Stylist

Fantastic Sams Cut & Color | Mesa, AZ 85204
Full-time | Pay: PPH pay plan + tips as stylist;

About Us & Career Path
We are a busy, friendly neighborhood Redken color salon with a loyal client base and a supportive team. This role starts as a Senior Stylist paid for our PPH (pay per hour) plan plus tips. After a few months, the right candidate transitions to Store Manager with a flat rate pay structure.
What You'll Do

• Perform the full service menu, including extensions, and meet a weekly retail goal of $100-$200
• Take full ownership of daily operations: open and close independently (setup, cash handling, closeout, securing the store)
• Coordinate schedules, coverage, and call-offs; lead the team by example in service and professionalism
• Act as a trusted advisor to management: spot operational gaps (waste, scheduling, service, processes) and propose solutions
• Create a standard measurement cheat sheet for Redken color, bleach, and developer by service and hair length
• Make sure stylists charge correctly for services and products, and coach those who don't, professionally
• Research local pricing and market trends and recommend price changes
• Track inventory, alert management before supplies run out, and pick up supplies and Salon Centric orders
• Handle client concerns and keep accurate client notes and consultations in our salon system

Required Skills (Must Have)

• Retail sales: $100-$200 in retail products every week
• Redken color expert: formulating, toning, and correction, including Shades EQ
• Cost control & pricing: set standard color/bleach measurements, track usage, analyze competitor pricing
• Hair extensions: experience preferred, or willing to be trained
• Full menu: adult/children's cuts, clipper cuts, trims; blowdry, iron finishes, updos and braids; all-over color, retouch, men's grey blending; accent, face-framing, partial, full weave and cap highlights; balayage/ombré; double process blonde; basic and spiral perms, specialty wraps; brow, lip and chin waxing; deep conditioning

What We're Looking For

• Active Arizona cosmetology license (required); established client base strongly preferred
• Lead, assistant manager, or salon management experience preferred
• Highly responsible, accountable, and business-minded, someone the owner can fully trust to run the salon
• Strong communicator and team leader, tactful with sensitive conversations like charging mistakes
• Available weekends, flexible to cover short-notice call-offs, and available to support the team off-schedule
• Reliable attendance with no frequent call-offs or lates; reliable transportation for supply pickups
• Positive, upbeat attitude; committed to a drug-free workplace

What We Offer

• $15-20 per hour or higher depending on commissions PLUS tips
• A great home for your clients plus steady walk-in traffic
• Real leadership responsibility with direct owner support
• Extension training, ongoing education, retail commission, and monthly sales contests with prizes