Cinematographer - Relocation to San Francisco

Nen Creative•Austin, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Nen Creative is seeking a technically sharp, hands-on cinematographer to join its team in the Bay Area. The role involves shaping and executing the visual approach for a range of productions, including founder interviews, talking heads, commercials, and brand films. The cinematographer will work closely with directors, producers, and the creative team, and will own or help own camera, lighting, and grip setups. The role also supports post-production by managing footage, setting up organized DaVinci Resolve projects, color grading, and creating final exports as needed. This position is based in San Francisco, with on-set work in the SF area 3–4 days per week. Candidates based elsewhere must be willing to relocate to the Bay Area; a relocation stipend is available. The role is suited to someone who is adaptable, detail-oriented, passionate about the craft of cinematography, and comfortable working within real-world production budgets and a fast-moving agency environment. Occasional travel, weekend work, or after-hours production work may be required.

Requirements

Prior cinematography experience.
Strong technical foundation in camera systems, lighting, and grip.
Genuine passion for cinematography and understanding of image characteristics, including exposure index and dynamic range, lens rendering and bokeh, lens coatings, and image falloff.
Relentless attention to detail and high standards for 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 San Francisco area 3–4 days per week.
Comfort 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 each project’s visual approach and execute it on set.
Own or help manage camera, lighting, and grip setups across commercials, brand films, talking heads, interviews, and other productions.
Work creatively within real-world budgets and constraints, deciding where to spend and where to save while delivering strong results.
Offload footage, build DaVinci Resolve projects with correct settings, and keep projects organized from shoot through post-production.
Color grade projects and handle final exports from raw footage as needed.
Adapt to the company’s workflow and pipeline and help improve it over time.
Take on different production responsibilities depending on each project’s needs.