Director of Digital Studio

Director of Digital Studio Rivian - 2.7 Irvine, CA Job Details Full-time 5 hours ago Qualifications Organizational development strategy UX design project leadership Managing media, arts or design teams

Full Job Description About Us:

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what's possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

Role Summary:

At Rivian, we are keeping the world adventurous forever. To achieve this, our digital ecosystem must be just as intuitive, robust, and beautifully crafted as our physical vehicles. As the Director of Digital Studio, you will own the end-to-end digital customer experience across all touchpoints, including our web platforms, mobile ecosystem, and in-car connected app experiences. You are a visionary design leader who refuses to compromise on craft. In this role, you will define the long-term digital product strategy, cultivate a world-class team of designers, and establish the organizational design required to scale. You aren't just managing pixels; you are shaping how millions of adventurous spirits interact with our brand, from their initial configuration online to their daily drives and backcountry expeditions. This is a full-time, onsite role located at our design headquarters in Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities:

To apply: Please include your portfolio link (and any credentials we'll need to view it) right on your resume so our team can review your craft. In this role, you will bridge the gap between high-level vision and meticulous execution.

Your core responsibilities include:

Vision & Long-Term Strategy:

Define and articulate a cohesive, multi-year digital experience vision that seamlessly binds web, mobile, and app platforms into a singular, iconic ecosystem.

Creative Direction & Craft:

Set an exceptionally high bar for visual and experiential craft. Ensure every transition, interface, and user flow reflects Rivian's premium, detail-oriented design philosophy.

Compelling Digital Commerce:

Partner closely with Sales and Marketing teams to build industry-leading, direct-to-consumer websites that tell the Rivian product story in a deeply compelling way while driving digital sales.

Organizational Design & Leadership:

Cultivate, mentor, and structure a high-performing Digital Studio. Build clear career paths, foster a culture of creative risk-taking, and optimize the team's structure and enterprise design tools to scale with our expanding product roadmap.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Partner deeply with Engineering, Product Management, Brand, and Physical Design teams to transform complex technical constraints into fluid, elegant user solutions.

Creative Content Synergy:

Foster tight-knit, collaborative relationships with creative content design teams to ensure media, storytelling, and digital interfaces integrate flawlessly.

End-to-End Customer Journey:

Oversee the entire digital lifecycle, ensuring a frictionless transition for the customer as they move from digital discovery and purchasing to physical ownership and daily app usage.

Qualifications:

We are looking for a rare blend of strategic operator, passionate craftsperson, and empathetic leader.

Experience:

10+ years of digital design experience, with at least 5 years leading and scaling multi-disciplinary design teams (UI/UX, visual, motion, and content) within a high-growth or premium consumer product space.

Product & Go-To-Market Acumen:

A deep, foundational understanding of product management and a proven track record of collaborating with Sales and Marketing to launch high-conversion direct-to-consumer digital experiences.

Ecosystem Mastery:

A portfolio showcasing world-class digital products across Web, iOS, Android, and connected hardware environments, utilizing modern digital sales/marketing tools and scaled enterprise design systems.

Relationship Building:

Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships across diverse creative disciplines, particularly with content creation, brand, and multimedia teams.

Strategic & Organizational Acumen:

Demonstrated success in organizational design—knowing how to structure teams, allocate resources, and build design operations that empower creatives to do their best work.

Cross-Functional Influence:

Exceptional communication skills with the ability to advocate for user-centric design and storytelling at the executive level, while speaking the language of engineering, marketing, sales, and product partners.

Cultural Alignment:

A passion for sustainability, innovation, and outdoor adventure.

Company Statements:

Equal Opportunity Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at . Candidate Data Privacy Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes ("Candidate Personal Data"). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian's service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services. Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions. Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.