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Videographer — Short-Form Content & Product Visual Production

El Segundo, California, United States

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.

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
• Lighting Design & On-Set Lighting Execution
• High-Quality Product Content Production Support
• Robotics IP & Product Continuous Documentation
• Executive IP, Livestream, Event & KOL/KOC Content Capture
• Editing-Ready Asset Engineering & AI-Augmented Output Integration

Basic Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Film and Television Production, Cinematography, Digital Media, Visual Communications, Communications, or a closely related field is required.
• 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
• Lighting Design & On-Set Lighting Proficiency
• Field Production, Stabilization & Vertical-Native Framing Proficiency
• AI Workflow Fluency
• Language & Communication Skills

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.