Lead Make-up Artist - London, United Kingdom - ASOS

ASOS

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Company Description

We're ASOS. We blend our flair for fashion with our love of cutting
- edge technology, but more importantly were interested in how we can bring the best out of you.

We exist to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too.

At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

Through our Fashion with Integrity strategy we are driving diversity, equity and inclusion across every aspect of ASOS and ensuring every ASOSer can be their authentic self at work.

We want our people to be whoever they want to be, because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.

Job Description:

About the role

Leads at ASOS are experienced and skilled leadership figures who have a talented eye for all thing's creative and practical ability for implementation.

As one of our Leads, you will be working closely with the management and wider senior teams.

You will lead, mentor and inspire the team to deliver the best ecommerce assets in the industry for the ASOS product pages, to appeal directly to the 20 something customer.

You will drive department efficiency, whilst thinking commercially and innovatively. You will have the ability to successfully lead a team with a creative, strategic and operational mindset.

What you'll be doing

Reporting directly into the Hair & Make-Up Manager, you will be responsible for all aspects of overseeing the daytoday running of the Make-Up team. This will primarily include product page enrichment of 400+ products per day.
Ensuring creative implementation, budget, cost per product, and volumetric KPIs are adhered to.
Expert level makeup skills which can be applied to deliver high end treatments on required shoots. Leading the team by example whilst elevating quality of treatments on shoots.
Possess the skill and knowledge to lead a team of Senior, Midweight and Junior Make-Up Artists monitoring all processes throughout the day. This includes physical sign off makeup across all shoots each day, feeding back in real time to develop team.
Responsible for creation, maintenance and communication of creative shoot guides from a makeup perspective.
Responsible for overseeing the creation, evolution and communication of makeup references for each model to full time and freelance makeup artists. This includes ability to review shoot performance to guide success.
Responsible for ensuring all Make-Up Artists are creatively and technically equipped to deliver treatment expectations in line with brand treatments and segment. This includes delivering hands on makeup artistry training to upskill team on new industry techniques.
Working with the other Leads to develop and implement strategic segment evolution through current trends and fashion relevancy.
Relevant knowledge and have an eye to oversee hair treatments in the Hair Leads absence.
Collaborating with department and retail stakeholder on future shoot development and relaying direction to team in concise effective way.
Initiate and lead Make-Up Artists pre planning and preparation for scheduled shoots
Oversee all equipment orders and communication with suppliers, ensuring we are adhering to our monthly team budget.
Own all workshops and train the team in varied creative specialties.
Forming strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders across commercial and suppliers to develop our makeup techniques, product knowledge and oversee all kit upgrades. Championing, all aspects of ASOS Studios in every interaction.
Monitoring the Make-Up team performance KPIs/ SLAs and constantly identifying opportunities to improve quality and efficiency.
Conducting regular 121's with your direct reports. Reviewing personal objectives, ensuring they are supported and guided, and their skill set is developed, and progression assessed.
Constantly asses and plan for succession within your team.
Encouraging team growth and development through objectives and training, ensuring the team are striving to support in the delivery of the department strategy.
Leading and contributing to team and departmental meetings.
Be recognised as an aspirational figure within your team and the wider department.
Guiding the team to follow established processes to deliver agreed creative and quality standards in line with departmental strategy.
Working with PX and internal resourcers to select, interview and onboard new fulltimers. Simultaneously maintain a highquality freelance pool to augment the team when volume requires.
Deployment of fulltime and freelance team resource to optimise the collective team skill set including day to day management in response to absence.
Encouraging the team to be authentic, brave and creative and to follow all company and departmental strategies.
Responsible for developing and implementing your leadership style an