Skills needed

• Understanding of the current fashion and beauty trends
• Excellent practical make-up or hairdressing skills and experience
• Strong knowledge of available make-up and beauty products
• Able to be neat and have a steady hand
• Technical skills and knowledge of beauty tools and techniques
• Excellent time management 
• Strong portfolio of work
• Able to work quickly and to adapt to each person/client

Job roles

• Make-up/hair assistant
• Make-up/hair artist
• Chief make-up artist/chief hairdresser
• Make-up/hair designer

Duties include

• Applying make-up to talent in keeping with the director's brief
• Styling hair in keeping with the director's brief
• Specific techniques used for prosthetics such as cuts and wounds or facial hair
• Maintaining the cleanliness of tools and brushes
• Checking the talent for allergies or special requirements
• Overseeing a team of hair stylists/make-up artists 
• Keeping continuity between characters/talent

Useful links

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