Bartender

Hooky Entertainment; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Hooky Entertainment is seeking a Bartender to deliver a polished, warm, and elevated bar experience. You will prepare cocktails, beer, wine, and other beverages while maintaining consistency, cleanliness, and speed, engaging guests throughout service.

Role requires bartending and serving experience, knowledge of cocktails, and ability to work late nights, weekends, and holidays in a fast-paced setting. Training and flexibility to assist with table service as needed are possible based on business

Qualifications

• Prior bartending experience required.
• Prior serving or table-service experience required.
• Strong cocktail, beer, wine, and beverage knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve cocktails, beer, wine, and other beverages according to recipe, presentation, and service standards.
• Provide warm, attentive, and professional hospitality to bar guests and seated guests as needed.
• Maintain knowledge of cocktails, ingredients, preparation, flavor profiles, and guest recommendations.
• Follow responsible alcohol service practices, including ID verification and guest safety.
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, and readiness of the bar and service areas.
• Complete opening, side work, running side work, and closing duties accurately.
• Support bar setup, restocking, garnish prep, batching, glassware, and service flow.
• Use the POS system accurately for orders, payments, tabs, transfers, comps, voids, and closeout procedures.
• Communicate guest needs, service issues, inventory concerns, or safety concerns to the Bar Lead or GM.
• Support teammates during peak volume to maintain speed, consistency, and guest experience.
• Follow company policies, appearance standards, attendance expectations, and tip-pool procedures.

Skills

Bartending

Serving

Customer service

Multitasking

Fast-paced environment

Job description

Position Summary

The Bartender is responsible for delivering a polished, warm, and elevated bar experience. This role prepares and serves cocktails, beer, wine, and other beverages while maintaining consistency, cleanliness, speed, and guest engagement. This position requires experience in both bartending and serving. While the primary role is bartender, team members may occasionally support table service or be scheduled in a server capacity based on business needs, staffing levels, training, and service flow.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve cocktails, beer, wine, and other beverages according to recipe, presentation, and service standards.
• Provide warm, attentive, and professional hospitality to bar guests and seated guests as needed.
• Maintain strong knowledge of cocktails, ingredients, preparation, flavor profiles, and guest recommendations.
• Follow responsible alcohol service practices, including ID verification, intoxication awareness, and guest safety.
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, and readiness of the bar and service areas.
• Complete opening, side work, running side work, and closing duties accurately.
• Support bar setup, restocking, garnish prep, batching, glassware, and service flow.
• Use the POS system accurately for orders, payments, tabs, transfers, comps, voids, and closeout procedures.
• Communicate guest needs, service issues, inventory concerns, or safety concerns to the Bar Lead or General Manager.
• Support teammates during peak volume to maintain speed, consistency, and guest experience.
• Follow company policies, appearance standards, attendance expectations, and tip-pool procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Prior bartending experience required.
• Prior serving or table-service experience required.
• Strong cocktail, beer, wine, and beverage knowledge.
• Experience in a bar, restaurant, lounge, hotel, entertainment, private club, or upscale guest-service environment.
• Ability to work quickly, cleanly, and accurately in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong guest-service skills and professional presence.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and support teammates during peak volume.
• Ability to work late nights, weekends, holidays, and a flexible schedule.
• Must meet all legal requirements for employment and alcohol service in Tennessee.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an upscale cocktail bar, speakeasy, hotel bar, lounge, or nightlife environment.
• Prior experience opening a new venue or supporting a new bar program.
• Experience with POS systems, bar prep, batching, tip-pool procedures, and high-touch guest service.
• Knowledge of Tennessee alcohol-service expectations and responsible beverage service practices.

Physical Requirements

• This role requires the ability to:
• Stand and walk for extended periods.
• Lift, carry, push, or pull up to 25-50 pounds as needed.
• Reach, bend, stoop, and move throughout the bar and venue.
• Carry bottles, glassware, ice, trays, and bar supplies.
• Work around alcohol, food, cleaning products, sound, lighting, and guest traffic.
• Work in a fast-paced, late-night environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Duties may change based on business needs.