Galeries Lafayette Social Media Art Direction Intern
- Location
- ParisÎle-de-FranceFrance
- Employment
- Internship
- Seniority
- Intern
- Department
- Creative, Design & Styling
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- May 15, 2026
About Galeries Lafayette
A luxury fashion maison operating within the global high-fashion ecosystem, typically part of a major luxury group. The employer places a premium on aesthetic excellence, brand heritage and meticulous creative direction, offering interns exposure to high-calibre campaigns, integrated digital storytelling and cross-disciplinary collaboration across creative, marketing and product teams.
Confidential luxury fashion maison — Paris: Social Media Art Direction Intern role creating social-first visual content and motion assets.
Role & Responsibilities
- Develop and execute visual concepts for social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and emerging channels) aligned with brand guidelines and campaign briefs.
- Produce static and motion assets: layouts, retouched photography, short-form video, GIFs and animated stories suitable for platform-specific formats.
- Contribute to creative ideation and content planning for the social calendar; translate marketing objectives into compelling visual narratives.
- Work closely with Social/Content Managers, photographers and video producers to plan and assist on shoots and post-production.
- Prepare final assets for publication, ensuring technical optimization (format, resolution, aspect ratio) and on-time delivery.
- Support ongoing content performance reviews and implement visual adjustments based on engagement insights and A/B learnings.
Qualifications
- Current enrolment in or recent completion of a degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Art Direction, Motion Design or a related discipline.
- A professional portfolio or showreel demonstrating social-first visual work, strong composition skills and storytelling aptitude.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite with demonstrable skills in Photoshop and Illustrator; motion design experience in After Effects is strongly preferred.
- Fluency in French and professional proficiency in English to collaborate across international teams and produce bilingual assets.
- Excellent attention to detail, a strong sense of typography and colour, and the ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Eligibility for an internship placement under local legislation (if applicable).
Skills
Experience
Internship-level role: candidates are expected to have completed at least one prior internship or academic projects in visual communication or social content creation and to present a curated portfolio or showreel illustrating social-first creative work.
Education
Enrolled in or recently completed a degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Art Direction, Motion Design, or a closely related field.
Workplace
The role is situated in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Culture
The workplace embodies a studio-like creative culture where aesthetic rigor and brand heritage are paramount. Teams operate collaboratively and at pace, providing interns with hands-on mentorship, exposure to integrated campaigns and opportunities to contribute to high-visibility digital initiatives.
About Cerulean
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