Senior Cinematographer, Brand Studio

📋 Description

• Partner with the Creative Director and Video Lead to define and evolve Perplexity’s cinematographic
• Shoot and light a steady mix of day-to-day content: candid office moments, executive interviews
• Lead cinematography on brand films, campaigns, partnerships, and launches.
• Scale to the work: operate solo with a minimal kit, lead a small crew, or help build a full camera
• Bring storytelling ideas to the table through moodboards, shot lists, storyboards, and
• Own camera, lighting, and movement decisions from creative development through capture: build

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years as a cinematographer or DP across branded, commercial, documentary, and interview work.
• A standout reel showing visual authorship, lighting craft, camera movement, and an eye for honest
• A strong point of view, paired with the sensitivity to work within and strengthen an existing brand.
• Deep command of camera systems, lenses, exposure, color pipelines, lighting, grip, and on-set
• Genuinely hands-on: equally comfortable building a camera, shaping light, operating
• The judgment to make premium images under real constraints, solo with a small kit or leading a full

🎁 Benefits

• Salary range: $150K - $180K
• Equity offered
• Opportunity to work with a team of designers, motion designers, and external production partners
• Help build and run the in-house studio