Hair Color Bar Assistant, Licensed Cosmetologist

Hair Color Bar Assistant, Licensed Cosmetologist

Madison Reed Hair Color Bar supports Licensed Colorists and provide a seamless guest experience from arrival to departure. As a Licensed Colorist Assistant, you will learn the services and work toward your next role, helping guests find the best color and executing services with perfection.

Compensation: Base hourly pay, commissions, and tips. Potential earnings range from $25.50 – $26.50 per hour, contingent on performance, tenure, and chair time.

This role reports to the Manager and may be full or part‑time, requiring availability at peak times to serve guest needs.

• Demonstrate teamwork to provide a guest experience aligned with values of Love, Joy, Trust, Courage, and Responsibility.
• Perform behind‑chair services such as assisting with finishing services, shampooing, conditioning, styling, blowouts, hot‑tool styling, treatment, toner services, and add‑on product application per guest request.
• Contribute to monthly sales goals and key performance indicators, including retail sales, services, memberships.
• Ensure the Hair Color Bar meets company standards related to cleanliness, merchandising, inventory, and asset security.
• Adhere to protocols regarding Madison Reed systems, policies, procedures, and processes.
• Drive revenue through increasing the average service ticket via additional services, sales of unlimited roots memberships, subscriptions, home hair care, and more.
• Take a proactive approach by demonstrating willingness to learn and complete the Assistant Colorist to Colorist Training, mastering color theory and developing behind‑chair application skills.

Regularly stand, walk for four or more consecutive hours; repetitive bending and twisting at the waist; manipulate fingers and hands, bend and reach wrists and arms; reach with hands and arms or move up to ten pounds. May occasionally sit, kneel, stoop, crouch, and lift, push, pull up to ten pounds. Communicate regularly with guests via ongoing conversations and consultations.

• Active cosmetology license in the state in which you are applying.
• Entry‑level experience in any customer service or retail sales environment; salon or beauty industry experience preferred.
• Effective communication, strong problem‑solving, and people skills in a fast‑paced retail or salon environment.
• Comfortable operating point‑of‑sale systems.
• Fluency in English.

• Medical, Dental, Vision & FSA (FT Only)
• Employee Assistance Program (FT and PT)
• Pre‑tax Commuter (Parking & Transit) Basic (FT Only *)
• Life AD&D (FT Only)
• Short & Long‑term Disability (FT Only)
• Accident Insurance (FT Only)
• Critical Illness Hospital (FT Only)
• Hospital Indemnity (FT Only)
• Parental Leave* (FT Only – Dependent on Tenure and Position)
• Team Member Discount:
  Working Advantage (FT & PT)
• Pet Insurance (FT & PT)
• One Medical Membership (FT & PT)
• The College Tuition Benefit (FT & PT)
• 401k Plans (FT & PT)
• Paid Vacation Time (FT Only)
• Paid Holidays (FT & PT)
• Additional benefits may be available depending on geographic location.

Madison Reed is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.

We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves.

We consider equally qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable laws. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

We provide reasonable accommodation as needed to complete the interview process. Contact  for accommodation requests.

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