Bartender | Reunion Venice Beach

NeueHouse is a work and social club where creatives and thought-leaders gather and connect. Our community of members aligns in their ambition to live a creative life, supported by an elevated experience bringing work and social together through iconic buildings, timeless design, thought-provoking cultural programming, and gracious hospitality. NeueHouse: Home of the New.

Our Properties

NeueHouse currently operates across three different, but equally iconic properties in New York City and Los Angeles:

• Our Madison Square (MSQ) House is situated in New York’s iconic Flatiron District, was previously home for Tepper Galleries, a well-known Manhattan auction house for international artists and collectors in the 1930s – and neighbors the 69th Regiment Armory where the first International Exhibition of Modern Art was held.
• Our Hollywood House (HWD), which sits on Sunset Boulevard, is one of LA’s most celebrated buildings and occupies the original CBS Studio (the world’s first structure built intentionally for broadcast). Here genre-defining artists from Orson Wells and Lucille Ball to Janis Joplin, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan built their legacy.
• Our Venice Beach House (VB) was once the creative home to some of the most influential creative luminaries in art and entertainment including Hal Ashby, Oliver Stone, and David Hockney, NeueHouse Venice Beach is a new work, social, and cultural hub for the Venice creative community.

Reunion Venice Beach

A culinary program that embraces Mediterranean coastal flavors with a sharp focus on fresh simplicity. Produce empowered by restraint, showcasing vibrant colors and textures, your Reunion burst's you into a summer feeling that resonates as freedom, La Dolce Vita. An air of lightness emanates from the menu, the setting, and the service attention to detail. Friends reunite and fill their table with share plates of wood roasted peppers, wild figs, naturally cured prosciutto. A beverage program that celebrates crisp, dry and fresh new and old world wines with stemware to match, complimented by a world-class curated, bespoke cocktail program celebrating a regular seasonal shift.The Role

The Bartender executes an innovative world-class beverage program to complement the Reunion Bar operations at NeueHouse Venice Beach. Reporting into the Reunion Bar Manager and NeueHouse Venice Beach General Manager, the role oversees all aspects of the bar operations, consistently instilling and delivering service excellence, with a goal of developing rapport with our Members, Guests and VIP's. Our Bartender's aim to execute a seamless and exceptional hospitality experience, consistently representing Reunion Bar and NeueHouse Venice Beach with hospitality and generosity in every interaction.

Requirements

• 4+ years experience leading the bar program for high-end, highly visible entertainment entities.
• The capacity to work within an ever-changing environment, assisting to develop operating procedures as the business dictates and the willingness to support in other areas as required to maintain the integrity of the Reunion operations.
• An advocate and ambassador of service excellence that understands the critical role that exceeding and maintaining service expectations plays in the success of building F+B operations.
• Supply expert knowledge of wine and spirits and ensure the quality of all beverage items, ingredients, and preparation methods while following and keeping to all local, state, and federal laws relating to alcohol service and consumption.
• Manage and oversee daily planning and upkeep of the beverage program to ensure an integrated, efficient, and profitable operation.
• Multitask a workflow of warm and humble greetings, cocktail building, food and wine service and operational discretion whilst providing a seamless experience for our members and guests.
• Attention to detail across all aspects of bar maintenance in terms of opening, closing, daily / weekly and monthly check list completion and bar equipment upkeep.
• Maintain a thorough working knowledge of beverage and bar food menus with the ability to articulate to members and guests in an engaged, knowledgable and thoughtful manner.
• Proficient use of POS for ordering and billing purposes. Thorough understanding of payment process standard operating procedures.
• Precise execution of the Reunion Bar Sequence of Service, in a timely and accurate manner with the goal of creating memorable experience's.
• Clear communication with servers on orders to ensure the delivery of drinks are in a timely manner, and alerting the Bar Management when running low on any particular item's.
• Impeccable customer service by responding promptly to member/guest needs and soliciting feedback to the Leadership teams to improve service execution.
• Attend regular operational meetings and team trainings to ensure ongoing menu knowledge growth and effective coordination and cooperation between departments.
• Competency in conversing with Members and Guests regarding NeueHouse and our various programs and amenities.
• Implement effective policies to ensure that overall bar cleanliness meets State Health Code Standards, with the expectation of passing a Grade A.
• Knowledge of craft and classic cocktails along with strong old world/new world wines.
• Must be able to lift/move up to 10lbs, frequently lift/move up to 25lbs and occasionally lift/move up to 50lbs.
• Must be 21 years of age or older and possess Food Handlers certification.

The anticipated hourly rate for this position is $20.00. NeueHouse is committed to equitable and competitive compensation and benefits packages for our team members and will consider many factors when extending offers of employment. Some of the factors we consider may include: qualifications of individual applicants against the position and business needs, years of relevant experience in role or industry, specific or unique skills, certifications or professional accreditations specific to the role, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the role. The anticipated range for compensation shared here does not include any other components or benefits that may available.

Diversity & Representation: NeueHouse is committed to building and supporting diverse and representative communities, long-term career opportunities and extends Equal Employment Opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.

Benefits

• Salary Rate: $20.00 an hour
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Training & Development
• Free Food & Snacks