Role Summary

Our Design and Standards team in Centralized Facilities shapes how our brand shows up physically - from retail spaces and workplaces to production facilities. We're looking for a Lead Creative Designer to own hands-on concept development for scalable prototypical standards and contribute to flagship and special projects that push our brand forward.

In this role, you'll translate brand direction from our Creative Studio team into clear, executable designs while working closely with our Standards team, cross-functional partners, and external architects and engineers. You'll think deeply about design, move quickly through ambiguity, take ownership of quality, and explain design decisions in a way that lands with stakeholders. Your work will either become our standards playbook (deployed across dozens of locations) or showcase experiences that define our brand to customers and partners.

Responsibilities

• Translate brand direction from Creative Studio into executable designs and lead concept design for new customer touchpoints, creating foundational standards that stay intact as we replicate them at scale.
• Own design development on select special projects and flagships, from programming through site feasibility, stakeholder workshops, and final documentation.
• Balance aesthetic, functional, operational, and financial needs by partnering with end users and cross-functional teams.
• Specify smart material and finish choices that are durable and sourceable.
• Collaborate with external architects and engineers to keep design intent intact through execution.
• Work side-by-side with internal Construction Managers to provide guidance, resolve on-site challenges, and participate in the Construction Administration phase.
• Create presentations that land with end users and leadership by weaving together vision, program, and customer experience.
• Partner with retail and marketing teams to provide creative direction for campaigns, seasonal store designs, and new product launches.
• Adapt quickly to shifting business needs and pivot prototypical design strategies effectively to maintain alignment with the company's growth trajectory.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional architecture or interior design experience with a concentration on scalable retail, commercial, or hospitality work.
• Degree in Architecture or Interior Design.
• Proficiency in Revit, Rhino, Figma and modern 3D Spatial software.
• Strong Design development experience with FF&E experience, millwork detailing, and ability to present design narratives to executive level stakeholders.
• A solid understanding of aligning creative work with financial constraints, scalability, and operational feasibility, paired with the agility to thrive in a fast-paced environment characterized by rapid change, pivots, and tight deadlines.
• Ability to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week (up to 5 days encouraged) at the assigned location.
• Ability to travel occasionally to project sites, vendor facilities, and cross-functional workshops.

Pay Disclosure

The salary range for this role is $125,000 to $156,200 for California based applicants and $114,100 to $142,600 for Georgia based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs.

The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus and equity awards.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian's 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.

You can apply for this role through careers.rivian.com (or through internal-careers-rivian.icims.com if you are a current employee). This job is not expected to be closed any sooner than 10/9/2026.

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.