Junior Recruiter | Estheticians

European Wax Center, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Pet Insurance

Work-from-Home Stipend

Cellphone Stipend

401(k) Plan

PTO from Day One

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Retail Discount

Complementary Waxing

Job summary

European Wax Center's growth arm, EWC Growth, is seeking a Junior Recruiter to support Wax Specialist Talent Acquisition. You will focus on finding licensed Estheticians and Cosmetologists for Wax Specialist roles, manage outreach, screening, and build relationships with beauty schools and center leadership to keep pipelines moving.

You’ll own candidate conversations, coordinate interviews with Center Sales Directors, and assist with offers and pre-employment steps, thriving in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 1+ years of recruiting, staffing, HR, sales, customer service, or high-volume retail experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required.
• Previous exposure to beauty, spa, wellness, retail, hospitality, or service-based businesses is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple open positions with urgency while maintaining candidate experience.
• Willingness to learn an ATS; prior ATS/HRIS experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage Wax Specialist recruiting across assigned centers and markets.
• Review applications and identify licensed candidates meeting licensing, availability and location requirements.
• Conduct initial phone/video screens and evaluate candidates for experience, communication skills, availability, career goals and fit.
• Proactively source licensed Estheticians and Cosmetologists through job boards, social platforms, local communities and other channels.
• Coordinate interviews between qualified candidates and Center Sales Directors.
• Support offer and pre-employment processes in partnership with the Talent Acquisition team.

Skills

Recruiting

Candidate management

Relationship building

ATS familiarity

High-volume recruiting

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Job boards

Social platforms

Job description

Junior Recruiter | Wax Specialist Talent Acquisition

Position Overview

At EWC Growth, smooth is just the start. We’re one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisees of European Wax Center, with 52 centers across Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts + New York — and plans to continue growing.

We’re looking for junior level Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team with a primary focus on finding, engaging, and hiring licensed + soon-to-be-licensed Estheticians and Cosmetologists for our Wax Specialist positions.

This is a great opportunity for someone early in their recruiting career who loves connecting with people, moves quickly, and has been exposed to hiring esthetician/cosmo talent. You’ll own candidate outreach and screening while building relationships with beauty schools, partnering with center leadership, and keeping our Wax Specialist pipelines moving.

What You’ll Do

Recruiting + Candidate Management

• Manage Wax Specialist recruiting across an assigned group of centers and markets.
• Review incoming applications and identify candidates who meet licensing, availability + location requirements.
• Conduct initial phone/video screens and evaluate candidates for experience, communication skills, availability, career goals + overall fit.
• Proactively source licensed Estheticians and Cosmetologists through job boards, social platforms, local communities + other creative channels.
• Maintain consistent candidate communication throughout the interview process.
• Coordinate interviews between qualified candidates and Center Sales Directors.
• Follow up quickly on interview feedback and next steps to keep candidates engaged.
• Maintain accurate candidate stages, notes, dispositions + activity within the ATS.
• Support offer and pre-employment processes in partnership with the broader Talent Acquisition team.

Beauty School + Community Recruiting

• Build relationships with Esthetics and Cosmetology schools across assigned markets.
• Develop pipelines of students approaching graduation and licensure.
• Coordinate career fairs, classroom presentations + other school recruiting events.
• Maintain relationships with instructors and career services teams to position EWC Growth as an employer of choice for new graduates.
• Think creatively about local sourcing through community groups, referrals + grassroots recruiting.

Hiring Manager Partnership

• Partner closely with Center Sales Directors + field leadership to understand staffing needs, scheduling gaps, and hiring priorities.
• Provide regular updates on applicant flow, interviews + pipeline health.
• Help identify centers experiencing applicant shortages and adjust sourcing efforts accordingly.
• Create a strong partnership between TA and the field by being responsive, organized + solutions-oriented.

What Success Looks Like

You’ll help ensure our centers have a consistent pipeline of qualified Wax Specialist talent by moving candidates quickly, building relationships before we need them, and creating an experience that makes people excited to join EWC Growth.

Success in this role means developing strong partnerships with center leadership, maintaining healthy candidate pipelines, increasing engagement with local beauty schools, and ultimately helping us put talented Wax Specialists behind the wax suites.

What We’re Looking For

• 1+ years of recruiting, staffing, HR, sales, customer service, or high-volume retail experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required.
• Previous exposure to beauty, spa, wellness, retail, hospitality, or service-based businesses is a plus.
• Interest in building a career within Talent Acquisition.
• Comfortable conducting multiple candidate conversations throughout the day.
• Strong written + verbal communication skills.
• Naturally organized and comfortable managing multiple open positions and priorities.
• Able to work with a sense of urgency without sacrificing the candidate experience.
• Comfortable using data to understand where recruiting efforts are working — and where additional attention is needed.
• Willingness to learn an ATS; previous experience with another ATS or HRIS platform preferred.
• Positive, curious + coachable with a willingness to jump in and learn.

• Base salary range of $45,000-$50,000 + bonus per hire once 90-day guarantee is fulfilled!
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance + Pet Insurance for your furry friends!
• Monthly Work-from-Home & Cellphone Stipend
• 401(k) Plan
• Accrued PTO starting on day one of employment
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life & Disability Insurance
• 50% off of Retail Products
• Complementary Waxing