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. Core Requirements: 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.

Key Responsibilities

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. Pace & Progress Expectations: 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.

Soft Skills & Compensation: 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.