Art Director
Creation and Production
Full-Time position
We were born from an eclectic troop of performers. Come live the experience of being yourself every day to create the extraordinary.
OUR MISSION
Since 1984, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has been focusing on ever more creative and magical work in order to constantly push the limits of the imagination and surprise spectators! Innovation and creativity are at the heart of our shows and will continue to transcend our upcoming productions around the world.
Today, we have a place for those who have a marked taste for thinking up exceptional products, for ensuring the smooth running of operations, for putting their ingenuity at the service of their team, in addition to contributing to enhancing their expertise and develop practices unique to Cirque du Soleil!
So don't wait any longer and join the Cirque adventure! You will meet ambitious people and people passionate about the world of entertainment!
YOUR MISSION
The Art Director is responsible for shaping and leading the visual and artistic vision of projects across multiple formats and platforms. Working closely with Creative Directors, Creation Directors, designers, and external partners, the Art Director translates creative strategy into compelling visual narratives, ensuring a high level of artistic quality, cohesion, and consistency from concept through execution.
Balancing hands-on creative leadership with strategic oversight, the Art Director acts as a key reference for art direction, visual storytelling, and design excellence. With a strong sensitivity to image, narrative, and aesthetic detail, the role ensures that all visual expressions are intentional, authored, and aligned with the creative vision of the project.
Key Responsibilities
Art Direction & Creative Development
Define and lead the overall visual language of projects, ensuring a strong, distinctive, and coherent artistic vision from concept through final execution.
Develop and articulate visual narratives, references, and aesthetic frameworks inspired by circus, opera, theater, cinematic, editorial, and fashion‑driven image‑making.
Establish the look, mood, tone, color palettes, textures, silhouettes, and compositional principles that influence all visual outputs.
Drive creative development through research, visual exploration, and reference building across live entertainment, gaming, film, television, fashion, photography, editorial, pop and contemporary visual culture.
Translate creative concepts into clear art direction frameworks and guidelines that support storytelling, design, motion, environments, styling, and imagery.
Visual Storytelling & Aesthetic Consistency
Ensure visuals feel authored, intentional, and culturally relevant, with strong hierarchy, clarity, and storytelling.
Champion innovation in image‑making, styling, graphic expression, textures, and visual and communication experimentation, while maintaining artistic coherence.
Ensure visual coherence and artistic integrity across all assets, formats, touchpoints, and stages of production.
Oversee and guide the creation of creative decks, visual references, graphic design, motion design, photography, and video assets (when needed).
Apply a strong understanding of framing, rhythm, pacing, contrast, and visual impact.
Review and approve key creative outputs to ensure alignment with the intended artistic direction, narrative intent, and emotional tone.
Creative Collaboration & Influence
Collaborate closely with Creative Directors, Creation Directors, designers, and makers to translate creative intent into compelling visuals.
Act as a visual compass and creative authority, providing direction, feedback, and inspiration that elevate artistic quality.
Contribute to creative conversations beyond execution, helping shape concepts, worlds, and visual identities at an early stage.
Team Management & Operational Scope
Support creative alignment primarily through clarity of vision, aesthetic leadership, and strong art direction rather than day‑to‑day people management.
Contribute to project efficiency by establishing decisive creative frameworks that reduce ambiguity and unnecessary iterations.
Identify and develop long-lasting relationships with external creative partners such as production studios, agencies, and freelancers to achieve best‑in‑class visual results.
Profile & Qualifications
Experience
Significant experience as an Art Director or in a senior creative role within live entertainment, theater, film/television, fashion, editorial, or experiential environments.
Strong portfolio demonstrating visual authorship, aesthetic rigor, and narrative sensibility.
Experience collaborating within multidisciplinary creative teams and with high‑level external partners.
Skills & Competencies
Exceptional artistic eye and strong personal aesthetic grounded in visual culture.
Advanced ability to translate abstract ideas into clear visual direction.
Strong visual storytelling instincts and editorial judgment.
Excellent communication, presentation, and creative influence skills.
High level of autonomy, adaptability, and conceptual clarity.
Ability to manage complexity while maintaining visual coherence and quality.
Proficiency with industry‑standard creative tools (Adobe Creative Suite, AI and equivalent).
To keep pace with the creation, production and distribution of our products, our employer proposal is unique.
HERE IS AN OVERVIEW
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A collaborative work environment with an in-office presence of four days per week, designed to support teamwork, learning and delivery: with flexibility in how we organize our work.
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Access to an individual office and a stimulating environment that will allow you to put all your creativity to good use.
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A culture focused on the development of fair practices and unifying events.
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Professional growth focused on high quality projects to propel your career.
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Personalized support adapted to your professional ambitions: training program, regular check-ins, inter-team contribution.
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible and inclusive workplace. Proud ambassador of equality in employment, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group is committed to eliminating discrimination based on age, skin color, origins, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation and any other characteristic. Neutral and inclusive writing is now preferred for all new job postings.
