Cinematographer - Relocation to San Francisco

Nen Creative•Seattle, WA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Nen Creative is seeking a technically skilled, hands-on cinematographer to join its team in the Bay Area. The role is based in San Francisco and involves working on set in the SF area 3–4 days per week. Candidates based elsewhere must be willing to relocate; a relocation stipend is available. The cinematographer will collaborate with directors, producers, and the creative team to develop and execute the visual approach for a range of productions, including commercials, brand films, talking heads, and interviews. The role owns or supports camera, lighting, and grip setups, works within real-world budgets and production constraints, and adapts to the agency’s creative standards and workflow. Responsibilities also include offloading and organizing footage, creating DaVinci Resolve projects with correct settings, color grading, and handling final exports when needed. The role may take on different production tasks from project to project and contribute to improving Nen’s workflow and post-production quality. The position requires prior cinematography experience, technical proficiency, meticulous attention to detail, and flexibility for agency timelines, occasional travel, and occasional weekend or after-hours production work.

Requirements

Prior cinematography experience.
Strong technical foundation in camera systems, lighting, and grip.
Genuine passion for the craft of cinematography, including technical aspects of exposure, lenses, coatings, and image characteristics.
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 the company’s creative taste, quality standard, and production workflow.
Color grading and editing experience in DaVinci Resolve.
Willingness to relocate to the Bay Area and work on set in the SF area 3–4 days per week.
Must have a car.
Comfort with agency timelines, changing production needs, occasional travel, and occasional weekend or after-hours production work.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with directors and producers to develop the visual approach for projects and execute it on set.
Own or support camera, lighting, and grip setups across commercials, brand films, talking heads, interviews, and other productions.
Work within real-world budgets and constraints, making effective use of available resources.
Offload footage and create properly configured, organized DaVinci Resolve projects from shoot through post-production.
Color grade projects and handle final exports from raw footage as needed.
Adapt to the company’s workflow and production pipeline and help improve it over time.
Take on different production roles as needed from project to project.