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1564 1st Avenue, New York, NY   See map

Reviews

4.5
Hair N' Now NYC is a high-volume, fast-paced salon on the Upper East Side built for speed, precision, and results. With a 9-chair floor and a demanding client base, it's an intense environment where top-tier stylists and staff thrive.
Full Service

Job Highlights

Pay
Hourly
Schedule
Full Time
Experience
Entry to Junior levels

Salon Assistant at Hair N' Now NYC

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.
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