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Sr Lead, Employee Communications, Experience, and Design

Rivian

Rivian

Marketing & Communications, Design
Palo Alto, CA, USA · United States
Posted on Jan 7, 2025

Job Description

About Rivian

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

The Employee Communications & Experience Sr. Graphic Designer role at Rivian focuses on creating engaging visuals for internal communications, supporting both Rivian Automotive and a joint venture with Volkswagen. This position blends creativity and strategy, leveraging expertise in Adobe Creative Suite to deliver compelling designs that reflect Rivian’s brand and culture.


Responsibilities

This position will play a critical role in supporting internal design + strategies for Rivian’s joint venture (JV) with Volkswagen (50%) as well as Rivian Automotive’s employee communications teams through:

  • Creating captivating visuals for both print and digital platforms
  • Designing concepts and layouts that balance art, copy, and Rivian’s brand identity
  • Developing high-quality, on-brand graphics with adherence to project timelines
  • Managing multiple design projects while ensuring they meet quality standards and budget
  • Staying current on design trends and bring fresh ideas to the table
  • Collaborating with the team to align with each company's mission and brand standards
  • Other related duties, as assigned

Qualifications

  • Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator)
  • A strong sense of employee communications strategy and an understanding of design’s role in driving employee engagement
  • Proven experience in creating and executing graphic marketing campaigns
  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, or Communications (preferred)
  • Excellent communication skills and an ability to clearly articulate creative ideas
  • Self-motivation and a proactive approach to learning and solving creative challenges
  • Ability to work with colleagues across organizational and cultural boundaries to ensure successful execution.
  • Highly self-motivated and results-oriented, with the ability to develop and track measurement metrics.
  • The ability to act with integrity, professionalism and confidentiality is a must.



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 candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.

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.