Hair and make-up trainee skills

Overview of the role

Hair and make-up trainees work with other members of the hair and make-up team and are the most junior grade in the department. They may have gained experience in a different role such as a salon hairdresser looking to move into film and television. Trainees can also help in many other areas and specific tasks may be allocated to them depending on their experience, ability, and confidence. A good trainee is certainly an asset to the team. The roles, associated responsibilities and tasks will vary considerably from one production to another, taking into account the trainee’s ability and experience. Trainees also often work alongside the juniors, helping the juniors, and learning from the juniors.

Download the PDF version of this skills checklist: Hair and Make-up Trainee Skills Checklist.

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Core responsibilities

These core responsibilities are provided as a guide and are not exhaustive. The exact responsibilities in a particular job will vary depending on the scale/ budget band / genre of the production.

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Skills

Check out role specific skills, transferable skills and attributes for the role of hair and make-up trainee.

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Accredited qualifications

Check out the accredited qualifications for the role of hair and make-up trainee.