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title: 'Video Director at Nen Creative'
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# Video Director at Nen Creative

- **Company:** Nen Creative
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-05-31
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/nen-creative/3b4c47f9-cf40-4591-b00a-0aabc1f529f4

## Job description

This is a full-time role based in San Francisco. We’re open to candidates currently based in Los Angeles or other production markets who are excited about relocating and becoming part of the team long-term. Please submit your application through this posting only. We’re unable to review applications or follow-ups sent via email, direct message, or website inquiry.

## About Nen Creative

Nen Creative partners with tech startups to launch bold ideas into the world, creating the brands, products, and stories that fuel their growth. Since 2022, we’ve partnered with some of the world’s top founders and institutions, including Amazon, Pear VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Wispr Flow, Rogo, Mercor, Rox, Netic, Listen Labs, Tech Week, Paraform, Spur, Flora, and more. We’re growing fast and looking for great people to join us.

## About the Opportunity

We’re looking for a highly creative, execution-oriented Creative Director to help lead the next phase of video and storytelling at Nen. This role sits at the intersection of creative direction, scripting, directing, and production. We need someone who can develop strong creative concepts, shape narratives, write and refine scripts, direct talent on set, and help elevate the overall quality and originality of the work. You’ll work closely with founders, producers, cinematographers, editors, and motion designers across a wide range of projects including founder-led videos, launch films, commercials, brand campaigns, product storytelling, interviews, and experimental creative work.

## What You'll Do

- Develop creative concepts, narratives, and treatments for video projects across a range of 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 the visual and emotional direction of projects
- Work closely with editors and motion designers through post-production to ensure creative cohesion and quality
- Help elevate Nen’s overall storytelling, creative quality, and directing standards
- Translate abstract ideas into clear, emotionally resonant creative concepts
- Push for stronger work while balancing real-world production timelines and constraints
- Participate in creative reviews, brainstorming, scripting, and internal development conversations
- Adapt creative approaches depending on the client, audience, platform, and project goals

## What We're Looking For

- 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

## Why Join Nen

- Be part of a small, fast-growing creative studio trusted by world-class startups and investors
- Work directly with the partners on ambitious, high-impact projects across some of the most interesting companies in tech
- Lead and define the strategy practice at Nen, with real ownership over how we approach the work and how the team grows
- Help shape the brands, narratives, and stories of the next generation of tech companies
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), PTO, and company holidays
- Salary Range: $70,000-$120,000 depending on experience

## About Nen Creative

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: A design studio that partners with early-stage tech companies to build brands, products, and stories through strategy, design, and video.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Jason Zhu (Co-Founder, Partner) and Michael Zhu (Managing Partner, Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Design services (brand identity, product design, video production) for technology startups
- **Target customers**: B2B – early-stage startups, venture capital firms, and tech companies
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “We build brands, products, and stories that move bold ideas forward.” (About page)

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **Brand Identity & Strategy**: Logo design, brand guidelines, deck design, collateral, iconography, art direction, illustration.
- **Website Design & Development**: Full web design and development (likely using Webflow), interactive prototypes, design systems.
- **Product (UI/UX) Design**: User research, UX architecture, interface design, interactive prototyping for digital products.
- **Video Production**: Launch videos, testimonial videos, scripted content, product videos, animation, motion design, cinematography.
- **Pitch Deck Design**: Specialized decks for fundraising, built to help startups tell their story to investors.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total headcount of 16 employees (as of mid-2024) with 68.8% year-over-year growth (+11 people)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Clients include Pear VC, Andreessen Horowitz, LA-Tech Week, Wildr, Mantis VC (from LinkedIn)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 32 active job postings (monthly job postings up +88.2%, quarterly up +113.3%)
  - LinkedIn followers: 3,724 (+162.1% year-over-year)
  - Monthly website traffic: 6,381 visits (+64.0% monthly growth)
  - Expanding presence: New York City headquarters with job postings in San Francisco and Jersey City

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full-service capability**: Offers brand, product, and video under one roof – a rare combination for a small studio.
- **Startup empathy**: Founders and team have backgrounds in building and scaling products, so they understand the pace and constraints of early-stage companies.
- **Speed and precision**: Described as “disciplined, fast, and precise” – moving like a startup while crafting like a studio.
- **Strong client roster**: Already working with top-tier VC firms and high-growth startups, signaling trust and quality.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Scaling the team across multiple disciplines (design, motion, production, account management, strategy) to meet growing demand from tech clients.
- **Direction for growth**: Likely expanding into new geographies (San Francisco, Jersey City) and deepening capabilities in video and motion design.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Creative, startup-like environment that values discipline and craft. The studio’s name is inspired by *Hunter × Hunter*, reflecting a focus on mastery and energy. The team is young and growing fast.
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Many roles are listed as “In-Office or Remote” – offering flexibility. The company has offices in New York City, San Francisco, and Jersey City (Built In listings).
- **Notable perks or engineering culture**: 
  - Opportunity to work on high-impact projects for top VC-backed startups.  
  - Roles span design, motion, production, strategy, and operations – variety of creative paths.  
  - Active hiring with 32 open positions, indicating strong growth and career advancement opportunities.

## Sources
1. [nencreative.com (Homepage)](https://www.nencreative.com/)
2. [nencreative.com/about](https://www.nencreative.com/about)
3. [LinkedIn - Nen Creative](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nencreative)
4. [Built In - Nen Creative Jobs](https://builtin.com/company/nen-creative/jobs)

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