Kilian Paris Creative Operations and Asset Management Assistant

About Kilian Paris

Kilian Paris is a distinguished luxury fragrance maison founded in 2007 by Kilian Hennessy, heir to a lineage of French cognac craftsmanship and savoir-faire. Renowned for its audacious olfactory creations, refillable objects, and theatrical aesthetic, the brand invites employees to contribute to a world where perfume is treated as an art of seduction, memory, and lasting elegance. As part of The Estée Lauder Companies, Kilian Paris offers the intimacy of a niche maison alongside the reach of a global luxury group, attracting talents passionate about creativity, client excellence, artisanal detail, and the codes of contemporary haute parfumerie.

The Estée Lauder Companies seeks a Creative Operations and Asset Management Assistant to support the Frédéric Malle and Kilian Paris creative teams. The role encompasses the complete lifecycle of creative programs—from conception through asset delivery—including traffic creation, pre-production and shooting coordination, packshot management, and digital asset oversight for both global and regional stakeholders.

Role & Responsibilities

• Maintain and update creative project agendas; register new creative requests in tracking systems and applications
• Organize and coordinate Outlook meetings to maintain creative workflow and validation timelines
• Liaise with freelancers regarding bookings, estimates, and purchase orders
• Gather and distribute brief materials to all creative stakeholders
• Coordinate product availability and prepare items for photography shoots
• Plan, organize, and oversee product delivery logistics for photo-shoots and assist on set
• Establish briefs for packshot studios; follow-up on planning and delivery schedules
• Gather all final materials from suppliers, verify nomenclature, and ensure deliveries align with asset lists
• Archive all files on local servers according to delivery guidelines
• Upload assets to the DAM system with appropriate metadata
• Provide guidance to global and regional teams on DAM asset retrieval and user access setup

Qualifications

• Completion of Bac +4/5 or equivalent higher education qualification
• Prior experience in a similar role within an agency (art buying, photo or TV production, creative production) or in-house asset production environment
• Fluent in English and French (spoken and written)
• Strong organizational skills and self-motivation
• Experience with digital asset management systems

Skills

Experience

First professional experience equivalent to this position, ideally within a creative agency (art buying, photo or television production, creative production, or producer assistant roles) or in-house asset production environment.

Education

Bac +4/5 or equivalent higher education qualification.

Culture

Kilian Paris fosters a refined, creative workplace culture rooted in the codes of haute perfumery, Parisian elegance, and bold olfactive storytelling. As an employer, it values craftsmanship, artistic curiosity, and a meticulous sense of luxury, encouraging teams to deliver distinctive client experiences with sophistication and passion.

About Cerulean

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