Master’s Degree of Art Director in Graphic Design - Major in Graphic Design
Certified level 7 by the French National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP)
The Master’s Degree of Art Director in Graphic Design - Major in Graphic Design aims at developing the creative, conceptual and graphic dimension of the student throughout several cross-curricular projects.
This program will train creative students that are able to offer and present their ideas, to assemble a team and manage it, to surround themselves with qualified professionnals in order to fulfill an assignment, and carry out a project working for an agency or as a freelancer.
Possible status, pace: You can apply to this Master's Degree as a graduate student, as part of your continuous education or with a work-study program (apprenticeships or vocational training schemes). Indicative pace: one week spent in school for every two weeks spent working in a company. 1120 hours of training. This program is APEL compatible.
Duration of the course: Two years
Career Prospects: Art Director in graphic design working in a communications agency, an advertising agency, or in the communications department of a company. The art director in graphic design is in charge of the visual dimension of a communications campaign and takes part to the various stages of the design, the negociations and the execution of a project. The art director conceives and manages the entire graphic design and allocates the work that needs to be carried out by the other professionals working on the project.
Certifications of the Master’s Degree of Art Director in Graphic Design - Major in Graphic Design
This program grants access to the title of Art Director in Graphic Design, certified at level 7 (former level 1) by the French National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP) pursuant to the ministerial decree of May 17, 2018 published in the Official Journal on May 24, 2018.
Graduation is subjected to the completion and validation of 120 ECTS credits (60 credits per year).
Students enrolled in the Master's Degree are eligible to apply to bilateral student exchange programs.
Testimonials: Master’s Degree of Art Director in Graphic Design - Major in Graphic Design
Your teachers in the Master’s Degree of Art Director in Graphic Design - Major in Graphic Design
Marie-José Paoli
Head teacher
Marie-José Paoli is a lecturer in graphic design. She studied visual communications, design and ethnomethodology. Before starting her teaching career, she worked for many years as a model maker and a model stylist for several companies: OPEREX, SYREL INDUSTRIE, MII Maquette, POM D’API, etc.
Marie-José Paoli teaches Graphic Design Studio classes to first-year students in Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design.
Marie-José Paoli is also head teacher and class coordinator for students in Master's Degree of Art Director in Graphic Design. She teaches Project Supervision, Graphic Design Fundamentals and Typographic Culture classes. She also supports APEL candidates applying to this Master's Degree.
WHAT MAKES AUTOGRAF UNIQUE:
Pitching: learning how to work in an agency
Once a year, Autograf's Creative Design students meet with students from ESA 3 Business School. Representing some fictional agencies, they get to provide a solution to a real client's communications brief by setting up a full campaign: communication strategy, recommandations, action proposals, design, budget, etc.
