Manager, Hair & Make-Up - ABC News

This is a Full Time Job


ABC News is looking for a full-time manager of Hair and Make-up for the Washington DC Bureau to service ABC News and ESPN productions. This manager has duel responsibility as an artist and manager. He/she will be required to provide daily makeup and styling for ABC News and ESPN talent. Additionally, he/she will manage and schedule a compliment of local freelance hair and make-up artists for a 24/7 fast paced, news environment. This manager must hire, vet and manage the performance of hair and make-up artists.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities also include compiling the weekly schedules to cover Good Morning America, World News, ESPN, This Week and special events as well as maintaining supplies, organizing two make-up rooms and ensuring a high standard of service from the department.
• This manager will be expected to keep good working relationships with talent, show producers and management and be able to respond to last minute requests for breaking news and large productions.

Basic Qualifications:

• Candidate must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and be excited to be in a dynamic, ever-changing working environment.
• A demonstrated ability to apply HDTV television makeup and provide hair services for both men and women.

Required Education

• Esthetician or cosmetologist license, or certified training from an accredited school/salon, or equivalent required.

About Disney ABC Television Group:

Disney/ABC Television Group (DATG) redefines the future of media and entertainment. Delivering compelling creative, great storytelling, ground-breaking technology, high-impact marketing and innovative distribution, DATG offers multiple opportunities to build a career that supports entertaining and informing the world. A key unit of The Walt Disney Company, one of the world's most admired vertically integrated media enterprises, DATG includes global live action and animation entertainment, news, owned television stations, and radio. If you've got a passion to join our team of talented professionals we want to hear your story.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., which is part of a business segment we call Disney ABC Television Group.

American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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