Senior Cinematographer, Brand Studio

Job summary

Responsibilities

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.

• 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…
• 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.

What they'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.