In the smart beauty industry where digital transformation is accelerating, new job patterns combining field oriented service operations and digitally mediated activities are emerging.
In particular, short-form based on digital platforms is emerging ...
In the smart beauty industry where digital transformation is accelerating, new job patterns combining field oriented service operations and digitally mediated activities are emerging.
In particular, short-form based on digital platforms is emerging as a key tool that directly impacts customer communication and business performance, demanding new roles and strategic judgment from operators. However, existing research has primarily focused on consumer behavior and marketing metrics, leaving the actual creators' experiences under-researched. Therefore, this study in-depth explored the experiences of managers at a smart beauty one-person multi-shop in planning, producing, and implementing short-form content in their business.
The study participants were 15 managers of smart beauty one-person multi-shops who had been planning, producing, and distributing short-form products for at least five years. They were selected through purposive and snowball sampling. In-depth interviews were conducted. The collected data were analyzed according to the six-step thematic analysis method proposed by Braun & Clarke (2006, 2014, 2017, 2019): familiarizing themselves with the data, generating initial codes, exploring themes, reviewing themes, defining and naming themes, and writing the report. To ensure the reliability and validity of the study, peer review, contextual confirmation of participant statements, and re-examination of the data were implemented.
As a result of analysis according to the procedure of the data analysis results, it was derived into 11 themes, 34 sub-themes, and 137 codes, and categorized according to the set four research problems.
First, it was revealed that the short content production process is carried out through planning based on actual operational experience and customer needs, visualization of the management process, and a shooting and editing environment optimized for the mobile environment.
Second, the short-form production experience fostered a sense of accomplishment and confidence in overcoming initial stress and technical burdens, and generated emotional and competency changes that led to expanded awareness of expertise and restructuring of communication methods with customers.
Third, ongoing production activities strengthened the trust-based professional identity by ensuring the visualization and objectivity of professional documents, and created an attitudinal shift that led to the establishment of a digital-centric management awareness and consistent branding identity.
Fourth, it was found that short form production is transforming the job structure of smart beauty managers into a convergent structure through the digitalization of management operations, the strengthening of business scalability, and the performance of integrated roles as a one person creator.
As a result, this study confirmed that short-form production is a complex practice that encompasses self-branding, professional proof, customer relationship reconstruction, digital-centered management method, and business expansion strategy beyond simple promotional activities for smart beauty single-person multi-shop managers. This provides the basis for restructuring the capabilities and roles of single-person managers in the beauty industry in the era of digital transformation, and is expected to serve as academic and practical data for establishing sustainable growth models and preparing digital-based operating strategies in the smart beauty sector in the future.