Cinematographer - Bay Area On-Set Mastery & Color

Nen Creative; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k)

PTO and company holidays

Job summary

Nen Creative in San Francisco is seeking a strong cinematographer who owns camera, lighting, and grip across a range of productions, from founder interviews to high-end brand films.

You will collaborate with directors and producers to shape the visual approach, execute on set, and manage footage through post, including DaVinci Resolve project setup, color grading, and final exports. Relocation stipend is available for Bay Area relocation.

Qualifications

• Willing to relocate to the Bay Area.
• Strong technical foundation in camera systems, lighting, and grip.
• Genuine passion for the craft of cinematography.
• 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 our creative taste, quality standard, and production workflow.
• Color grading and editing experience in DaVinci Resolve.
• Prior cinematography experience required.
• Comfortable with agency timelines, shifting production needs, occasional travel, and occasional weekend or after-hours production work.
• Must have a car.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with directors and producers to develop the visual approach for each project and execute it on set.
• Own/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 what’s available, 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 our workflow and pipeline, while helping improve it over time.
• Wear different hats from project to project, depending on the needs of the production.

Skills

Cinematography

On-set work

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Budget awareness

Color grading

Tools

DaVinci Resolve

Job description

Nen Creative in San Francisco is seeking a strong cinematographer who owns camera, lighting, and grip across a range of productions, from founder interviews to high-end brand films.

You will collaborate with directors and producers to shape the visual approach, execute on set, and manage footage through post, including DaVinci Resolve project setup, color grading, and final exports. Relocation stipend is available for Bay Area relocation.