Video Director & Creative Storytelling Lead

Nen Creative; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k)

PTO and company holidays

Job summary

Nen Creative is seeking a highly creative, execution-oriented Creative Director to lead video and storytelling initiatives. You’ll develop strong concepts, shape narratives, write scripts, direct talent on set, and elevate the organization’s work.

You’ll collaborate with founders, producers, cinematographers, editors, and motion designers across founder-led videos, launch films, brand campaigns, product storytelling, and interviews, while balancing production timelines.

Qualifications

• Strong directing and storytelling instincts.
• Excellent taste and understanding of visual storytelling, pacing, and emotional impact.
• Experience directing commercials, brand films, interviews, documentaries, or narrative work.
• Strong scripting, messaging, and narrative development ability.
• Comfortable presenting ideas and communicating directly with founders and clients.
• Ability to guide non-professional talent and founders on camera.
• Deep understanding of how cinematography, editing, motion, sound, and pacing work together creatively.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving production environment with occasional travel and shoot schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative concepts, narratives, and treatments for video projects across a range of formats.
• Write, refine, and support scripts for founder-led videos, commercials, brand films, launch content, and interviews.
• Direct shoots on set, including talent direction, pacing, performance, framing, and creative execution.
• Collaborate with producers and cinematographers to define the visual and emotional direction of projects.
• Work closely with editors and motion designers through post-production to ensure creative cohesion and quality.
• Help elevate Nen’s overall storytelling, creative quality, and directing standards.
• Translate abstract ideas into clear, emotionally resonant creative concepts.
• Push for stronger work while balancing real-world production timelines and constraints.
• Participate in creative reviews, brainstorming, scripting, and internal development conversations.
• Adapt creative approaches depending on the client, audience, platform, and project goals.

Skills

Directing

Storytelling

Scriptwriting

On-set direction

Narrative development

Job description

Nen Creative is seeking a highly creative, execution-oriented Creative Director to lead video and storytelling initiatives. You’ll develop strong concepts, shape narratives, write scripts, direct talent on set, and elevate the organization’s work.

You’ll collaborate with founders, producers, cinematographers, editors, and motion designers across founder-led videos, launch films, brand campaigns, product storytelling, and interviews, while balancing production timelines.