About the role
Job Details
Location: San Francisco, CA (Open to relocation with relocation stipend available. Must be willing to work on set in the SF area 3–4 days per week).
Application Instructions: Submit applications through the official posting only. Applications or follow-ups sent via email, direct message, or website inquiry will not be reviewed.
About Nen Creative
Nen Creative partners with tech startups to launch bold ideas into the world, creating the brands, products, and stories that fuel their growth.
Since 2022, Nen Creative has partnered with top founders and institutions including Amazon, SpaceX, Andreessen Horowitz, Mercor, Listen Labs, Tech Week, and more. The company is growing fast and looking for great people to join the team.
About the Opportunity
Nen Creative is seeking a strong, technically sharp cinematographer to join the team in the Bay Area.
This role is designed for someone who deeply cares about the craft of cinematography—understanding why an image works rather than just making it look good. The ideal candidate is comfortable owning camera, lighting, and grip setups across a wide range of productions, from scrappy founder interviews to polished commercials and brand films.
You will work closely with directors, producers, and the creative team to shape the visual approach for each project, execute on set, and manage footage through post-production (including DaVinci Resolve project setup, color grading, and final exports). This is a hands-on role in a fast-moving agency environment requiring high capability on set, adaptability, detail obsession, and a willingness to push the image within real-world constraints.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate with directors and producers to develop the visual approach for each project and execute it on set.
- Own or be capable of owning camera, lighting, and grip setups across a range of productions including commercials, brand films, talking heads, interviews, and more.
- Work within real-world budget constraints, get creative with available resources, know where to spend and save, and deliver results that punch above their weight.
- Offload footage, build DaVinci Resolve projects with correct settings, and keep projects organized from shoot through post.
- Color grade projects and handle final exports from raw footage as needed.
- Adapt to the internal workflow and pipeline while helping improve it over time.
- Wear different hats from project to project depending on production needs.
What We’re Looking For
- Willingness to relocate to the Bay Area and work on set in the SF area 3–4 days per week.
- Strong technical foundation in camera systems, lighting, and grip.
- Genuine passion for the craft of cinematography, including an understanding of exposure index shifts, dynamic range latitude, lens bokeh rendering, coatings, character of an image, and glass falloff.
- Relentless attention to detail and high standards on every setup.
- A make-it-work mentality within real-world budgets and constraints.
- Equal care for talking heads, interviews, commercials, and brand films.
- Willingness to adapt to company creative taste, quality standards, and production workflows.
- Color grading and editing experience in DaVinci Resolve.
- Prior cinematography experience.
- Comfort with agency timelines, shifting production needs, occasional travel, and occasional weekend or after-hours production work.
- Must have a car.
Why Join Nen
- Be part of a small, fast-growing creative studio trusted by world-class startups and investors.
- Work directly with partners and creative leadership on high-impact, visible projects.
- Help define and scale the post-production quality bar at Nen.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k).
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and company holidays.