Senior Designer Jobs in Irvine, CA

INTRODUCTION

As a Sr. Content Designer at Rivian, you’ll work closely with design, product and engineering teams to shape our user experience and bring new features to life. You’ll impact how people engage with our brand, interact with their vehicles and move through the world of Rivian. As a guardian of Rivian’s tone, you resonate with our mission to keep the world adventurous forever.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Shape design and user experiences that are distinctly Rivian.
• Work within and expand Rivian’s tone of voice, creating a consistent content experience across our ecosystem.
• Partner with design and cross-functional leads — contributing to active work from strategy to concepting to production.
• Balance brand voice expression with UX principles, thinking strategically about how we’re guiding users through the Rivian experience.
• Become a product expert — translating the complex into clear, approachable architecture and language while waxing poetic on vehicle specs and features.
• Craft content that appeals to potential owners and enthusiasts alike.
• Proactively seek information from cross-functional partners.
• Moonlight on projects like naming and new product positioning.

The kind of writer you are:

• You’re as engaged in the outline of the story as the outcome of the phrase.
• You thrive at shaping digital experiences through words.
• You pay as much attention to headlines as you do CTAs.
• You’re comfortable weighing in on design and UX decisions.
• You’re collaborative, proactive and keen to solve problems.
• You think big picture, sweat the details and proofread all your work.
• You know how to cut content without losing clarity.
• You’re good at conjuring definition from ambiguity.
• You’re not afraid to ask why.
• You’re okay with cutting the Oxford comma out of your life.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENT:

Include a link to your portfolio (with password) that highlights your digital product writing experience across 2–3 brands, preferably with end-to-end flows. We’re looking for a deep dive on your craft to understand how you approach every project. Applications without Portfolios will not be considered.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience writing for brands and digital products.
• A portfolio highlighting your end-to-end digital product experience.
• Track record of writing smart, inviting and concise copy.
• Presenting your work, explaining your thinking and working with teams to bring a collective vision to life.
• Familiarity with researching and defining verbal strategy.
• Appreciation for testing and iterating on work.
• Able to take feedback and refine in the right direction.
• Pick things up quickly, juggle multiple projects and adapt to shifting timelines/priorities.
• Familiarity with R1S, R1T and R2. Previous automotive experience isn’t required.