Pacific Fusion is hiring: Videographer & Producer in San Leandro
Pacific Fusion, San Leandro, CA, United States
Pacific Fusion was founded in 2023 with the mission to power the world with abundant, affordable, clean energy.
We are rapidly designing and building a pulsed magnetic fusion system to achieve net facility gain (more fusion energy output than stored energy input). In parallel, we are developing the key components required to build affordable fusion systems.
Our plans are ambitious. We have raised over $900M so far from incredible investors, resourcing us to deliver on these plans. We are bringing together the best scientists, engineers, and operators from the fusion community, hard tech industry, and other sectors. We are united by a shared sense of urgency to provide clean power for the world, particularly managing climate change while meeting growing global energy demand. You can read more about us in this letter from our founders.
Why This Role Matters Fusion is the most important energy story of this century. Most people don’t understand it, and we hope to change that.
We are hiring our first in-house Videographer / Producer to define how Pacific Fusion shows up visually.
This is a foundational role. You will be our first visual storyteller, helping people see that what we’re building is real (and incredibly exciting).
You’ll have front-row access to fusion hardware, pulsed-power modules, manufacturing build-outs in New Mexico, and the engineers turning ignition science into infrastructure.
What Success Looks Like
Pacific Fusion develops a recognizable identity in photography and video — cinematic, precise, grounded in reality
Our modular pulsed-power systems become easier to understand for non-experts
We create a portfolio of milestone updates, behind-the-scenes engineering footage, recruiting stories, and strategic narratives that can be used to create a steady drumbeat of external content – or communicate our progress to specialized audiences internally
Video becomes a primary trust-building asset for the company
What You’ll Do
Tell the engineering story visually: Capture and edit high-quality video footage and still photos of pulser-driven inertial fusion systems (ie, pulsed-power modules, capacitor banks, target systems, and facility builds)
Translate complexity into clarity: Turn nanoseconds, terawatts, and ignition science into accessible visual narratives
Own end-to-end production: Concept, pre-production, shooting, editing, finishing, publishing
Document milestones: Capture key technical demonstrations, module builds, facility groundbreakings, and commissioning moments
Shape employer brand: Interview engineers, technicians, operators, and leadership to show what it’s like to build fusion
Support executive storytelling: Film and produce executive thought leadership and social media (LinkedIn) content
Support internal communications: Support internal awards and recognition with multimedia and manage company photography
Create platform-native content: Short-form for social, mid-form explainers, longer documentary-style pieces for both broad and specialist audiences
Collaborate cross-functionally: Be comfortable working with engineering and technical teams in addition to comms, operations and external affairs to align on narrative
What A Typical Week Might Look Like
Film a pulsed-power module test in our Bay Area build center
Fly to Albuquerque to document construction progress on the Demonstration System facility
Edit a 90-second milestone video for investors
Capture behind-the-scenes footage during a national lab collaboration
Produce a recruiting spotlight on a systems engineer
Continue building footage for a 15-min documentary
What You Bring
You’re a self-starter, who manages your own time, works independently and is comfortable liaising directly with leadership/technical teams
You see stories unfolding and instinctively start filming and/or photographing
You’re fascinated by science and hard tech, and you’re eager to document the progress of a first-of-a-kind energy project
You can sit in on a technical meeting in which key decisions are made and think through how to tell a complex story visually and effectively without disrupting the conversation
You are fluent in video, photographer and editing tools and know how to operate a drone
You understand pacing, composition, and documentary-style storytelling
You are organized and easily manage timelines, structured file systems, and scalable workflows
You are comfortable traveling between California and New Mexico
You have a portfolio that demonstrates compelling storytelling across product, technology, or hard-tech environments
Pay Range: $120,000 - $140,000 USD
Total Compensation & Benefits for Eligible Employees Equity plan
6% employer 401k matching
Generous paid time off (including sick leave, vacation, paid family leave)
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Actual base salary offered will be determined by experience, skills, and work location. This range is for base salary, our total compensation includes equity and benefits. We welcome you to apply even if your expectations are outside our listed range.
Pacific Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Pacific Fusion is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures and throughout employment. If you need assistance or any accommodation, please let us know.
Pacific Fusion does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies without a fully executed recruitment agreement in place. In the absence of such agreement, Pacific Fusion reserves the right to pursue and hire any candidates without an obligation to pay fees. Agencies are requested not to contact Pacific Fusion hiring managers or employees regarding recruiting services.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
We are rapidly designing and building a pulsed magnetic fusion system to achieve net facility gain (more fusion energy output than stored energy input). In parallel, we are developing the key components required to build affordable fusion systems.
Our plans are ambitious. We have raised over $900M so far from incredible investors, resourcing us to deliver on these plans. We are bringing together the best scientists, engineers, and operators from the fusion community, hard tech industry, and other sectors. We are united by a shared sense of urgency to provide clean power for the world, particularly managing climate change while meeting growing global energy demand. You can read more about us in this letter from our founders.
Why This Role Matters Fusion is the most important energy story of this century. Most people don’t understand it, and we hope to change that.
We are hiring our first in-house Videographer / Producer to define how Pacific Fusion shows up visually.
This is a foundational role. You will be our first visual storyteller, helping people see that what we’re building is real (and incredibly exciting).
You’ll have front-row access to fusion hardware, pulsed-power modules, manufacturing build-outs in New Mexico, and the engineers turning ignition science into infrastructure.
What Success Looks Like
Pacific Fusion develops a recognizable identity in photography and video — cinematic, precise, grounded in reality
Our modular pulsed-power systems become easier to understand for non-experts
We create a portfolio of milestone updates, behind-the-scenes engineering footage, recruiting stories, and strategic narratives that can be used to create a steady drumbeat of external content – or communicate our progress to specialized audiences internally
Video becomes a primary trust-building asset for the company
What You’ll Do
Tell the engineering story visually: Capture and edit high-quality video footage and still photos of pulser-driven inertial fusion systems (ie, pulsed-power modules, capacitor banks, target systems, and facility builds)
Translate complexity into clarity: Turn nanoseconds, terawatts, and ignition science into accessible visual narratives
Own end-to-end production: Concept, pre-production, shooting, editing, finishing, publishing
Document milestones: Capture key technical demonstrations, module builds, facility groundbreakings, and commissioning moments
Shape employer brand: Interview engineers, technicians, operators, and leadership to show what it’s like to build fusion
Support executive storytelling: Film and produce executive thought leadership and social media (LinkedIn) content
Support internal communications: Support internal awards and recognition with multimedia and manage company photography
Create platform-native content: Short-form for social, mid-form explainers, longer documentary-style pieces for both broad and specialist audiences
Collaborate cross-functionally: Be comfortable working with engineering and technical teams in addition to comms, operations and external affairs to align on narrative
What A Typical Week Might Look Like
Film a pulsed-power module test in our Bay Area build center
Fly to Albuquerque to document construction progress on the Demonstration System facility
Edit a 90-second milestone video for investors
Capture behind-the-scenes footage during a national lab collaboration
Produce a recruiting spotlight on a systems engineer
Continue building footage for a 15-min documentary
What You Bring
You’re a self-starter, who manages your own time, works independently and is comfortable liaising directly with leadership/technical teams
You see stories unfolding and instinctively start filming and/or photographing
You’re fascinated by science and hard tech, and you’re eager to document the progress of a first-of-a-kind energy project
You can sit in on a technical meeting in which key decisions are made and think through how to tell a complex story visually and effectively without disrupting the conversation
You are fluent in video, photographer and editing tools and know how to operate a drone
You understand pacing, composition, and documentary-style storytelling
You are organized and easily manage timelines, structured file systems, and scalable workflows
You are comfortable traveling between California and New Mexico
You have a portfolio that demonstrates compelling storytelling across product, technology, or hard-tech environments
Pay Range: $120,000 - $140,000 USD
Total Compensation & Benefits for Eligible Employees Equity plan
6% employer 401k matching
Generous paid time off (including sick leave, vacation, paid family leave)
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Actual base salary offered will be determined by experience, skills, and work location. This range is for base salary, our total compensation includes equity and benefits. We welcome you to apply even if your expectations are outside our listed range.
Pacific Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Pacific Fusion is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures and throughout employment. If you need assistance or any accommodation, please let us know.
Pacific Fusion does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies without a fully executed recruitment agreement in place. In the absence of such agreement, Pacific Fusion reserves the right to pursue and hire any candidates without an obligation to pay fees. Agencies are requested not to contact Pacific Fusion hiring managers or employees regarding recruiting services.
#J-18808-Ljbffr