Graphic Designer
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Behindthechair.com Inc
Lombard, IL, US
Summary
The Graphic Designer will create visual assets for social media, email campaigns, and advertising for global beauty brands. They will collaborate with internal teams to produce high-impact digital and print content while maintaining brand consistency.
Job Description
Graphic Designer
Supports Social & Advertising Teams • Remote • Reports to Sr. Manager of Operations & The BTC Show
THE ROLE
Want to design for some of the world’s biggest names in beauty? Behindthechair.com is looking for a Graphic Designer to serve as the visual engine behind both our Social and Advertising teams. You’ll create bespoke work for top global haircare brands such as Redken, Matrix, Paul Mitchell, and Olaplex — from high-impact email campaigns and influencer box designs to digital ads, social content, print pieces, and logos — all in service of bringing brands to life across BTC’s massive global platform.
You’ll collaborate with our Social Media Associate, Paid Media Manager, account managers, and influencer team to deliver campaigns that are both beautiful and effective, designing across a wide variety of formats to help global brands connect with hairdressers worldwide.
REPORTING & COLLABORATION
This role reports to the Sr. Manager of Operations & The BTC Show, with overall creative direction and vision set by our CEO and Founder, Mary Rector. You’ll work closely with Mary on strategy and partner daily across our Social, Advertising, and Editorial teams to deliver cohesive, on-brand work.
As a shared resource, you’ll produce assets for both the Social team (organic and paid social creative) and the Advertising team (client campaigns), prioritizing across both with guidance from the Sr. Manager of Operations.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Social & Digital
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Develop social assets for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms in partnership with the Social Media Associate.
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Design banner ads, digital campaigns, and paid social creative for client activations, taking creative direction from the Paid Media Manager.
Email & Campaigns
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Design and build high-converting email campaigns for top haircare brands.
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Ensure creative is visually compelling with a strong call to action and modern design.
Advertising & Influencer
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Create beauty box designs for influencer programs for manufacturer clients such as Redken and Paul Mitchell who are sampling new products.
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Design print pieces, product packaging, event branding, and logos for client campaigns.
WHO YOU ARE
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B.A. in Graphic Design (or equivalent) with 3–5 years of experience in digital and print design.
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Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Adobe Express, Dreamweaver) on Mac.
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Basic HTML/CSS knowledge for web and email design.
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Strong conceptual thinker with excellent typography, branding, and layout expertise.
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Experienced in designing for social, digital ads, and print.
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Organized, deadline-driven, and able to juggle multiple projects across two teams.
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Great communicator and team player, with a passion for design and beauty.
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Experience with Figma, Sketch, or other UX/UI tools is a plus.
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Familiarity with Canva, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, or HubSpot is a bonus.
This is a remote role. Travel to BTC events a few times a year.
WHAT WE OFFER
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Salary Range: $55,000–$70,000 annually; final compensation will depend on experience and qualifications.
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Competitive Health / Dental / Vision Benefits options*
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Retirement Benefits with a company match option*
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Paid Vacation & Holidays
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Collaborative, creative, and entrepreneurial team environment
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Remote / Work from home
* options available to eligible employees
WHO WE ARE
“Greatness is not reserved for a chosen few. It’s reserved for the few who choose it.”
— Mary Rector, Founder, Behindthechair.com
Behindthechair.com is the worldwide leader in media for salon professionals. Founded in 2000, BTC disrupted the beauty industry by launching digital-first and has been the #1 online destination for more than 12 million salon professionals for more than 20 years!
With 3.2 million Instagram followers across three accounts and 1.7 million Facebook followers, BTC has built the most powerful and engaged digital community in professional beauty. Our BTC Show has 4,000 hairdressers attend from over 40 countries each year, and our BTC University platform delivered over 180,000 continuing education classes in 80 countries last year.
We’re also the creators of the #ONESHOT Global Hair Awards, the largest and most exclusive hair awards program in the world, with over 2.5 million entries in the last 10 years!
As a female-owned, female-led company, our close-knit team of professionals is passionate about creativity, innovation, and making the lives of hairdressers better every single day.
Behindthechair.com is the global leader in the salon media world, connecting the professional hair industry to the latest trends, education, and inspiration.
We work with the world’s top celebrity stylists and colorists—the creators behind the hair trends worn by millions worldwide. With over 1 million monthly website visitors who read over 2 million pages of haircutting, styling and hair color trend content, Behindthechair.com is the largest online destination for hairdressers across the globe.
We dominate social media with a combined community of over:
• 2.6 million Instagram followers
• 1.7 million Facebook followers
• 150,000 YouTube subscribers
• 220,000 TikTok followers
Through BTC University (btcuniversity.com), we’ve delivered over 180,000 online classes in more than 80 countries in the past year, providing world-class education to hairdressers everywhere.
We are also the creators of the @oneshothairawards, the world’s largest and most prestigious hair awards program, with over 1.4 million entries in just five years.
Our BTC Show and BTC On Tour events bring together thousands of hairdressers for non-stop education from the industry’s biggest names. With over 3,200 attendees, the BTC Show is the largest hair event of the year, offering back-to-back, 45-minute look-and-learn presentations by top platform artists and influencers.
For 25 years, our mission has been simple: to make the lives of hairdressers better. Powered by a dedicated team of 35 passionate professionals, we live by the motto: “Good is the enemy of great.”
Founded
2002
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Behindthechair.com is the global leader in the salon media world, connecting the professional hair industry to the latest trends, education, and inspiration.
We work with the world’s top celebrity stylists and colorists—the creators behind the hair trends worn by millions worldwide. With over 1 million monthly website visitors who read over 2 million pages of haircutting, styling and hair color trend content, Behindthechair.com is the largest online destination for hairdressers across the globe.
We dominate social media with a combined community of over:
• 2.6 million Instagram followers
• 1.7 million Facebook followers
• 150,000 YouTube subscribers
• 220,000 TikTok followers
Through BTC University (btcuniversity.com), we’ve delivered over 180,000 online classes in more than 80 countries in the past year, providing world-class education to hairdressers everywhere.
We are also the creators of the @oneshothairawards, the world’s largest and most prestigious hair awards program, with over 1.4 million entries in just five years.
Our BTC Show and BTC On Tour events bring together thousands of hairdressers for non-stop education from the industry’s biggest names. With over 3,200 attendees, the BTC Show is the largest hair event of the year, offering back-to-back, 45-minute look-and-learn presentations by top platform artists and influencers.
For 25 years, our mission has been simple: to make the lives of hairdressers better. Powered by a dedicated team of 35 passionate professionals, we live by the motto: “Good is the enemy of great.”
Founded
2002
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Chicago, IL