A Career in Makeup

JOB: Makeup Artist
Skill Level: Certificate or diploma
Specific Occupation you?re interested in: Makeup Artist
Job description: (be detailed)
A Makeup Artist's specific job is to design and add makeup or prosthetics to Actors and Actresses for movies, television shows and theatre. They are also responsible for creating specific looks for runway, commercial and editorial models that will be suit their campaign. Makeup Artist may also be hired for weddings, proms and other special events. On the job they will usually create the hair, makeup and sometimes nails and brows. This will depend on how each individual makeup artist was trained. Each makeup artist must bring their own supplies and be extremely sterile as they will be working on many different people.
Working Conditions: (where do people work in this occupation" Are there physical demands for this job")
The main physical demand for this job is being able to stand for long periods of time. Films makeup artists may sometimes work shifts as long as 14 hours. The most common areas for a makeup artist to find employment would be at makeup counters in department stores, salons, theatre, film, television, and fashion (runway or editorial).

A lot of makeup artist will also work freelance mainly working on weddings and special events. Depending on the area of interest a makeup artist's location may vary from job to job. They may find themselves setting up at hotels, backstage, or at a movie/tel...