Junior Artistic Culinary Direction

WHO ARE WE?

WE ARE ONA is a 360° creative culinary studio, designing experiences that reinforce the emotional connection between brands and their audiences.

Founded by Luca Pronzato in 2019, a sommelier and restaurateur previously working at NOMA Copenhagen, WE ARE ONA was born from the traditional fine dining scene, with the ambition to explore innovative ways of creating culinary events: from strategy and concept, to design and production.

Past Projects:

• Balenciaga Tech Wear pop-up store launch
• Art Basel Hong-Kong pop-up Restaurant with Lea Colombo and Chef Daniel Boulud
• Bvlgari Venise Biennale Dinner
• Jacquemus X Veuve Clicquot Seoul Lunch

Culinary events

With our network of creative partners and a unique community of food talents, we design tailor-made experiences for our clients, including some of the most iconic brands from the luxury and artistic industries.

Pop-Ups

The WE ARE ONA team sets up pop-up restaurants in the most unique settings worldwide, giving creative freedom to young renowned chefs, in partnership with local suppliers.

Destinations include France, Italy, USA, Turkey, Switzerland (Basel, Zermatt), Portugal, and Mexico. WE ARE ONA Pop-ups follow the cultural and artistic fairs, from the Biennale in Venice, Art Basel in Basel - Miami or Paris, the Salone del Mobile in Milan to Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Within the creative studio department, you will report directly to the HQ team's studio manager.

As a Junior Culinary Art, you will work on the culinary art direction of our projects.

Scope of work :

• Creating food references for proposed chefs
• Creating mood boards and inspiration boards for culinary concepts
• Iconographic research for culinary references
• Briefing F&B teams and chefs on menu proposals
• Ensuring consistency between proposed culinary offerings and the creative vision validated with clients
• Working with F&B teams at the WE ARE ONA production lab on the development and follow-up of food design
• Involvement in tastings & events to ensure the creative vision validated with clients is upheld

THE GOOD MATCH

You look for

• Being autonomous in your tasks and hands-on from day 1 in the booming atmosphere of a growing company
• Being at the core of the food industry and understanding how the business between food & brand works these days.
• Deal with people who talk about food as much as you do. You didn't think it was possible? Come & see ;)

What we expect

• A strong sensibility for brands (especially food, beverage, fashion & luxury)
• A strong knowledge in culinary chefs, culinary culture & arts
• A genuine eye for food aesthetics, mood boards & visual storytelling
• A rigorous person, well organized, and able to commit to a deadline
• An autonomous & proactive person
• Comfortable doing iconographic & trend research, and dealing with production management
• An open-minded, empathic, and comfortable with client and chef relations

Background

• A first experience in Culinary Art Direction
• Design school // F&B - culinary school

PROCESS & INFOS

• Location : Paris office - 6th arrondissement
• Contract: CDI
• Salary - to be discussed depending on profile and experience

Division WE ARE ONA Locations Paris - Vaugirard