Beauty​/Hair Styling Assistant

Hair N' Now NYC is hiring Salon Assistants to support a demanding, high-volume Upper East Side salon floor. This role is ideal for candidates who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are ready to build technical speed and skill.

• Experience:
  
  Entry-level to 2 years of fast-paced salon internship, or high-performing beauty school graduates.
• Licensing:
  Licensed or actively accumulating hours for NYS Cosmetology certification.
• Physical Capacity:
  Uninterrupted physical stamina for 8-10 hour shifts; constant standing, lifting, and rapid movement.

• Rapid Backbar Prep:
  High-speed, high-efficiency shampooing, conditioning, and treatment application.
• Technical Assisting:
  Precise, rapid color mixing, immediate station resets, and continuous tool sanitization.
• Salon Logistics:
  Managing continuous industrial laundry cycles, backbar stocking, and salon deep sanitation.
• Multi-Chair Support:
  Seamlessly balancing simultaneous support for 1 to 3 high-speed floor stylists.

• Schedule Rigor:
  Zero-tolerance policy for lateness, slow movement, or floor bottlenecks.
• Volume Conditioning:
  Actively managing a workflow pacing of 6-10 clients per stylist per day.
• Growth Track:
  Rapid advancement to the floor strictly contingent on hitting mandatory speed and retail upsell benchmarks.

• High Urgency, Zero Ego: A proactive, intense work ethic focused strictly on supporting floor velocity first and learning second.
• Blunt Coachability:
  Ability to thrive under constant, direct, and transparent real-time critique.
• Hourly Wage: $17-$24/hour base rate depending on technical speed and floor capabilities.
• Tips & Tiers:
  Access to tips plus structured raises locked directly to milestone speed tests.