Videographer Jobs in California

The Company:

Faraday Future is a California-based technology company focused on the design, engineering, and development of intelligent, connected electric vehicles and related artificial intelligence-enabled technologies.

Founded in 2014, the Company's mission is to disrupt the automotive and technology industries by creating user-centric, technology-first experiences. The Company, together with its controlled subsidiaries, operates across multiple technology-driven areas, including AI electric vehicles, robotics, and its digital asset business (AIXC), all under its upgraded Global EAI Industry Bridge Strategy, marking the beginning of a new chapter in AI mobility and Web3 integration. The Company aims to leverage the latest technologies and world's best talent to realize exciting new possibilities across all of these lines. Faraday Future's automotive business exemplifies its vision for luxury, innovation, and performance, while its FX strategy aims to introduce mass production models equipped with state-of-the-art luxury technology derived from the FF brand, targeted towards a broader market with middle-to-low price range offerings. FF is committed to redefining mobility through AI innovation. Join us in shaping the future of intelligent transportation and technology by creating something new, something connected, and something with a true global impact.

Your Role:

The Videographer — Short-Form Content & Product Visual Production will join Faraday Future's Visual Creative Center (VCC) as a core driver of the company's high-volume short video capture engine and a key on-set production resource supporting high-quality product visual production. This role is responsible for designing and executing fast-turnaround, multi-format short video production workflows for U.S. and China-facing social and content commerce channels, and for supporting flagship VCC product, brand, and executive shoots as a second-camera videographer and lighting operator.

This position requires the application of advanced theoretical knowledge across short video platform algorithm theory, vertical-native framing and composition, professional lighting design and color temperature science, run-and-gun production methodology, mobile and hybrid camera workflows, and AI-assisted content production systems. The role demands the ability to simultaneously function as a platform-native short video production specialist, a hands-on lighting operator, and a supporting field videographer on high-quality product shoots—bridging social content theory with professional cinematography craft. The ideal candidate combines a formal academic foundation in film and television production, digital media, or visual communications with deep, proven fluency in TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Douyin, and Xiaohongshu content production, demonstrated competence in professional lighting design, and a track record of producing short video assets that drive measurable engagement, follower growth, and content commerce conversion outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• High-Volume Short-Form Video Capture & Platform-Native Production: Apply theoretical frameworks in short video platform algorithm theory, vertical-native framing, hook-pacing science, and run-and-gun field production methodology to design and execute high-volume short video capture across TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Douyin, and Xiaohongshu. Operate fluidly across cinema mirrorless systems, action cameras, gimbal-stabilized rigs, and professional mobile capture (iPhone Pro Max ProRes Log) to deliver multiple platform-ready short video assets per shoot day, optimized for each platform's algorithmic distribution logic and audience behavior patterns.

• Lighting Design & On-Set Lighting Execution: Apply theoretical knowledge in lighting science, color temperature management, and key/fill/rim lighting architecture to design and execute lighting setups across the full range of shoot contexts—from fast-turnaround field and natural-light environments to studio-grade product lighting and high-quality executive portraiture. Maintain a portable and studio lighting toolkit (LED panels, COB lights, softboxes, modifiers, gels, reflectors) and direct lighting support resources to ensure consistent, brand-aligned image quality across both short-form output and high-quality production support.

• High-Quality Product Content Production Support: Apply principles of multi-camera production theory, professional lighting collaboration, and on-set production discipline to support flagship VCC productions—including product Demo films, brand films, customer-scenario shoots, automotive content, and product launch master content—operating as second-camera videographer, lighting operator, on-set lighting support, and behind-the-scenes content capturer under the direction of the Lead Cinematographer and Producer. Capture supporting short-form and BTS content during high-quality shoots for downstream social distribution and matrix-account use.

• Robotics IP & Product Continuous Documentation: Apply principles of subject-driven content sequencing, longitudinal social documentation, and platform-native scenario design to capture ongoing short video coverage of robotics products, vehicles, and lifestyle scenarios. Build a continuously refreshed library of platform-ready clips supporting daily account operations, matrix distribution, and AI-assisted variant production.

• Executive IP, Livestream, Event & KOL/KOC Content Capture: Apply principles of conversational portraiture, real-time event coverage, live commerce visual continuity, and creator-style content production to capture executive IP content, livestream supporting clips, event highlights, and KOL/KOC partner shoots—delivered as platform-native short videos optimized for immediate posting, post-live clipping, and continued matrix distribution while retaining authenticity, engagement velocity, and conversion intent.

• Editing-Ready Asset Engineering & AI-Augmented Output Integration: Apply knowledge of short-form editing workflows, asset metadata structures, and AIGC pipeline compatibility to deliver tagged, organized capture optimized for downstream short-form editing teams, AI-assisted variant generation, and matrix-account distribution. Coordinate with editors, AI workflow operators, and platform Account Owners to ensure capture-edit-publish cycle efficiency at scale.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Film and Television Production, Cinematography, Digital Media, Visual Communications, Communications, or a closely related field is required. The specialized and complex nature of this position—spanning short video platform algorithm theory, vertical-native framing and composition, professional lighting design and color temperature science, run-and-gun production methodology, mobile and hybrid camera workflows, AI-assisted content workflows, and cross-regional production coordination—necessitates a body of theoretical and applied knowledge normally associated with a bachelor's-level academic program in these disciplines. Faraday Future consistently requires this level of education for all hires in this role.

• Experience: 3–5+ years of professional experience in short-form video production, social content videography, branded short-form content, content commerce video production, or related roles, with a demonstrated track record of producing platform-native short videos that drive measurable engagement, follower growth, or conversion outcomes, and including hands-on experience supporting high-quality product, brand, or commercial video production as second-camera operator or lighting support—building upon theoretical foundations established through the required bachelor's degree program.

• Camera Toolset & Hybrid Capture Expertise: Advanced working knowledge of cinema mirrorless systems—including Sony FX3 / FX30 / a7-series, Canon R5C / R6, Panasonic GH-series, and DJI mirrorless or pocket systems—together with professional mobile capture workflows (iPhone Pro Max ProRes Log, Blackmagic Camera app, FiLMiC Pro). Working familiarity with cinema-grade systems (Sony FX9 / VENICE, RED, ARRI) sufficient to operate as second-camera videographer or assistant operator on high-quality product and brand shoots.

• Lighting Design & On-Set Lighting Proficiency: Hands-on expertise in professional lighting design across studio, location, product, automotive, and event environments—including key/fill/rim architecture, color temperature and CRI management, product highlight and reflection control, softbox/modifier deployment, and gel/diffusion technique. Comfortable operating both portable lighting kits for run-and-gun shoots and studio-grade product lighting setups for high-quality production support, and able to direct or assist gaffers, grips, and lighting support teams under campaign-level production conditions.

• Field Production, Stabilization & Vertical-Native Framing Proficiency: Hands-on expertise in handheld, gimbal-stabilized, and run-and-gun production workflows; proficient with DJI RS-series, Ronin, and other portable stabilization systems; strong 9:16 vertical-native framing and composition capability with editing-aware dual-track capture for simultaneous 9:16 / 16:9 / 1:1 output across TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Douyin, and Xiaohongshu.

• AI Workflow Fluency: Working knowledge of AI-assisted short video production and generative content systems—including tools such as CapCut automation, Runway, generative video models, HeyGen, and AI-powered asset management platforms—grounded in an understanding of generative model behavior, synthetic media generation principles, and source-material engineering as applied to scaling short video output, multi-platform variant generation, and conversion optimization.

• Language & Communication Skills: Fluency in English and Chinese, with the ability to operate fluently on-set with U.S. crews, coordinate with China-based outsourcing partners and post-production teams, and translate product and technical messaging into platform-native short video content.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Personal portfolio of short-form video content with demonstrable platform performance, audience growth, or self-operated social account experience
• Experience supporting product Demo films, brand films, or automotive/technology commercials as second-camera operator, lighting operator, or BTS shooter
• Experience producing KOL/KOC partner content, creator co-production shoots, or influencer-collaboration short video campaigns
• Short-form content production experience in automotive, EV, robotics, AI hardware, consumer electronics, or lifestyle/tech categories
• Experience with product lighting, automotive lighting setups, or executive portrait lighting for high-quality commercial output
• Experience supporting livestream commerce production, post-live highlight clipping, or hybrid live-and-recorded short video output
• Self-shooting and on-camera presenting capability, or experience producing first-person / POV-style short form content
• Familiarity with FPV drone, action camera, and other specialty short-form capture techniques relevant to product and lifestyle scenarios

Annual Salary Range:

($80,000 - $85,000 DOE), plus benefits and incentive plans

Perks + Benefits

• Healthcare + dental + vision benefits (Free for you/discounted for family)
• 401(k) options
• Casual dress code + relaxed work environment
• Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere

Faraday Future is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.