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Earn up to $150+ per hour as a freelance makeup artist.
There is an industry shortage of qualified makeup artists – enter the workforce creating amazing looks – gain all the knowledge you need and vital industry contacts to kick start a fun, high earning career
What the industry currently pays
- Recently qualified freelance make-up artists with some experience usually start on $50 an hour
- Experienced freelance make-up artists usually earn $70 to $130 an hour
- Senior freelance make-up artists who also style hair can earn $150 an hour or more
- Make-up artists in film earn from $250 per half day, or $500 per day.
- Make-up designers – who create the overall make-up look for a production – earn from $350 per half day, or $650 per day.
Learn to grow your own business; how to market yourself, create contacts, read contracts, run social campaigns, apply for jobs etc.
Find out more how you can
study FREE for one year*
COURSE DURATION & STUDY TIMES
Level 3 NZQA Course
Full Time:
17 weeks
Mon – Fri
9:00am – 1:30pm
Part Time:
Mon & Wed (Classes fall on Tues after Public Holidays)
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Every 3rd Sat 9:00am – 4:00pm
Level 4 NZQA Course:
Full Time:
36 weeks
Mon – Fri
9:00am – 2:00pm


Study NZQA level 4 Certificate In Fashion and Creative Media Makeup
We are New Zealand’s top NZQA accredited specialist makeup academy offering full & part-time courses. Learn in a fun environment from our team of professionally trained tutors. Our new Level 4 Advanced Programme takes you to the next level but you can enter without the level 3 certificate, we will teach you all you need to know. Learn from the best. Don’t delay, enrol now for 2022.
What you will learn in level 4
- 20-60 hours Work placement
- SFX: Bullet wounds, cuts, bruising, burns, scratches
- Character, ageing, prosthetic application
- Body art
- Lighting: editorial, TV and Film
- On set protocol
- Historical period makeup, hair, and costume
- Male makeup (TV and theatre)
- Ethnic, Catwalk, Avant Garde, Fantasy, and horror
- Bridal makeup, Natural Sultry, Elegant, and Mature.
- Advanced Fashion Techniques
- Portfolio
- Professional conduct
- First Aid
- Face chart design
- Makeup and skincare products
- Anatomy of the face
- Client consultation
- Colour Theory
- Business models
- Industry Establishing
- Sales techniques
- Complementary Service