Hello, my name is Gauthier. I’m an Art Director and Graphic Designer based in Marseille, working freelance since 2018. Passionate about art and street culture since forever, I became an art director through a defining encounter: graffiti. That’s where my love for typography, letters, and symbols was born. Naturally, I went on to study graphic design at ECV and then at Intuit Lab in Aix-en-Provence. In 2016, I decided to move to Paris to try my luck in advertising — my second love. Working on the idea, the visual, the tagline that touches, moves, provokes, questions, amuses, or surprises — that’s what drives me. Creating emotion through an image, a word, or a color. I like to explore concepts that draw inspiration from history, pop culture, or more artistic approaches, with the goal of sparking curiosity and leaving a lasting impression. In 2024, along with three friends, I co-founded Mesure Créatif Club in Marseille — a space dedicated to creation. It’s a creative co-working studio and pop-up gallery aimed at promoting emerging talents from the local scene.

Payan Gauthier

Hello, my name is Gauthier. I’m an Art Director and Graphic Designer based in Marseille, working freelance since 2018. Passionate about art and street culture since forever, I became an art director through a defining encounter: graffiti. That’s where my love for typography, letters, and symbols was born. Naturally, I went on to study graphic design at ECV and then at Intuit Lab in Aix-en-Provence. In 2016, I decided to move to Paris to try my luck in advertising — my second love. Working on the idea, the visual, the tagline that touches, moves, provokes, questions, amuses, or surprises — that’s what drives me. Creating emotion through an image, a word, or a color. I like to explore concepts that draw inspiration from history, pop culture, or more artistic approaches, with the goal of sparking curiosity and leaving a lasting impression. In 2024, along with three friends, I co-founded Mesure Créatif Club in Marseille — a space dedicated to creation. It’s a creative co-working studio and pop-up gallery aimed at promoting emerging talents from the local scene.

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Hello, my name is Gauthier.
I’m an Art Director and Graphic Designer based in Marseille, working freelance since 2018.

Passionate about art and street culture since forever, I became an art director through a defining encounter: graffiti.
That’s where my love for typography, letters, and symbols was born.

Naturally, I went on to study graphic design at ECV and then at Intuit Lab in Aix-en-Provence.
In 2016, I decided to move to Paris to try my luck in advertising — my second love.

Working on the idea, the visual, the tagline that touches, moves, provokes, questions, amuses, or surprises — that’s what drives me.
Creating emotion through an image, a word, or a color.

I like to explore concepts that draw inspiration from history, pop culture, or more artistic approaches, with the goal of sparking curiosity and leaving a lasting impression.

In 2024, along with three friends, I co-founded Mesure Créatif Club in Marseille — a space dedicated to creation.
It’s a creative co-working studio and pop-up gallery aimed at promoting emerging talents from the local scene.

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Language

English
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
French
Fluent

Work Experience

Stage graphisme at The Golden Noise
February 28, 2013 - September 25, 2025
Stage graphisme – Marseille, 2 months
Stage graphisme at Tous des K
February 28, 2013 - September 25, 2025
Stage graphisme – Marseille, 2 months
Stage graphisme at Les Éclairreurs
June 30, 2018 - September 25, 2025
Stage graphisme – Montréal, 6 months
Stage assistant DA at Buzzman - agence de publicité
December 31, 2018 - September 25, 2025
Stage assistant Directeur Artistique – Paris, 6 months
Directeur artistique at Les Gaulois - agence de publicité
September 30, 2019 - September 25, 2025
Directeur artistique – Paris, 9 months
Directeur artistique at Freelance
October 1, 2019 - Present
Directeur artistique freelance – Paris/Marseille. Clients: Les Gaulois, Human Seven, Versus, Havas Paris, Bear Ideas, HVH, Lamour Studio, Ogic
Stage graphisme at The Golden Noise
March 1, 2013 - March 1, 2013
Stage graphisme – deux mois en stage à Marseille.
Stage graphisme at Tous des K
March 1, 2013 - March 1, 2013
Stage graphisme – deux mois en stage à Marseille.
Stage graphisme at Les É claireurs
July 1, 2015 - July 1, 2015
Stage graphisme – six mois en stage à Montréal.
Stage imprimerie at Le Colophon Imprimerie
January 8, 2015 - January 8, 2015
Stage imprimerie – une semaine à Grignan.
Stage assistant DA at Buzzman - agence de publicité
July 1, 2017 - July 1, 2017
Stage assistant Directeur Artistique – six mois à Paris.
Directeur artistique at Les Gaulois - agence de publicité
October 1, 2018 - October 1, 2018
Directeur artistique – neuf mois à Paris.
Directeur artistique Freelance at Les Gaulois - agence de publicité
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
Directeur artistique – Freelance à Paris/Marseille; clients incluent Les Gaulois, Human Seven, Versus, Havas Paris, Bear Ideas, HVH, Lamour Studio, Ogic.

Education

Bac Pro MEI - Maintenance des Equipements Industriels, Mention Bien at Vitrolles (13)
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2011
L1-L3 Communication Visuelle at École ECV Provence, Aix
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2013
Master en Communication Visuelle at École Intuit Lab
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Bac pro MEI - Maintenance des Equipements Industriels at Vitrolles (13)
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2011
L1-L3 Communication Visuelle at École ECV Provence
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
Master en Communication Visuelle at École Intuit Lab
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Bac pro MEI - Maintenance des Equipements Industriels «Mention Bien» at Vitrolles (13)
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025
L1 - L3 Communication Visuelle at École ECV Provence, Aix (13)
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025
Master en Communication Visuelle at École Intuit Lab, Aix (13)
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Retail, Other