Hair Colorist Careers Near Chapel Hill, NC | Artisan Hair Cary
Quick answer: Artisan Hair Cary, located at 5039 Arco Street, Cary, NC 27519, is hiring for hair colorist careers and welcomes stylists from Chapel Hill and the wider Triangle. The drive from Chapel Hill runs about 26 minutes via NC-55 to Alston Town Center. Rob Schutzbach, our Master Artisan and Educator, brings over 25 years of experience and trained with Arrojo and Sassoon. Email robanthony@att.net or call (919) 694-5755 to apply.
We are a single-location salon in Cary hiring stylists who want to serve guests from Chapel Hill and across the greater Triangle. Here's the honest breakdown of what that looks like. Our color floor runs balayage, vivid creative color, blonding, and color correction every week, so if color is genuinely your focus, this is an environment built to let you specialize in it.
The Commute From Chapel Hill, and Why Stylists Make It
Chapel Hill colorists looking for a salon that handles regular vivid and color-correction work make the drive because the work itself is the draw. The drive from Chapel Hill runs about 26 minutes via NC-54 East to I-40 East to Exit 287 Harrison Avenue to Alston Town Center. We have stylists who commute longer distances every day because the work environment, the mentorship, and the brand education calendar make the drive worth it.
If you are based in Orange County, the route to our 5039 Arco Street salon is direct. We are inside Alston Town Center next to Whole Foods at the NC-55 and 540 interchange. Free parking, and an entrance that opens straight into the salon.
How a Color-Focused Career Works on Our Floor
Chapel Hill colorists who make the drive to us are usually chasing one thing: a salon that runs enough vivid and color-correction work to keep the craft sharp. Our color systems are built on Goldwell and Lakme, with Olaplex and K18 handling bond care on every lightening service. The team splits by specialty, some deep in balayage, some running our blonding work, some handling most of the vivid and fashion color that comes in. Rob still teaches the technical color side directly, so you are learning from decades of hands-on color science, not a manual.
Who Works at Artisan Hair Cary
The team is intentionally small and gets mentored weekly. A few of the people you would be working next to:
- Rob Schutzbach, Owner and Master Stylist. Specializes in color and razor cutting; Arrojo and Sassoon trained, former Arrojo Art Team member.
- Sydney, Artisan Stylist. Specializes in vivid fashion colors, blonding, and Keratin Complex smoothing.
- Zach, Blonde Specialist and Hair Artisan. Specializes in blonding and color correction.
The full artisan team is introduced on our Meet Our Artisans page.
How a Color Specialist Career Develops Here
Every stylist at Artisan Hair Cary grows through clear stages. Newly licensed stylists join as Apprentices and shadow senior stylists across cutting and color services. After 6 to 12 months of structured mentorship, apprentices advance to Artisan Stylist and start taking their own column. From there, the path opens to Color Specialist, Senior Stylist, and Master Stylist depending on where each person wants to focus. Movement up the ladder is based on skill, consistency, and how the team votes the work. There is no quota and no race.
This same path applies whether you are coming straight out of cosmetology school or transitioning from another salon. We meet you where you are, then build from there.
Brands, Tools, and Continuing Education
The brands we use every day shape how stylists develop. Our daily-use roster includes Goldwell, Lakme, Color WOW, KMS, Amika, Keratin Complex, with bond support from K18 and Olaplex on every lightening service. Smoothing services run through Keratin Complex. Continuing education comes directly from these partners and from internal teaching by Rob Schutzbach. We bring brand educators in-house, attend workshops outside the Triangle, and keep the team learning year-round.
This matters because the stylists who keep growing are the ones who stay sharp on technique and product. Our continuing education calendar makes that automatic, not optional.
Culture and What to Expect at Artisan Hair Cary
Your first day here looks like this: a clean station waiting for you, a schedule that is actually real, and a team that already knows your name before you clock in. Rob runs the floor the way a coach runs practice, part teacher, part mentor. The pace stays steady and intentional. Guests are never rushed through, and consultations get the time they actually need.
The team shares lunch most days and tackles tough color corrections together rather than leaving one person to figure it out alone. Mistakes turn into teaching moments, never blame. Stylists who joined us from Chapel Hill describe the culture's consistency as the piece they did not know was missing from their old job.
Education is not squeezed in around the schedule, it is part of the schedule. Brand classes, in-house teaching, and open chair time all happen without pulling guest services off track. Stylists who want to keep growing keep growing. Stylists who want to specialize get the room to do it. Everything about this environment is built for careers measured in years, not months.
Getting Here from Chapel Hill
The salon address is 5039 Arco Street, Cary, NC 27519, inside Alston Town Center next to Whole Foods at NC-55 and 540. Coming from Chapel Hill, expect roughly 26 minutes; the typical route is NC-54 East to I-40 East to Exit 287 Harrison Avenue to Alston Town Center.
Parking is free right outside the door. For an interview or working visit, arrive about 10 minutes early, and call (919) 694-5755 if you need a quick route check.
Questions Stylists Ask Us
What's the salon's address, and how far is it from Chapel Hill?
5039 Arco Street, Cary, NC 27519, about 26 minutes from Chapel Hill via NC-55 to Alston Town Center.
Do I have to do cutting work if my focus is color?
No. Some stylists on our team focus almost exclusively on color services. Cutting is a skill we develop in everyone, but specialization is welcomed.
Is applying from Chapel Hill any different from applying locally?
No. Email robanthony@att.net or call (919) 694-5755 with a resume and portfolio link either way. Response time is usually within a week, sometimes 48 hours.
What color brands do colorists use at Artisan Hair Cary?
Our daily-use color lines include Goldwell and Lakme. Bond support comes from Olaplex and K18. Smoothing partners with Keratin Complex.
Do you require a North Carolina cosmetology license?
Yes for any guest-facing role. New licensees and stylists nearing graduation are encouraged to apply when their license date is within 30 days.
Do you do color correction work?
Yes, regularly. Color correction is one of the most challenging and rewarding parts of the role. We treat it as a specialty service, with the time and care it requires.
Who's actually running things on a daily basis?
Rob Schutzbach, our Master Artisan and Educator. Rob brings over 25 years of experience and is on the floor most days teaching and working with the team.
How do colorists keep growing here?
Through brand-led education, in-house teaching from Rob, and regular shadow days on the most complex color services. Color is a craft you keep getting better at for decades.
How to Apply
Send a resume, your North Carolina cosmetology license number (or expected graduation date if pending), and 6 to 10 portfolio photos to robanthony@att.net. Call (919) 694-5755 if you would rather have a phone conversation first. We schedule working interviews for serious candidates so you can see the floor before you commit.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Check out our Career Opportunities page, send an email to robanthony@att.net, or call (919) 694-5755. Artisan Hair Cary, 5039 Arco Street, Cary, NC 27519.