends, consumer behavior, and service experience opportunities.
• Serve as an artistry ambassador for the brand, hosting dynamic press, influencer, and store-level events.
• Partner with Hourglass Education, Sales and Marketing teams to ensure seamless execution of initiatives and campaigns.
• Drive retail sales by supporting key doors across the region.
• Achieve personal sales goals during store events and VIP masterclasses.
• Support various developmental high-level training for our field and store teams in partnership with our Global Artistry Team.
• Facilitate training and assessments to grow the artistry skillset of our teams.

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN:

• Superior experience developing the European artistry team development programs for a high growth, luxury beauty brand.
• Gain deep understanding of the European market business while further growing artistry skill and consumer awareness.
• Experience growing and elevating global field, store, and consumer Hourglass artistry skill.

YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF:

• You are CREATIVE: You are innovative, and forward-thinking in your approach, and mindset.
• You are a BRAND AMBASSADOR: You know how to infuse a brand’s unique aesthetic into everything you do, inspiring learners to fall in love with Hourglass and boost confidence in their own abilities to achieve desired looks.
• You are a strong COMMUNICATOR: You are a people person, natural leader and collaborate well with others. You are an excellent presenter and can inspire a room.
• You are AGILE: You adapt well to changing needs and priorities. You can pivot easily to achieve goals and deadlines.
• You are CONFIDENT: You are excited and motivated by being the Artistry authority and can dynamically serve the cross functional needs with poise and a service-oriented mindset.
• You are DETAIL AND BUSINESS ORIENTED: You appreciate the importance of having detailed and precise information. You have a deep understanding of the retail dynamics and how to impact business performance through artistry.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years' experience in a lead artistry role within the beauty industry.
• Extensive experience hosting events
• Deep understanding of the current beauty industry trends, artistry techniques, and looks.
• Excellent project management skills, ability to deliver multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities and meet competing deadlines; maintain creative and active problem solving to drive on time and quality delivery for all projects and partner with various levels in the organization.
• Effective communicator, strong relationship-building skills and proven record of cross-functional partnerships.
• Thrive in an environment that is fast paced, rapidly changing and able to handle multiple priorities while meeting objectives, works well under pressure.
• Flexibility to travel regularly across different locations in Europe.
• French and English mandatory, a third language would be highly appreciated