Hair and Makeup Artist

Bomshell Experience is hiring a Hair and Makeup Artist for their boudoir portrait studio in Syracuse, NY. This role sits at the intersection of beauty production and content creation, with the artist responsible for delivering full glam looks that hold up on camera and capturing behind-the-scenes footage that feeds the studio’s social media pipeline. It suits a working hair and makeup professional who is comfortable in a production environment, moves efficiently under real time pressure, and knows how to read a client the moment she sits down.

About the Role

The Hair and Makeup Artist is the first crew member each client works with, which means you are setting the tone for the entire shoot day before the photographer ever picks up a camera. Every session runs on a tight schedule, with full glam completed within 60 minutes per client, back to back across a Monday through Friday studio calendar. Beyond the chair, you are also functioning as a one-person content unit, filming hair and makeup process clips and behind-the-scenes moments for use across social platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Open and prep the studio each morning before the first client arrives at 8:30am, ensuring the hair and makeup room is set and ready to shoot.
• Complete full hair and makeup looks within a 60-minute window per client, maintaining a client satisfaction score of 95% or higher.
• Apply glam that is built to photograph well under studio lighting conditions, accounting for how makeup reads on camera versus in person.
• Film hair and makeup process content and behind-the-scenes footage at every session where the client has given consent.
• Upload all recorded footage and behind-the-scenes clips to Dropbox the same day they are captured.
• Submit an end-of-day report and manage laundry and linen turnover to keep the studio running cleanly between sessions.

What You Bring

• A professional portfolio of glam looks, specifically work that translates well in portrait photography or studio production contexts.
• Demonstrated speed in hair and makeup application without sacrificing quality or finish.
• Comfort filming on a smartphone and an understanding of what makes a clip worth posting.
• Experience working with clients in emotionally charged or personal settings, where building trust quickly is part of the job.
• Reliable, self-managed schedule adherence with no requirement for external oversight.

Why This Role

Bomshell Experience has built a focused studio operation in Central New York around a consistent client experience that depends entirely on the person in the makeup chair. This is a full-time, in-studio position with real benefits, including 401(k) matching, paid time off, paid holidays, and a paid lunch break. Compensation is $25.00 to $35.00 per hour based on experience, with paid training included on the studio’s specific looks, timing, and filming workflow.

If you are a Hair and Makeup Artist who works clean, works fast, and wants a stable studio production role with room to grow your on-camera content skills, apply to Bomshell Experience today.