Director, Social - BabylissPRO

About The Brand

Join the team leading BaBylissPRO's expansion into consumer beauty 8 built on a professional heritage that has made it a trusted name among barbers and stylists worldwide. As Conair's premium brand, BaBylissPRO is redefining grooming and beauty tools through innovation, design, and superior performance, evolving from a symbol of excellence for professionals into an increasingly sought-after brand for consumers.

Our portfolio spans precision-driven barbering and grooming tools and high-performance styling tools, all engineered to deliver control, power, and results you can see and feel. From clippers and trimmers that push the boundaries of modern barbering, to dryers, irons, and stylers that elevate creativity behind the chair and at home, every tool reflects our deep connection to the professional community.

Award-winning products, bold collaborations, and trendsetting design fuel our cultural relevance and keep us ahead of the industry as it evolves. We champion barbers and stylists as creators while expanding our consumer reach through premium performance, education, and inspiration across channels. If you re passionate about building iconic brands with purpose and want to help shape the future of professional grooming and styling, this is the place to do it.

This newly created role designs and leads BaBylissPRO US s social media and social commerce strategy, bringing organic social and community capabilities in-house after being managed through a third-party partner. The Director of Social will build a new internal team, set the brand s social-first strategic direction, and lead BaBylissPRO into social commerce with the 2027 launch of Tik Tok Shop.

This is a strategic leadership role: setting vision and direction for the team, with Managers and Coordinators translating that strategy into day-to-day execution.

• Build and lead BaBylissPRO US s organic social strategy across all platforms, designing the team structure, workflows, and governance needed to bring the capability in-house.
• Guide the strategic direction for content pillars, editorial strategy, and brand voice — built and executed by the Social Media Managers — and align closely with Brand Marketing, Product Marketing, and R&D/Innovation on launches and campaigns.
• Lead and develop the Social Media Managers (Styling Tools, Men s Grooming), setting strategic goals and providing creative direction.

• Lead the brand s influencer and creator strategy, setting the vision for how BaBylissPRO builds relationships with creators, professionals, and talent relevant to styling and grooming culture.
• Direct the use of select third-party or agency partners for aspects of influencer execution, while retaining strategic ownership in-house.
• Partner with the Education team to define how BaBylissPRO s educators 1 the network of professional stylists and barbers who support the brand s professional-side business 1 fit into the broader creator and influencer strategy, connecting professional credibility to consumer-facing content.

• Lead the strategy and 2027 launch of Tik Tok Shop, directing the roadmap that connects content, creators, and commerce.
• Partner with Ecommerce and Sales to define commercial goals and measurement; build the team by recruiting and onboarding the Social Commerce Manager as the 4th hire.

• Set the strategy and standards for community management — tone, engagement principles, and escalation protocols — with the Community Manager executing day to day.
• Translate community sentiment, recurring themes, and emerging trends into strategic input for brand and product marketing.

• Lead public relations strategy for BaBylissPRO US, shaping how the brand shows up in media and press.
• Guide brand partnership strategy, partnering with the Brand Team on partner selection, fit, and activation, and bringing a social and cultural lens to partnership decisions.

• Define the KPI framework and reporting cadence with the Measurement team,…