What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bartender (mixologist) position at The Splendid?
Stout NYC Hospitality Group consists of a dozen owner-operated bars/restaurants throughout New York City. Our mission is to provide authentic, accessible, desirable spaces for people seeking meaningful connections with friends, family, and colleagues. With specific attention to the guest experience and our food and drinks programs, our aim is to create a true home for the public to come as they are.
Stout NYC Hospitality Group consists of a dozen owner-operated bars/restaurants throughout New York City. Our mission is to provide authentic, accessible, desirable spaces for people seeking meaningful connections with friends, family, and colleagues. With specific attention to the guest experience and our food and drinks programs, our aim is to create a true home for the public to come as they are.
Bartenders & Mixologists: The Splendid, Midtown Manhattan
The Splendid (16 E 52nd St) is building one of Midtown’s most ambitious cocktail programs, and we’re looking for full-time bartenders who want to be part of it. Our drinks are a big reason guests come through the door. We’re part of a growing hospitality group, and we’re hiring people who care about their craft and product.
What you’ll do
- Execute a detailed cocktail menu with precision and consistency, even on a slammed Thursday night
- Run a high-volume bar: multitasking across service well, bar guests, and the floor without dropping quality, warmth or kindness
- Talk guests through the menu, make recommendations, and sell with confidence across cocktails, wine, and spirits
- Keep your station clean, stocked, and prepped, and follow specs exactly. Absolutely no free-pouring
- Join tastings and trainings as the program evolves, and contribute ideas. Many bartenders on our team have had cocktails put on our menus
What we’re looking for
- 2–3 years of craft cocktail bartending experience. Or advanced understanding of mixology or food science. You know your classics, your techniques, and why a spec is built the way it is
- Speed and composure in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. Our clientele is a luxury crowd, and we are an up-scale offering
- Strong spirits knowledge; wine knowledge a plus
- Genuine hospitality: we like to think that we're hosting a party every night, and our guests are coming by our place... we're hosting the big thing
- Availability for nights and weekends
What we offer
- Shift meals, discounts, health insurance for full-time in-compliance employees.
- Ongoing education in cocktails, spirits, and wine from our beverage team
- Real room to grow: with 16 bars and restaurants in the group, there are clear paths into management, and beyond
- We take pride in putting the proof in our pudding. Our bartenders consistently take 2 week vacations without having to worry about their shifts upon returning. Fostering that kind of long-term quality of life working-culture is very important to the management team.