diff --git a/src/features/series/components/SeriesForm.tsx b/src/features/series/components/SeriesForm.tsx
index 77a98e2..6df422b 100644
--- a/src/features/series/components/SeriesForm.tsx
+++ b/src/features/series/components/SeriesForm.tsx
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ export function SeriesForm({ apiClient, characterId, createCropSource, genres, m
             <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">제목, 소개, 장르, 연재 요일과 이미지를 저장 전 운영 기준에 맞게 검토하세요.</p>
           </div>
           <form aria-label={mode === "create" ? "시리즈 생성 입력 화면" : "시리즈 수정 입력 화면"} className="flex flex-col gap-4 rounded-lg border border-border bg-card p-4" onSubmit={(event) => void submit(event)} ref={formRef}>
+            <FileField accept="image/jpeg,image/png" acceptDescription="JPEG 또는 PNG, 10MB 이하, 210:297 crop 후 최대 폭 1,000px로 전송합니다." error={errors.image} label="시리즈 이미지" onChange={(file) => void selectImage(file)} value={image} />
             <label className="flex flex-col gap-2 text-sm font-semibold">제목<input aria-describedby={errors.title === undefined ? undefined : errorIds.title} aria-invalid={errors.title === undefined ? undefined : true} className="rounded-md border border-input bg-card px-3 py-2 text-base font-normal text-foreground" onChange={(event) => setTitle(event.currentTarget.value)} value={title} /></label>
             {errors.title === undefined ? null : <p className="text-sm font-semibold text-destructive" id={errorIds.title} role="alert">{errors.title}</p>}
             <label className="flex flex-col gap-2 text-sm font-semibold">소개<textarea aria-describedby={errors.introduction === undefined ? undefined : errorIds.introduction} aria-invalid={errors.introduction === undefined ? undefined : true} className="min-h-28 rounded-md border border-input bg-card px-3 py-2 text-base font-normal text-foreground" onChange={(event) => setIntroduction(event.currentTarget.value)} value={introduction} /></label>
@@ -228,7 +229,6 @@ export function SeriesForm({ apiClient, characterId, createCropSource, genres, m
             <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-semibold"><input checked={isAdult} onChange={(event) => setIsAdult(event.currentTarget.checked)} type="checkbox" />성인 콘텐츠</label>
             <label className="flex flex-col gap-2 text-sm font-semibold">작가<input className="rounded-md border border-input bg-card px-3 py-2 text-base font-normal text-foreground" onChange={(event) => setWriter(event.currentTarget.value)} value={writer} /></label>
             <label className="flex flex-col gap-2 text-sm font-semibold">스튜디오<input className="rounded-md border border-input bg-card px-3 py-2 text-base font-normal text-foreground" onChange={(event) => setStudio(event.currentTarget.value)} value={studio} /></label>
-            <FileField accept="image/jpeg,image/png" acceptDescription="JPEG 또는 PNG, 10MB 이하, 210:297 crop 후 최대 폭 1,000px로 전송합니다." error={errors.image} label="시리즈 이미지" onChange={(file) => void selectImage(file)} value={image} />
             {errors.form === undefined ? null : <p className="text-sm font-semibold text-destructive" role="alert">{errors.form}</p>}
             {isSaving ? <p className="rounded-md border border-border bg-muted p-3 text-sm font-semibold" role="status">시리즈를 저장하는 중</p> : null}
             <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
diff --git a/src/features/series/tests/series-form.test.tsx b/src/features/series/tests/series-form.test.tsx
index 2c353b1..a4cbc02 100644
--- a/src/features/series/tests/series-form.test.tsx
+++ b/src/features/series/tests/series-form.test.tsx
@@ -111,6 +111,20 @@ async function renderCrop(request: CropRenderRequest): Promise<File> {
   return new File([String(request.outputWidth)], "cropped-series.png", { type: "image/png" });
 }
 
+test("SeriesForm renders the required image before the title when creating", () => {
+  // Given
+  const requests: CapturedRequest[] = [];
+  window.history.pushState({}, "", "/ai-characters/101/series/new");
+  render(<SeriesForm apiClient={createClient(requests)} characterId="101" createCropSource={createCropSource} genres={genres} mode="create" renderCrop={renderCrop} />);
+
+  // When
+  const imageInput = screen.getByLabelText("시리즈 이미지");
+  const titleInput = screen.getByLabelText("제목");
+
+  // Then
+  expect(imageInput.compareDocumentPosition(titleInput)).toBe(Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING);
+});
+
 test("SeriesForm creates with required image request and navigates to list notification", async () => {
   // Given
   const requests: CapturedRequest[] = [];
@@ -261,6 +275,7 @@ test("SeriesForm links validation errors and focuses the first invalid control",
   render(<SeriesForm apiClient={createClient(requests)} characterId="101" createCropSource={createCropSource} genres={genres} mode="create" renderCrop={renderCrop} />);
 
   // When
+  const imageInput = screen.getByLabelText("시리즈 이미지");
   const titleInput = screen.getByLabelText("제목");
   fireEvent.submit(screen.getByRole("form", { name: "시리즈 생성 입력 화면" }));
 
@@ -281,6 +296,6 @@ test("SeriesForm links validation errors and focuses the first invalid control",
   expect(screen.getByLabelText("장르")).toHaveAttribute("aria-describedby", "series-genre-error");
   expect(screen.getByRole("checkbox", { name: "월요일" })).toHaveAttribute("aria-describedby", "series-days-error");
   expect(titleInput).toHaveAttribute("aria-invalid", "true");
-  await waitFor(() => expect(titleInput).toHaveFocus());
+  await waitFor(() => expect(imageInput).toHaveFocus());
   expect(requests.filter((request) => request.method === "POST")).toHaveLength(0);
 });
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/__tests__/file-field.test.tsx b/src/shared/ui/__tests__/file-field.test.tsx
index 585f895..c829657 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/__tests__/file-field.test.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/ui/__tests__/file-field.test.tsx
@@ -53,3 +53,16 @@ test("FileField gives same visible file buttons field-specific accessible names"
   expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "오디오 파일 파일 선택" })).toBeInTheDocument();
   expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "커버 이미지 파일 선택" })).toBeInTheDocument();
 });
+
+test("FileField visible container exposes the focus-within ring contract", () => {
+  // Given
+  const { container } = render(<FileField accept="image/png" acceptDescription="PNG" label="대표 이미지" onChange={vi.fn()} value={null} />);
+  const input = screen.getByLabelText("대표 이미지");
+
+  // When
+  input.focus();
+
+  // Then
+  expect(input).toHaveFocus();
+  expect(container.firstElementChild).toHaveClass("focus-within:ring-2", "focus-within:ring-ring", "focus-within:ring-offset-2");
+});
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/file-field.tsx b/src/shared/ui/file-field.tsx
index e4c1aa2..3b07664 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/file-field.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/ui/file-field.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function FileField({ accept, acceptDescription, description, error, label
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 rounded-lg border border-border bg-card p-4">
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 rounded-lg border border-border bg-card p-4 focus-within:ring-2 focus-within:ring-ring focus-within:ring-offset-2">
       <label className="text-sm font-semibold" htmlFor={inputId}>{label}</label>
       {description === undefined ? null : <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground" id={descriptionId}>{description}</p>}
       <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground" id={acceptId}>{acceptDescription}</p>