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name: make-up-and-hair-designer
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'make-up and hair designer' (also: hair and make-up artist, hair designer & make-up artist, hair and make up designer, hair designer and make-up artist, hair & make up designer, make-up artist & hair designer). Use when the user asks for typical make-up and hair designer work such as: typical make-up and hair designer responsibilities"
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# Make-Up And Hair Designer

Make-up and hair designers develop a design concept for make-up and hair of performers and supervise the execution of it. Their work is based on research and artistic vision. Their design is influenced by and influences other designs and must be conform with these designs and the overall artistic vision. Therefore, the designers work closely with artistic directors, operators and the artistic team. Make-up and hair designers develop sketches, design drawings or other documentation to support the workshop and performance crew. Make-up designers sometimes also work as autonomous artists, creating make-up art outside a performance context.

## Core workflow


## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

## Key competences (essential)

- adapt existing designs to changed circumstances
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- analyse a script
- analyse music score
- analyse the artistic concept based on stage actions
- analyse the scenography
- attend rehearsals
- coach staff for running the performance
- communicate during show
- conduct costume research
- contextualise artistic work
- decide on make-up process
- decide on wig making process
- define artistic approach
- design make-up effects

## Hot technologies

- Adobe Photoshop
- Facebook
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5dd01019-3999-4d90-bc8a-7a04b0b208b0), O*NET 30.3 (39-5091.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*