Career prospects
At the end of our art and culture programs, our students have the skills needed to enter the professional sector in art market and culture careers. More than 80% of our graduates find a job within 6 months of leaving the school. This job placement rate shows that the professional experience accumulated through the many internships and projects carried out throughout the program at IESA is an asset that helps students stand out in job interviews.
Bachelor
Cultural Communication
Doriane Kac - Writer and Production Officer HighCo Group - 2013
Géraldine Génin - Associate Director - CATALPA Agency - 2008
Vivienne Macchiarelli - Account manager - Digimind - 2012
Anais Lemaître - Project Officer - Samusocial International - 2010
Alexandre Giraudon - Communications and CM Assistant - La Mécanique Ondulatoire - 2016
Art Expertise and Trade
Grégoire de Thoury - Head of Furniture Department - LECLERE Auction House - 2014
Romain Sabah - Founder - Nineteen Sixty - 2015
Pierre Poumet - Founder - Galerie Pierre Poumet - 2014
Anne-Charlotte Leandri - Research Officer - Mobilier national and Manufacture des Gobelins - 2017
Charlène Rioux - Conservation and Restoration of the Roger Caillois Collection - Musée de l’Homme - 2017
Cultural Productions and Mediation
Julien-Loïc Garin - Founder - Le French May Cultural Festival and Lumières Hong Kong - 2008
Pauline Ferré - Cultural Programming Manager - Alliance Française of Singapore - 2009
Elfy Andrade - Coordinator - The 7 Fingers - 2011
Constance Oeschlin - Patron Relations Manager - Vieilles Maisons Françaises (VMF) - 2009
Charles Crost - Founder - Le Turc Mécanique - 2014
Raphaël de Montalembert - Director - DATA Musicalism Agency - 2015
Master
Ancient Art
Valériane Rozé - Preventive Conservation and Artwork Registration - Château de Versailles - 2015
Antoinette Schneider - Gallery Assistant - Galerie Chenel - 2017
Mélissa Seminara - Assistant Auctioneer’s Clerk - Svv Emmanuel Farrando - 2017
Tiphaine Redaud - Gallery Assistant - Galerie Karsten Greve - 2017
Emeline Fournier - Claims Expert, Art Objects and Jewelry - Polyexpert Marseille - 2010
Contemporary Art
Laëtitia Neveu - Sales Management Manager - Galerie Kamel Mennour - 2015
Alexandre Thomas - Automobile Expert - Galartis - 2017
Claire Reigneau Desprosges - Events and Receptions Manager - Ateliers des Lumières - 2015
Arnaud Faure Beaulieu - Director and Founder - No Mad Galerie - 2012
Lætitia Braquenié - Exhibitions Manager - Studio Willy Rizzo - 2007
Heritage and Cultural Tourism
Emilie Ronce - Student Affairs Officer - Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse - 2013
Solenn Davalo - Audience Development Officer - Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace - 2013
Iliès Leroy - Heritage Restoration - Club du Vieux Manoir - 2017
Audiovisual and Film Production
Sejla Dukatar - Communications Officer - Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis - 2012
Marion Lebastard - Production Manager - NORMAAL - 2012
Performing Arts Production
Marion Strebler - Production Manager - Compagnie le Feu follet - 2012
Manon Cestor - Cultural Projects Officer - Alliance Française de Riyad - 2015
Claire Mossbach - Administration and Images Officer - Studio Jean-Baptiste Huynh - 2014
Emma Barday - Distribution Officer - Gaya Music Production - 2015
Margaux Rousset - Director - Les Biches Festival - 2011
Yuanzhou Pang - Marketing designer - PSA Shanghai - 2016
Professional Program
Professional Master Cultural Project Management
Arnaud Caussade - Production Coordinator - AlterMachine - 2015
Patrick Gausseres - Project Officer - Fondation du patrimoine - 2015
Camille Jublou - Communications Manager - AJMI Jazz Club - 2015
Emilie Flunkert - Communications Manager - Enghien-les-Bains Arts Center - 2015
Dominique Bernier - Project Officer - Communauté d’agglomération du Nord Grande-Terre - 2015
Michel Jourdheuil - Parks and Gardens Project Officer - Direction de l’action culturelle - Conseil départemental du Val d’Oise - 2001
Annick Girard - Deputy Programming Director - Cinémathèque Française - 2017
Nicolas Delorme - CEO Assistant - What the Film - 2017
Professional Master Art Market
Laura Lucbert - Business Support - Christie’s - 2015
Maxime Carette - Artist liaison - Galerie Michel Rein - 2015
Pauline Duval - Gemology Expert - Freelance - 2017
Philippe Vadée - Antiques Dealer - Au Phil' du Temps - 2017
Régine Gallard - Senior Project Manager Art & Culture - Fondation de France - 2006
Louise Przybylski - Production Assistant - Musée de la Fondation Alliances - 2017
Production Manager, Contemporary Music
Elodie Briffard - Founder and Director - Ellie Promotion - 2016
Julien Tognetti - Sales Assistant - Guitare Garage - 2017
Antoine Vinet - Assistant Production Coordinator - JMD Productions - 2017
Alexandre Chabault - Contemporary Music Production Coordinator - Sud concerts - 2017
Louis Arnaud - Production Coordinator - Excuse my French - 2017
Time to find a first job
The professional experience accumulated through the many internships and projects carried out throughout the program allows students to find work quickly: 85% within 6 months of graduating and 15% after 6 months.
Alumni Employability
88% of our recent graduates are currently employed, 5% are continuing their studies, 2% have started or are in the process of starting a business and only 7% are looking for a job.
Types of Contracts
More than half of our graduates, 54%, hold a permanent contract, 26% are on fixed-term contracts, 14% are performing arts freelancers (intermittents du spectacle), and 6% are entrepreneurs.
Job Fields