diff --git a/frontend/src/features/interview/ui/live/InterviewStage.tsx b/frontend/src/features/interview/ui/live/InterviewStage.tsx
index 317a1cdd..d34f7cac 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/interview/ui/live/InterviewStage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/interview/ui/live/InterviewStage.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { ConnectionStatus, ThreadItem } from '../../model/useLiveInterview'
 import { ConnectionBanner } from './ConnectionBanner'
 import { AnswerComposer } from './AnswerComposer'
 import { StageQuestion } from './StageQuestion'
+import { InterviewerAvatar } from './InterviewerAvatar'
 import { TranscriptDrawer } from './TranscriptDrawer'
 
 const BG = '/interview-session-background.png'
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ export function InterviewStage({
 
       <ConnectionBanner connection={connection} />
 
-      <div className="relative z-10 flex flex-1 items-center justify-center overflow-y-auto px-5 py-8">
+      <div className="relative z-10 flex flex-1 flex-col items-center justify-center gap-6 overflow-y-auto px-5 py-8">
+        <InterviewerAvatar state={awaitingQuestion || !currentQuestion ? 'thinking' : 'asking'} />
         {awaitingQuestion || !currentQuestion ? (
           <ThinkingState transcribing={transcribing} />
         ) : (
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/interview/ui/live/InterviewerAvatar.test.tsx b/frontend/src/features/interview/ui/live/InterviewerAvatar.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3aba09a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/interview/ui/live/InterviewerAvatar.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { InterviewerAvatar } from './InterviewerAvatar'
+
+describe('InterviewerAvatar', () => {
+  it('기본적으로 면접관 이미지를 렌더한다', () => {
+    render(<InterviewerAvatar state="idle" />)
+    expect(screen.getByAltText('면접관')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('이미지 로드 실패 시 사람 아이콘 폴백을 보여준다', () => {
+    render(<InterviewerAvatar state="idle" />)
+    fireEvent.error(screen.getByAltText('면접관'))
+    expect(screen.queryByAltText('면접관')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByRole('img', { name: '면접관' })).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/interview/ui/live/InterviewerAvatar.tsx b/frontend/src/features/interview/ui/live/InterviewerAvatar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df716b59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/interview/ui/live/InterviewerAvatar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { useState } from 'react'
+
+export type InterviewerState = 'idle' | 'thinking' | 'asking'
+
+// public/interviewer.png 가 있으면 사용, 없으면 onError 로 사람 아이콘 폴백.
+const SRC = '/interviewer.png'
+
+function FallbackFace() {
+  return (
+    <span role="img" aria-label="면접관" className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center">
+      <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden className="h-1/2 w-1/2">
+        <path d="M12 12a5 5 0 1 0 0-10 5 5 0 0 0 0 10Zm0 2c-4.42 0-8 2.69-8 6v1h16v-1c0-3.31-3.58-6-8-6Z" />
+      </svg>
+    </span>
+  )
+}
+
+// 라이브 면접 스테이지 상단에서 "사람이 묻는" 존재감을 주는 면접관 아바타.
+// 캡션(면접관/카테고리)은 아래 질문 카드가 이미 보여주므로 여기서는 시각 요소만 담당한다.
+export function InterviewerAvatar({ state }: { state: InterviewerState }) {
+  const [imgFailed, setImgFailed] = useState(false)
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative flex items-center justify-center">
+      {state === 'thinking' && (
+        <span
+          aria-hidden
+          className="absolute -inset-1 animate-ping rounded-full border-2 border-sage-400/40"
+        />
+      )}
+      <div
+        className={[
+          'relative flex h-20 w-20 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full',
+          'bg-sage-800 text-white shadow-lg ring-4 transition-colors duration-slow sm:h-24 sm:w-24',
+          state === 'asking' ? 'ring-primary/60' : 'ring-white/50',
+        ].join(' ')}
+      >
+        {imgFailed ? (
+          <FallbackFace />
+        ) : (
+          <img
+            src={SRC}
+            alt="면접관"
+            className="h-full w-full object-cover"
+            onError={() => setImgFailed(true)}
+          />
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}