Hair Stylist job description template
Hair stylists cut, color and style hair, and at a small salon they also build the client relationships that keep your chairs full. The strongest stylist posts say how you pay (hourly, commission or both), which services and clients you focus on, and how you help newer stylists grow a clientele.
Hair Stylist
Full-timeYour Company is looking for a talented, licensed hair stylist to join our salon. You'll consult with clients, create cuts and color they love, and show them how to keep that look at home. We offer a steady flow of clients, a supportive team and ongoing education so you can keep growing your skills. Whether you bring an established clientele or want help building one, we'd love to see your work.
What you’ll do
- Consult with each client about their hair goals, history and daily routine before starting
- Perform cuts, color, highlights, blowouts and styling to a consistently high standard
- Mix and apply color safely, and do patch or strand tests when needed
- Recommend take-home products and explain how to care for the style between visits
- Rebook clients before they leave and keep notes on their color formulas and preferences
- Clean and disinfect tools, chairs and your station between every client
- Share your work on social media and help grow the salon's client base
- Stay on schedule and let the front desk know right away if you're running behind
What we’re looking for
- Current cosmetology license in our state
- Solid cutting, coloring and styling skills across a range of hair types and textures
- Strong consultation skills and a friendly, professional manner with clients
- Follows the sanitation and safety rules set by our state board
- Able to stand and work at the chair for most of a shift
Nice to have
- An existing clientele you'd like to bring with you
- Advanced color training, such as balayage or color correction
- Experience with extensions, keratin treatments or curly and coily hair
- Experience with salon booking software such as Vagaro, Boulevard or Square Appointments
Schedule
Full-time, usually four or five days a week including Saturdays and some evenings. We'll work with you on a regular schedule that fits your clients.
What we offer
- Commission or hourly pay plus tips, based on your experience
- Ongoing education, including advanced cutting and color classes
- New clients from our online booking, walk-ins and front desk referrals
- Discounts on salon services and professional hair care products
- Paid vacation time
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Hair Stylist our company is looking for a talented, licensed hair stylist to join our salon. You'll consult with clients, create cuts and color they love, and show them how to keep that look at home. We offer a steady flow of clients, a supportive team and ongoing education so you can keep growing your skills. Whether you bring an established clientele or want help building one, we'd love to see your work. What you’ll do • Consult with each client about their hair goals, history and daily routine before starting • Perform cuts, color, highlights, blowouts and styling to a consistently high standard • Mix and apply color safely, and do patch or strand tests when needed • Recommend take-home products and explain how to care for the style between visits • Rebook clients before they leave and keep notes on their color formulas and preferences • Clean and disinfect tools, chairs and your station between every client • Share your work on social media and help grow the salon's client base • Stay on schedule and let the front desk know right away if you're running behind What we’re looking for • Current cosmetology license in our state • Solid cutting, coloring and styling skills across a range of hair types and textures • Strong consultation skills and a friendly, professional manner with clients • Follows the sanitation and safety rules set by our state board • Able to stand and work at the chair for most of a shift Nice to have • An existing clientele you'd like to bring with you • Advanced color training, such as balayage or color correction • Experience with extensions, keratin treatments or curly and coily hair • Experience with salon booking software such as Vagaro, Boulevard or Square Appointments Schedule Full-time, usually four or five days a week including Saturdays and some evenings. We'll work with you on a regular schedule that fits your clients. What we offer • Commission or hourly pay plus tips, based on your experience • Ongoing education, including advanced cutting and color classes • New clients from our online booking, walk-ins and front desk referrals • Discounts on salon services and professional hair care products • Paid vacation time
Screening questions for a hair stylist
Ask these on the application form to sort applicants quickly. They’re added automatically when you post this template.
- Do you have a current cosmetology license in our state?Yes / No · required
- Share a link to your portfolio or social media page showing your recent work.Short answer
- Which services do you enjoy most, and which would you like to get better at?Paragraph
Hair Stylist interview questions
- Walk me through a consultation with a client who brings a photo of a cut you don't think will suit them.
- A client calls the next day unhappy with their color. How do you handle it?
- Which color lines have you worked with, and how do you keep track of client formulas?
- How do you build a clientele, and what do you do to get clients to rebook?
- Which hair types and textures are you most and least confident with?
- How do you keep learning new techniques and trends?
- You're running 20 minutes behind and your next client is already waiting. What do you do?
Tips for hiring a hair stylist
- Ask each finalist to do a paid practical: a cut and blowout on a model in your salon. Watch the consultation as closely as the haircut.
- Verify the cosmetology license through your state board's online lookup before the stylist's first day.
- Say in the post whether you pay commission, hourly or offer booth rental. Stylists compare pay structures before anything else.
- Browse local stylists' Instagram portfolios and let nearby cosmetology schools know you're hiring.