About the role
Location & Application Details
- Location: Full-time role based in San Francisco, CA. Open to candidates currently based in other cities who are excited about relocating long-term. Relocation stipend available.
- Application Instructions: Please submit applications through this posting only. Applications or follow-ups sent via email, direct message, or website inquiry cannot 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, the company has partnered with top founders and institutions, including Amazon, SpaceX, Andreessen Horowitz, Mercor, Listen Labs, Tech Week, and more. The team is growing fast and looking for great people to join.
About the Opportunity
Nen Creative is seeking a strong, technically sharp cinematographer to join the team in the Bay Area.
This role is for someone who deeply cares about the craft of cinematography—understanding why an image works, rather than just making it look good. Candidates should be comfortable owning camera, lighting, and grip setups across a wide range of productions, from scrappy founder interviews to polished commercials and brand films.
The cinematographer will work closely with directors, producers, and the creative team to shape the visual approach for each project, execute on set, and help manage footage through post-production, including DaVinci Resolve project setup, color grading, and final exports when needed.
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 as far as possible 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 fully capable of owning camera, lighting, and grip setup across a range of productions: commercials, brand films, talking heads, interviews, and more.
- Work within real-world budget constraints, get creative with available resources, know where to spend and where to 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
- Relocation & Presence: Willing to relocate to the Bay Area and work on set in the San Francisco area 3–4 days per week. Must have a car.
- Technical Skills:
- Strong technical foundation in camera systems, lighting, and grip.
- Color grading and editing experience in DaVinci Resolve.
- Experience: Prior cinematography experience required.
- Passion & Craft: Genuine passion for the craft of cinematography, caring about details most people don’t notice (e.g., how exposure index shifts dynamic range latitude, why one lens renders bokeh differently than another, how different coatings change image character, and what gives a particular set of glass its falloff).
- Work Ethic & Mindset:
- 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.
- Comfortable with agency timelines, shifting production needs, occasional travel, and occasional weekend or after-hours production work.
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.