Sales & Education Advisor - Springfield, IL (Freelance)

We are seeking an experienced beauty advisor that is passionate about the clean color category and safe, performance driven ingredients. They will be an example and advocate of the ILIA lifestyle and a champion of our in-store presence and client experience. Strong communication skills are critical for this candidate as it will enable them to educate the store teams on our unique point of difference.  

This role is open to candidates located in the Springfield, IL metropolitan area and reports into the Sales, Artistry & Education Account Executive, Midwest-Chicago. 

ILIA Sales and Education Advisor’s responsibilities include:

Sales

• Drive and exceed sales goals as determined by ILIA through store visits for support, events and relationship building.

• Coordinate store visit schedule with manager and strategize plans to achieve sales goals and execute corporate initiatives.

• Create monthly calendar to support focus doors and to achieve sales goals.

• Superior selling skills with proven ability to set and achieve sales goals

• Effective and engaging training skills that deliver consistent sales results

• Proven ability to build relationships, drive sales and provide outstanding customer service

• Partner with store and brand field leadership team, to ensure new store openings are executed

Training, Events & Education

• Educate store teams on hero products to increase the BAs ability to recommend products to clients and drives retail sale

• Develop brand advocates in stores by training them on key selling and service behaviors that drive sales, building relationships with clients and grow loyalty.

• Track and monitor event sales impact.

• Initiate innovative ways to impact sales and drive retail results.

• Train all retail associates, inter-sell associates and freelancers on all brand products and the appropriate selling skills needed to achieve sales goals.

Calendar Execution

• Activate store visit calendar, and recap store successes, opportunities, and action plan post-visit in T-Sheets

• Provide detailed weekly recap of business opportunities, callouts, and celebrations.

Communication

• Communicate with manager regularly via status call. Prepare updates as directed.

• Communicate with store Leadership in collaboration with manager regarding brand opportunities.

• Communicate stock concerns to manager and retailer partners as needed to support business.

Requirements

• Must have reliable form of transportation

• 2+ years of beauty industry experience as a professional make-up artist or brand ambassador 

• Currently live in the territory listed in job posting

• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, evenings, and holidays

• Exceptional time management and communication skills

• Ability to work on your feet for 6-8 hours

• Ability to lift at least 30 lbs

What can help you really stand out:

• 1+ years Sephora training and selling experience with established relationships

• Passion in the Clean Beauty Category

What we would like to offer...

• Base rate: $25-28/hour*

• ILIA Products 

*This is the anticipated hourly rate for this position. The hourly rate offered will carefully consider a few factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

About ILIA

ILIA makes clean skin-centric beauty. We see skincare and makeup as one and believe that skin should look like skin. With transparency as our guide and color as our vehicle, we challenge the conventions of clean beauty to create something radically new, through safe, groundbreaking formulas that protect + revive the skin. Headquartered in Laguna Beach, California, ILIA brings together a strong group of innovative thinkers, rule-breakers and creative problem solvers. We pave the way forward as the leading clean makeup brand in what is being called the Clean Beauty Revolution. Fast paced growth provides constant learning, collaborative teamwork, and the desire to be the best at what you do. We celebrate taking risks and doing what hasn’t been done before.