Overview
Thomas Taft Salon Culture:
Luxury meets humanity
Creative expression encouraged
Goal and team oriented
Hospitality forward
Learn & grow environment
Education Program:
Thomas Taft Lab is a weekly education program that includes theory, look and learn, & mannequin/model classes. Thomas Taft Lab participants are given a Hair Artist in Training Model Checklist that provides clear benchmarks of the services required to be completed on live models in order to gain the required skills to be promoted to Jr. Hair Artist. On average, assistants disciplined in coming to weekly class with live models will complete their checklist in a years time.
Benefits/Perks
Commuter benefits
Paid sick leave
$100 bonus for employee referrals
48% off retail products
Career coaching
Company sponsored outings and rewards
Tiffanys necklace for 5 year anniversary
Louis Vuitton wallet for 10 year anniversary
Job Summary:
Thomas Taft Salon is a high-volume hair salon looking for a Salon Assistant to join our team. Our ideal candidate is an aspiring Hair Artists who wants to gain experience and connections in the industry. In addition to shampooing hair and mixing colors, you should be willing to perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping the floor and doing laundry. We expect all of our team members to represent the salon’s core value, love, by exhibiting kindness, mutual respect, positivity and acceptance. This is what keeps our clients coming back and our culture alive!
Responsibilities:
Shampoo hair
Prepare hair stylist stations
Sweep floors
Mix colors
Laundry
Stock towels, products, and retail inventory
Provide other assistance as necessary
Qualifications:
Completion of a cosmetology school program
Cosmetology license strongly preferred
Professional or aesthetic appearance
Customer service skills
Flexible schedule
Ability to adapt and work in a fast paced environment
About Thomas Taft Salon
Thomas Taft Salon is women owned and operated, pandemic survivors, and inclusive community partners. Thank you for sharing our mission of spreading love and embodying art for a decade.
Owner and Master Hair Artist, Melyssa Graham, opened the doors of Thomas Taft Salon on 74th & 2nd Avenue in November of 2013. During Melyssa’s decade-long experience working in Manhattan salons, she bore witness to an odd reality. Although her industry appeared to be female-dominated, most hair salons were owned by men, lacked diversity and felt inauthentic. Melyssa decided to start Thomas Taft Salon to create space for a women-led hair salon that would naturally attract the diversity and inclusivity she saw lacking in the industry. The salon is named after Melyssa’s grandfather, Thomas Taft, who owned and operated a hardware store in Hudson Valley, NY. Clearly, working with her hands is in the genes.
While teaming up with Operations & Marketing Manager Stephanie Del Russo, Thomas Taft Salon has been cited numerous times in national publications, has starred in the CNBC Five Day Biz Fix and has grown to have the largest salon footprint in the Upper East Side.
The salon embraces individuality and expression of its team and clients while creating genuine relationships with them. The salon culture embraces mental health health awareness by offering silent appointments for clients and promoting mental health care from within to help destigmatize the topic.
Thomas Taft Hair Artists specialize in treatments, blonding, balayage, dimensional color, precision haircuts, keratin, and texture services. With the addition of Thomas Taft Lab, a classroom setting service menu for Hair Artists in Training, they are able to accommodate New Yorkers on any budget.
