Senior Cinematographer, Brand Studio

Perplexity
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 150,000 - 180,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringSkills: ["Storytelling","Collaboration","Low-ego","Problem-solving","Craftsmanship"]

Define how the brand looks on film by translating Perplexity’s visual identity into practical cinematography. Lead hands-on shooting and lighting across day-to-day content and brand films—operating solo with a minimal kit or leading a small crew. Help build and run the in-house studio, manage gear and production-ready setups, and handle color grading in DaVinci Resolve while collaborating with creative, growth, comms, and production partners.

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Senior Cinematographer, Brand Studio

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Job Summary

Define how the brand looks on film by translating Perplexity’s visual identity into practical cinematography. Lead hands-on shooting and lighting across day-to-day content and brand films—operating solo with a minimal kit or leading a small crew. Help build and run the in-house studio, manage gear and production-ready setups, and handle color grading in DaVinci Resolve while collaborating with creative, growth, comms, and production partners.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with the Creative Director and Video Lead to define and evolve a repeatable cinematographic language (lighting, lenses, composition, movement, and color).
  • •Shoot and light day-to-day content including candid office moments, executive interviews, product demos, social, events, and documentary stories.
  • •Lead cinematography on brand films, campaigns, partnerships, and launches, scaling from solo minimal kits to small crews.
  • •Own camera, lighting, and movement decisions end-to-end: build packages, run tests/tech scouts, and solve constraints before shoots.
  • •Help build and run the in-house studio (lighting, audio, grip, monitoring) and handle gear recommendations, organization, maintenance, and color grading.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 180,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •6+ years as a cinematographer or DP across branded, commercial, documentary, and interview work.
  • •A standout reel demonstrating visual authorship, lighting craft, camera movement, and honest, unscripted moments.
  • •Deep command of camera systems, lenses, exposure, color pipelines, lighting, grip, and on-set monitoring.
  • •Genuinely hands-on comfort with building a camera, shaping light, operating, troubleshooting, and leading a crew.
  • •Working proficiency in DaVinci Resolve for color grading, selects, and light edits, plus strong pre-production instincts.
Experience:DocumentaryCommercialBrand studio
Skills:StorytellingCollaborationLow-egoProblem-solvingCraftsmanship
Tech Stack:DaVinci Resolve

Company Brief

Perplexity
Perplexity AI provides an AI-powered answer engine that returns conversational, citation-backed answers to user queries and offers Pro/Enterprise products and APIs for research, knowledge work, and search augmentation.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Revenue: USD 50M to 100M
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2022
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