diff --git a/src/main/java/spring/memewikibe/api/controller/admin/AdminController.java b/src/main/java/spring/memewikibe/api/controller/admin/AdminController.java
index 44abc81..6e979bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spring/memewikibe/api/controller/admin/AdminController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spring/memewikibe/api/controller/admin/AdminController.java
@@ -224,10 +224,7 @@ public String addMeme(@RequestParam String title,
                 if (categoryIds != null && !categoryIds.isEmpty()) {
                     categoryRepository.findAllById(categoryIds)
                         .forEach(category -> {
-                            MemeCategory memeCategory = MemeCategory.builder()
-                                .meme(savedMeme)
-                                .category(category)
-                                .build();
+                            MemeCategory memeCategory = MemeCategory.create(savedMeme, category);
                             memeCategoryRepository.save(memeCategory);
                         });
                 }
@@ -416,10 +413,7 @@ public String updateMeme(@PathVariable Long id,
             if (categoryIds != null && !categoryIds.isEmpty()) {
                 categoryRepository.findAllById(categoryIds)
                     .forEach(category -> {
-                        MemeCategory memeCategory = MemeCategory.builder()
-                            .meme(meme)
-                            .category(category)
-                            .build();
+                        MemeCategory memeCategory = MemeCategory.create(meme, category);
                         memeCategoryRepository.save(memeCategory);
                     });
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/spring/memewikibe/application/MemeCreateService.java b/src/main/java/spring/memewikibe/application/MemeCreateService.java
index 36be38b..4791df1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spring/memewikibe/application/MemeCreateService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spring/memewikibe/application/MemeCreateService.java
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@ public long createMeme(MemeCreateRequest request, MultipartFile imageFile) {
             .filter(ids -> !ids.isEmpty())
             .map(categoryRepository::findAllById)
             .map(categories -> categories.stream()
-                .map(category -> MemeCategory.builder()
-                    .meme(savedMeme)
-                    .category(category)
-                    .build())
+                .map(category -> MemeCategory.create(savedMeme, category))
                 .toList())
             .ifPresent(memeCategoryRepository::saveAll);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/spring/memewikibe/domain/meme/Category.java b/src/main/java/spring/memewikibe/domain/meme/Category.java
index e2ae5c4..c4f4ade 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spring/memewikibe/domain/meme/Category.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spring/memewikibe/domain/meme/Category.java
@@ -22,4 +22,14 @@ private Category(String name, String imgUrl) {
         this.name = name;
         this.imgUrl = imgUrl;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Category 생성을 위한 정적 팩토리 메서드
+     */
+    public static Category create(String name, String imgUrl) {
+        return Category.builder()
+                .name(name)
+                .imgUrl(imgUrl)
+                .build();
+    }
 }