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Location: San Francisco Workplace: OnSite We’re looking for a Senior Cinematographer to define how Perplexity looks on film. Working with the Creative Director and Video Lead, you’ll translate our visual identity into a practical cinematographic language, then bring it to life across the team’s day-to-day output. This is a hands-on role. One day you’re shooting a candid office moment or executive interview with a small kit; the next, you’re leading a full camera and lighting crew on a brand film. Most of your time goes to prepping, testing, lighting, and shooting. You’ll also help build and run our in-house studio, from selecting gear and designing flexible lighting setups to keeping the space production-ready. When turnaround is tight, you’ll support media management and light editing. You’ll report to the Video Lead and work closely with the Video Producer, Brand Lead, designers, motion designers, Growth, Comms, Product Marketing, and external production partners. The Producer and Video Lead handle crewing, budgets, schedules, and logistics so you can stay focused on production and craft. However, you should think like a storyteller, not just a technician, bringing your own ideas for how to show our product and people more vividly through moodboards, shot lists, storyboards, and a willingness to experiment. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Partner with the Creative Director and Video Lead to define and evolve Perplexity’s cinematographic language, and turn it into repeatable approaches for lighting, lensing, composition, movement, and color. - Shoot and light a steady mix of day-to-day content: candid office moments, executive interviews, product demos, social, events, and documentary stories. - 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, lighting, grip, team (with help from producers). - Bring storytelling ideas to the table through moodboards, shot lists, storyboards, and experimentation. - Own camera, lighting, and movement decisions from creative development through capture: build packages, run tests and tech scouts, and solve constraints before the shoot. - Recommend crew and equipment for each production and lead the camera and lighting departments on set. Producers handle budgets, schedules, contracts, and logistics. - Help design, build, and run the in-house studio, including lighting, audio, grip, and monitoring. - Own the team’s gear: recommend, purchase, organize, and maintain it, with ready-to-shoot packages so no setup gets rebuilt from scratch. - Handle color grading in DaVinci Resolve, and support selects, stringouts, and light edits when turnaround is tight. - Keep the visual standard high across formats and crew sizes without overbuilding. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 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, unscripted moments. - 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 monitoring. - Genuinely hands-on: equally comfortable building a camera, shaping light, operating, troubleshooting, and leading a crew. - The judgment to make premium images under real constraints, solo with a small kit or leading a full production. - Strong pre-production instincts: turning a creative idea into a technically sound, right-sized plan. - Experience briefing and leading freelance crews and vendors on set, and managing professional production equipment. - Working proficiency in DaVinci Resolve for color grading, selects, and light edits. - Collaborative and low-ego. You bring a strong opinion, take direction, and solve problems with partners. - Comfortable moving fast in an ambiguous, high-output environment without compromising craft, safety, or footage. - Based in or able to work on-site in San Francisco, with flexibility for travel and long shoot days. NICE TO HAVE - A strong Bay Area and Los Angeles network of camera, lighting, grip, sound, production, and rental partners. - Experience within an in-house brand studio at a technology or consumer company. - Strong documentary instincts and experience working with founders, executives, talent, or people who are not professional performers. - Experience with multi-camera interviews, live events, tabletop or product cinematography, motion-control systems, or virtual production. - Color-grading experience and a strong understanding of how capture decisions carry through finishing and delivery.

Location: San Francisco Workplace: OnSite We’re looking for a Senior Cinematographer to define how Perplexity looks on film. Working with the Creative Director and Video Lead, you’ll translate our visual identity into a practical cinematographic language, then bring it to life across the team’s day-to-day output. This is a hands-on role. One day you’re shooting a candid office moment or executive interview with a small kit; the next, you’re leading a full camera and lighting crew on a brand film. Most of your time goes to prepping, testing, lighting, and shooting. You’ll also help build and run our in-house studio, from selecting gear and designing flexible lighting setups to keeping the space production-ready. When turnaround is tight, you’ll support media management and light editing. You’ll report to the Video Lead and work closely with the Video Producer, Brand Lead, designers, motion designers, Growth, Comms, Product Marketing, and external production partners. The Producer and Video Lead handle crewing, budgets, schedules, and logistics so you can stay focused on production and craft. However, you should think like a storyteller, not just a technician, bringing your own ideas for how to show our product and people more vividly through moodboards, shot lists, storyboards, and a willingness to experiment. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Partner with the Creative Director and Video Lead to define and evolve Perplexity’s cinematographic language, and turn it into repeatable approaches for lighting, lensing, composition, movement, and color. - Shoot and light a steady mix of day-to-day content: candid office moments, executive interviews, product demos, social, events, and documentary stories. - 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, lighting, grip, team (with help from producers). - Bring storytelling ideas to the table through moodboards, shot lists, storyboards, and experimentation. - Own camera, lighting, and movement decisions from creative development through capture: build packages, run tests and tech scouts, and solve constraints before the shoot. - Recommend crew and equipment for each production and lead the camera and lighting departments on set. Producers handle budgets, schedules, contracts, and logistics. - Help design, build, and run the in-house studio, including lighting, audio, grip, and monitoring. - Own the team’s gear: recommend, purchase, organize, and maintain it, with ready-to-shoot packages so no setup gets rebuilt from scratch. - Handle color grading in DaVinci Resolve, and support selects, stringouts, and light edits when turnaround is tight. - Keep the visual standard high across formats and crew sizes without overbuilding. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 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, unscripted moments. - 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 monitoring. - Genuinely hands-on: equally comfortable building a camera, shaping light, operating, troubleshooting, and leading a crew. - The judgment to make premium images under real constraints, solo with a small kit or leading a full production. - Strong pre-production instincts: turning a creative idea into a technically sound, right-sized plan. - Experience briefing and leading freelance crews and vendors on set, and managing professional production equipment. - Working proficiency in DaVinci Resolve for color grading, selects, and light edits. - Collaborative and low-ego. You bring a strong opinion, take direction, and solve problems with partners. - Comfortable moving fast in an ambiguous, high-output environment without compromising craft, safety, or footage. - Based in or able to work on-site in San Francisco, with flexibility for travel and long shoot days. NICE TO HAVE - A strong Bay Area and Los Angeles network of camera, lighting, grip, sound, production, and rental partners. - Experience within an in-house brand studio at a technology or consumer company. - Strong documentary instincts and experience working with founders, executives, talent, or people who are not professional performers. - Experience with multi-camera interviews, live events, tabletop or product cinematography, motion-control systems, or virtual production. - Color-grading experience and a strong understanding of how capture decisions carry through finishing and delivery.

Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan Workplace: OnSite WHY WORK AT HIGGSFIELD AI? Higgsfield AI is the fastest-scaling generative AI company in history, hitting $1B in annual revenue run rate, 30M+ users worldwide, 6M+ generations per day, and powering 390 of Fortune 500 brands. We're building at the absolute frontier of AI-powered video creation and next-generation creative tools. Joining Higgsfield means becoming part of a high-impact team shaping the future of AI-native experiences, at a company that isn't just moving fast, but rewriting what fast looks like. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR Everyone at Higgsfield is an A-player. We’re looking for a Film / Commercial Director who: - Has exceptional taste, strong storytelling instincts, and a clear cinematic vision. - Knows how to direct emotionally compelling, visually striking, and culturally relevant content. - Can develop ideas from concept to execution across commercials, short-form content, and experimental AI-driven productions. - Has experience with AI creative tools, prompting, or generating AI-powered visual content — or is excited to learn extremely fast. - Moves fast, iterates quickly, and thrives in a high-output creative environment. - Takes ownership end-to-end and constantly raises the creative bar. - Understands internet culture, trends, pacing, and how to create content that captures attention instantly. WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON - Direct commercials, cinematic campaigns, social content, and experimental AI-native productions. - Develop creative concepts, treatments, visual references, scripts, and storytelling approaches. - Collaborate closely with cinematographers, editors, motion designers, and founders. - Experiment with new AI filmmaking workflows and hybrid production techniques. - Help define the visual language and creative direction of Higgsfield AI. - Turn ambitious ideas into high-quality content with speed and strong creative execution. YOUR MUST HAVES - Strong portfolio or reel showcasing commercial, film, music video, branded, or digital storytelling work. - Excellent understanding of visual storytelling, pacing, composition, and directing performance. - Strong creative taste and ability to develop original concepts. - Experience working with fast-paced production pipelines and creative teams. - Experience with prompting and AI-generated visual workflows is a strong plus. - High energy, ownership, adaptability, and strong communication skills. - Deep interest in AI-powered creative tools and the future of filmmaking. - Willingness to complete a test assignment focused on generating cinematic AI content. THE DEAL - Competitive salary in USD. - On-site role in our Almaty office (we will relocate you from anywhere), with lunch and dinner provided daily. - Full-time position.