Kendo Fenty Beauty Retail Artist

About Kendo

Kendo is a dynamic beauty brand incubator within the LVMH family, renowned for creating and scaling distinctive names that shape contemporary prestige beauty. Since its founding in 2010, the company has combined entrepreneurial agility with the resources and standards of a global luxury group, fostering brands such as Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Ole Henriksen, and KVD Beauty. As an employer, Kendo offers an inventive, fast-moving environment where creativity, commercial rigor, inclusivity, and digital fluency converge. Its teams are encouraged to challenge convention, build culturally resonant products, and contribute to a portfolio defined by innovation, authenticity, and global ambition.

Role & Responsibilities

• Personally contribute to the achievement of brand goals and sales targets through demonstrated artistry and strong selling skills
• Model respect, initiative, enthusiasm, and flexibility at all times, representing the Fenty Beauty brand in a professional and ethical manner
• Build effective, positive, and collaborative relationships with team members and store partners
• Build a loyal clientele base to drive sales through accomplished makeup artistry, excellent customer service, and delivery of a flawless customer experience
• Demonstrate in-depth, fluent knowledge of makeup and skincare to advise customers on products suited to their individual needs, skin tones, and skin types
• Attend initial brand training and ongoing training sessions to remain current on the latest trends, products, and offerings
• Actively contribute to consistent housekeeping, presentation, and visual merchandising standards at the beauty counter
• Maintain excellent personal grooming standards befitting the Fenty Beauty brand aesthetic

Qualifications

• At least one year of proven retail experience in a beauty-selling environment
• Previous experience working in a department store setting with a prestige or artistry beauty brand
• Accomplished, high-level makeup artistry background
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining a clientele portfolio
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to listen effectively to customer needs
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build genuine rapport with customers
• Excellent organizational skills
• Informed interest in and genuine passion for beauty and cosmetics
• Knowledge of Rihanna and the Fenty Beauty brand philosophy

Skills

Experience

At least one year of proven retail experience in a prestige beauty environment, ideally within a department store setting. Candidates should demonstrate a track record of successful beauty selling, accomplished makeup artistry skills, and experience cultivating a loyal clientele base.

Education

No formal education requirement specified; however, professional beauty training, makeup certification, or equivalent artistry credentials are advantageous.

Workplace

Culture

Kendo offers a fast-moving, entrepreneurial culture where brand builders, creatives, and beauty experts collaborate to develop distinctive global beauty brands. As part of the LVMH ecosystem, it combines the agility of an independent incubator with the standards, resources, and international perspective of a luxury group. The environment values innovation, inclusivity, commercial excellence, and hands-on ownership at every level.

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