Junior Art Director – Brand & Packaging

About the role

La Vie is looking for a Junior Art Director to shape the visual identity of its plant‑based food brand across Europe. Working closely with the Brand & Creative Lead and reporting to the CMO, you will help create iconic, bright, and engaging designs that reinforce the brand’s story.

Key responsibilities

• Lead or co‑lead packaging design execution with external agencies and illustrators, adapting existing visuals or creating new flavor concepts.
• Supervise social‑media content creation together with the social team and a graphic design intern, ensuring consistent brand aesthetics.
• Coordinate photography, video, and motion‑design production with internal studios and freelancers, delivering product shots, recipe videos, and brand films.
• Design scenography for trade shows, events, and special occasions such as the La Vie Guinguette.
• Develop brand guidelines, templates, and coach internal and external teams on their application.
• Manage a Junior Art Director trainee, overseeing day‑to‑day marketing and trade‑marketing visuals.
• Collaborate with the Creative Director to craft bold advertising campaigns and PR stunts.

Required profile

• 3–5 years of experience as an Art Director in an agency or as a freelancer.
• Strong affinity for La Vie’s visual style: naïve, illustrative, bold, bright, and entertaining.
• Creative mindset that challenges conventions and produces standout ideas.
• Ambitious, autonomous, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Fluent in French and English.

Required skills

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Packaging design (print‑ready files)
• Photography
• Video production
• Motion design