Videographer — Short-Form Content & Product Visual Production

Faraday Future • El Segundo, CA

4d • $80,000 - $85,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Faraday Future is seeking a Videographer for Short-Form Content & Product Visual Production to join its Visual Creative Center (VCC). This role is crucial for driving the company’s high-volume short video capture engine and supporting high-quality product visual production. The position involves designing and executing fast-turnaround, multi-format short video production workflows for U.S. and China-facing social and content commerce channels. Additionally, the role supports flagship VCC product, brand, and executive shoots as a second-camera videographer and lighting operator. The ideal candidate will possess advanced theoretical knowledge in short video platform algorithms, vertical-native framing, professional lighting design, run-and-gun production, mobile and hybrid camera workflows, and AI-assisted content production. This role requires a blend of platform-native short video expertise, hands-on lighting operation, and supporting videography skills for high-quality product shoots, bridging social content theory with professional cinematography. A formal academic background in film, digital media, or visual communications, combined with proven fluency in major short video platforms (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Douyin, Xiaohongshu), professional lighting design skills, and a track record of producing engaging short videos is essential.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Film and Television Production, Cinematography, Digital Media, Visual Communications, Communications, or a closely related field.
• 3–5+ years of professional experience in short-form video production, social content videography, branded short-form content, content commerce video production, or related roles.
• Demonstrated track record of producing platform-native short videos that drive measurable engagement, follower growth, or conversion outcomes.
• Hands-on experience supporting high-quality product, brand, or commercial video production as second-camera operator or lighting support.
• Advanced working knowledge of cinema mirrorless systems (Sony FX3 / FX30 / a7-series, Canon R5C / R6, Panasonic GH-series, and DJI mirrorless or pocket systems).
• Professional mobile capture workflows (iPhone Pro Max ProRes Log, Blackmagic Camera app, FiLMiC Pro).
• Working familiarity with cinema-grade systems (Sony FX9 / VENICE, RED, ARRI) sufficient to operate as second-camera videographer or assistant operator.
• Hands-on expertise in professional lighting design across studio, location, product, automotive, and event environments, including key/fill/rim architecture, color temperature and CRI management, product highlight and reflection control, softbox/modifier deployment, and gel/diffusion technique.
• Comfortable operating both portable lighting kits for run-and-gun shoots and studio-grade product lighting setups.
• Hands-on expertise in handheld, gimbal-stabilized, and run-and-gun production workflows; proficient with DJI RS-series, Ronin, and other portable stabilization systems.
• Strong 9:16 vertical-native framing and composition capability with editing-aware dual-track capture for simultaneous 9:16 / 16:9 / 1:1 output.
• Working knowledge of AI-assisted short video production and generative content systems (e.g., CapCut automation, Runway, generative video models, HeyGen, AI-powered asset management platforms).
• Fluency in English and Chinese, with the ability to operate fluently on-set with U.S. crews, coordinate with China-based outsourcing partners and post-production teams, and translate product and technical messaging into platform-native short video content.

Nice To Haves

• Personal portfolio of short-form video content with demonstrable platform performance, audience growth, or self-operated social account experience.
• Experience supporting product Demo films, brand films, or automotive/technology commercials as second-camera operator, lighting operator, or BTS shooter.
• Experience producing KOL/KOC partner content, creator co-production shoots, or influencer-collaboration short video campaigns.
• Short-form content production experience in automotive, EV, robotics, AI hardware, consumer electronics, or lifestyle/tech categories.
• Experience with product lighting, automotive lighting setups, or executive portrait lighting for high-quality commercial output.
• Experience supporting livestream commerce production, post-live highlight clipping, or hybrid live-and-recorded short video output.
• Self-shooting and on-camera presenting capability, or experience producing first-person / POV-style short form content.
• Familiarity with FPV drone, action camera, and other specialty short-form capture techniques relevant to product and lifestyle scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute high-volume short video capture across TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Douyin, and Xiaohongshu, applying theoretical frameworks in short video platform algorithm theory, vertical-native framing, hook-pacing science, and run-and-gun field production methodology.
• Operate cinema mirrorless systems, action cameras, gimbal-stabilized rigs, and professional mobile capture (iPhone Pro Max ProRes Log) to deliver multiple platform-ready short video assets per shoot day, optimized for each platform’s algorithmic distribution logic and audience behavior patterns.
• Design and execute lighting setups across various contexts, from fast-turnaround field and natural-light environments to studio-grade product lighting and high-quality executive portraiture, applying theoretical knowledge in lighting science, color temperature management, and key/fill/rim lighting architecture.
• Maintain a portable and studio lighting toolkit (LED panels, COB lights, softboxes, modifiers, gels, reflectors) and direct lighting support resources to ensure consistent, brand-aligned image quality.
• Support flagship VCC productions, including product Demo films, brand films, customer-scenario shoots, automotive content, and product launch master content, by operating as a second-camera videographer, lighting operator, on-set lighting support, and behind-the-scenes content capturer.
• Capture supporting short-form and BTS content during high-quality shoots for downstream social distribution and matrix-account use.
• Capture ongoing short video coverage of robotics products, vehicles, and lifestyle scenarios, applying principles of subject-driven content sequencing, longitudinal social documentation, and platform-native scenario design.
• Build a continuously refreshed library of platform-ready clips supporting daily account operations, matrix distribution, and AI-assisted variant production.
• Capture executive IP content, livestream supporting clips, event highlights, and KOL/KOC partner shoots, delivering them as platform-native short videos optimized for immediate posting, post-live clipping, and continued matrix distribution.
• Deliver tagged, organized capture optimized for downstream short-form editing teams, AI-assisted variant generation, and matrix-account distribution, applying knowledge of short-form editing workflows, asset metadata structures, and AIGC pipeline compatibility.
• Coordinate with editors, AI workflow operators, and platform Account Owners to ensure capture→edit→publish cycle efficiency at scale.

Benefits

• Healthcare + dental + vision benefits (Free for you/discounted for family)
• 401(k) options
• Casual dress code + relaxed work environment
• Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level