Manager, Film Direction

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Santa Monica, CA
Hybrid
95K-135K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce • Fashion • Retail • Social Impact • Design
Our mission is to celebrate, empower and serve those who serve others.
The Role
Manage Film Direction, leading cinematic campaigns and directing talent. Collaborate across teams to create compelling storytelling films. Edit both short and long-form videos with a strong visual style.
Summary Generated by Built In

We’re looking for a highly experienced Manager, Film Direction to join our Brand Creative team. You’re a visual storyteller with serious chops—equal parts director, editor, and creative thinker. You’ve got 5+ years of experience behind the camera and in the edit bay, leading cinematic campaigns to social-first videos from concept to delivery. You know how to move fast without compromising quality. You know how to direct seasoned talent and real healthcare professionals. And you know how to cut a story that hits hard—whether it’s a 15-second evergreen product ad, 10-second social teaser, or a 3-minute brand anthem.

At FIGS, we don’t just create content. We build emotional connections through film. If you can direct with clarity, edit with purpose, and bring elevated, documentary-style storytelling to life with a distinct visual POV—we want to hear from you.

This role will manage a Video Editor.

What You’ll Do:
  • Direct high-impact evergreen, brand, product, and storytelling films—from pre-pro through final delivery
  • Collaborate with all Brand Creative and Marketing Partners, Copywriters, and Producers to shape compelling narratives rooted in real Awesome Human experiences
  • Develop treatments and shot lists that elevate the story and reflect FIGS’ premium, authentic aesthetic
  • Lead on-set direction of both real healthcare professionals and professional talent
  • Edit short-form and long-form video content for multi-platform use (social, digital, OOH, broadcast, internal, etc.)
  • Select music, sound design, and VFX with an editorial eye and emotional intelligence
  • Maintain a high visual bar while hitting tight timelines (yes, both can be true)
  • Partner with internal and external crews, editors, and post-production teams to scale output when needed
Qualifications: 
  • 5+ years of professional film direction and editing experience in-house, at an agency, or production company
  • A standout portfolio that showcases documentary-style storytelling, product films, and editorial content
  • Deep experience working with branded content and/or fashion, lifestyle, or health-focused brands
  • Proficiency in Premiere Pro (bonus if you have After Effects or DaVinci)
  • A refined visual eye, strong editorial instincts, and a deep understanding of pacing, tone, and rhythm
  • Proven ability to lead and collaborate across disciplines with clarity and kindness
  • Confidence under pressure and adaptability when plans (inevitably) change
  • Passion for storytelling that celebrates real people doing real, incredible things
Nice to Haves:
  • Background in photography or visual design
  • Experience shooting in clinical or healthcare environments
  • Familiarity with color grading and sound mixing workflows
  • Sense of humor. Always a plus.

FIGS Compensation and Benefits

Pay Range

  • At FIGS, your base salary is one part of your total compensation package. This role's base salary range is between $94,500 and $135,000. Actual base salary is determined based on a number of factors, including but not limited to your relevant skills, qualifications, and years of experience. 

Additional Compensation and Benefits 

  • Equity: All FIGS employees have the opportunity to own shares of FIGS stock through our new-hire equity program. Additionally, FIGS provides a discount when purchasing FIGS stock voluntarily through our FIGS Employee Stock Purchase Plan  
  • Annual bonus: This position is eligible to participate in the FIGS annual bonus program
  • Other compensation and benefits offered include: 
    • Comprehensive benefits and perks package focused on your well-being, including premium medical, dental and vision coverage, and full access to wellness services through Breethe and Classpass. 100% FIGS-sponsored life insurance and disability insurance  
    • Amazing 401(k) program, with a company match up to the first 6% of your contribution
    • Generous paid time off - We have 12 company holidays. For salaried team members, we offer flexible vacation. For our hourly team members, we offer up to 3 weeks of accrued vacation
    • Meaningful time away for baby bonding, including parental leave, new parent care meals, and a transition back to work for primary caregivers
    • FIGS sponsored Uber Eats voucher for in-office weeks
    • Personalized discount code for 50% off all FIGS products, along with a separate code to share with family and friends to enjoy a 25% discount site-wide
    • Access to FIGS Vet, Discounted Pet Daycare, Discounted Pet Insurance, and so much more…

*Benefits eligibility is determined by hour requirements and length of service 


A little bit about us…

FIGS, Inc. is a founder-led, direct-to-consumer healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand that seeks to celebrate, empower and serve current and future generations of healthcare professionals. We redefine what scrubs are by creating technically advanced apparel and products that feature an unmatched combination of comfort, durability, function and style, all at an affordable price. With the largest DTC platform in healthcare apparel, we sell our products to a rapidly growing community of loyal customers. Through these customer relationships, FIGS has built a community and lifestyle around a profession, revolutionizing the large and fragmented healthcare apparel market and becoming the industry’s category-defining healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand.

Our Threads for Threads initiative is integral to our mission to improve the lives of healthcare professionals on a global scale. Founded alongside FIGS in 2013, Threads for Threads donates scrubs to healthcare professionals working in resource-poor countries around the world. 

FIGS considers all Qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories (e.g., arrests or conviction records), for Employment in accordance with applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act.

For information about how we process information in connection with your application, view our Employee & Applicant Privacy Policy linked in the footer below.

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Premiere Pro
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The Company
HQ: Santa Monica, CA
340 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

FIGS is dedicated to improving the lives of healthcare professionals by creating innovative, comfortable and functional medical apparel. We are committed to helping this growing, global community of professionals, whom we refer to as Awesome Humans, look, feel and perform at their best - 24/7, 365 days a year. FIGS is the first digitally native, direct-to-consumer company in the industry and has revolutionized the scrubs market. Giving back is ingrained into everything we do. Through our Threads for Threads initiative, we’ve donated hundreds of thousands of scrubs to healthcare providers in need around the world as well as contributed financially to healthcare providers and the organizations that serve them.

Why Work With Us

We are a founder-led, direct-to-consumer healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand that seeks to celebrate, empower and serve current and future generations of healthcare professionals. Our team is filled with dreamers, do-ers and team players who integrate innovation, positivity and purpose into everything we do.

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