About the Role
Nen Creative seeks a highly creative, execution-oriented individual to lead the next phase of video and storytelling. This role combines creative direction, scripting, directing, and production, focusing on developing strong concepts, shaping narratives, writing scripts, directing talent, and elevating overall work quality. The role involves collaboration with founders, producers, cinematographers, editors, and motion designers on diverse projects including founder-led videos, launch films, commercials, and brand campaigns.
Responsibilities
- Develop creative concepts, narratives, and treatments for video projects across various formats
- Write, refine, and support scripts for founder-led videos, commercials, brand films, launch content, and interviews
- Direct shoots on set, including talent direction, pacing, performance, framing, and creative execution
- Collaborate with producers and cinematographers to define visual and emotional project direction
- Work closely with editors and motion designers through post-production to ensure creative cohesion and quality
- Elevate overall storytelling, creative quality, and directing standards
- Translate abstract ideas into clear, emotionally resonant creative concepts
- Push for stronger work while balancing production timelines and constraints
- Participate in creative reviews, brainstorming, scripting, and internal development conversations
- Adapt creative approaches based on client, audience, platform, and project goals
Requirements
- Strong directing and storytelling instincts
- Excellent taste and understanding of visual storytelling, pacing, and emotional impact
- Experience directing commercials, brand films, interviews, documentaries, or narrative work
- Strong scripting, messaging, and narrative development ability
- Comfortable presenting ideas and communicating directly with founders and clients
- Ability to guide non-professional talent and founders on camera
- Deep understanding of how cinematography, editing, motion, sound, and pacing work together creatively
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving production environment with occasional travel and shoot schedules
Skills
- Directing
- Storytelling
- Visual Storytelling
- Pacing
- Emotional Impact
- Scripting
- Messaging
- Narrative Development
- Presentation
- Client Communication
- Talent Direction
- Cinematography
- Editing
- Motion Design
- Sound Design
Location
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles (relocation required)
- Other production markets (relocation required)
Work Type
- Full-time
Salary/Compensations
- $70,000-$120,000
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401(k)
- PTO
- Company holidays
About the Company
- Nen Creative partners with tech startups to launch bold ideas, creating brands, products, and stories that fuel growth.
- Since 2022, Nen Creative has partnered with top founders and institutions including Amazon, Pear VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Wispr Flow, Rogo, Mercor, Rox, Netic, Listen Labs, Tech Week, Paraform, Spur, and Flora.
- The company is growing fast and seeking talented individuals to join the team.
