Director of Cinematography

About Newton School of Technology

Newton School of Technology (NST) is a new-age institution redefining technical education in India. Founded by IIT alumni, NST offers a 4-year B.Tech in Computer Science and AI, focused on hands-on learning and deep industry integration. Within two years, over 93% of students have secured paid internships with companies like Razorpay, SarvamAI, and DRDO, along with global exposure through tech treks to Singapore and Silicon Valley. Led by a distinguished faculty comprising ICPC World Finalists and ex-professionals from ISRO, Microsoft, MakeMyTrip, and several other leading technology organisations, NST is building a scalable, high-impact model that produces industry-ready talent for the world's most advanced technology roles. As we continue to build a strong and differentiated brand in the education and technology space, storytelling and visual communication are central to how we connect with students, parents, educators, and the larger ecosystem.

Role Summary

We are looking for a Director of Cinematography to lead the visual storytelling and filmmaking function at Newton School of Technology. The role will own cinematography and visual direction across brand films, student stories, campaigns, social content, events, campus films, and other high-impact brand communication. The ideal candidate should have a strong cinematography and filmmaking background, a distinct visual point of view, experience leading productions, and the ability to build a high-quality and scalable production ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Visual Direction & Cinematography: Define and evolve NST's visual language across films, campaigns, social media, events, student stories, and brand communication.

• Film & Video Production: Lead cinematography across brand films, student testimonials, documentaries, campus stories, interviews, social-first content, and campaign films.

• Shoot Ownership: Own visual execution from pre-production through final delivery, including shot design,camera selection, lensing, lighting, blocking, movement, locations, and production design. • Production Management: Oversee recce, crew, equipment, schedules, locations, casting and logistics while balancing creative ambition with timelines and budgets.

• Creative Innovation: Experiment with emerging filmmaking techniques, creator formats, social-first storytelling and AI-enabled production workflows.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in cinematography, filmmaking, video production, or visual storytelling, with significant experience leading high-quality productions.

• Strong understanding of lighting, composition, camera movement, lenses, colour, framing, and visual storytelling.

• Experience leading shoots from concept and pre-production through production and post-production. • Experience across brand films, documentaries, interviews, social content, campaign films, and digital-first content.

• Strong understanding of professional camera, lighting, and production equipment.

• Experience working with editing, colour grading, sound, and post-production teams.

• Strong team leadership and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to balance creative ambition with practical production constraints and budgets.

• Experience managing external production partners, freelancers, and creative collaborators.

• Strong communication and storytelling skills.

• A portfolio/showreel demonstrating strong cinematography, visual storytelling, and production execution.

Good to Have

• Experience building the visual identity of a growing brand from the ground up.

• Experience in education, technology, youth, consumer, media, lifestyle, or other culturally relevant brands. • Experience creating documentary-style student or customer stories.

• Strong understanding of social-first filmmaking and short-form content. • Experience building and managing an in-house video/production team.

• A distinctive visual style combined with the ability to adapt to different storytelling requirements. • Curiosity about technology, AI, education, and the future of learning.

Why This Role

At Newton School of Technology, you will help define how a new generation of technologists sees itself—and how the world sees NST. You will have the opportunity to tell stories around ambitious students, breakthrough technology, exceptional faculty, industry leaders, campus life, and the future of education.