Lead Video Editor, Creative Studio

Rivian • Irvine, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a versatile individual to join our Creative Studio team as a Lead Video Editor. The focus of this role is to craft compelling, high-impact Rivian brand content. This includes cinematic campaign editorial as well as sleek, fast-paced social executions. This dual-discipline role requires a strong blend of narrative storytelling, technical precision, and modern post-production expertise.
The position involves day-to-day collaboration across Production, Integrated Marketing, Organic Social, and Performance teams. You will manage your own edits while supporting lead editors and creative directors on larger product launches and multi-channel campaigns. You will contribute directly to Rivian’s success by creating best-in-class, performance-optimized video across owned, earned, and paid channels.
You are a natural visual storyteller who thrives in a fast-paced creative environment. You understand how to tailor pacing, rhythm, and tone for different platforms and audiences. You know how to balance high aesthetic standards with strategic business goals.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional video editing experience, with at least 2+ years dedicated to agency, in-house, or commercial brand content.
• Portfolio demonstrating storytelling across a variety of channels, with strong examples of brand video work.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro. Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite is required, and experience with DaVinci Resolve is a plus. Deep understanding of proxy workflows, color management, and high-bitrate media formats.
• Ability to concept, design, and animate video assets, lower-thirds, title cards, and text animation directly in Premiere Pro or After Effects.
• Experience working in shared storage and remote editing environments, such as Remote Desktop connections to centralized SAN/NAS server infrastructure.
• In-depth knowledge of platform specs, safe zones, hook-driven editing strategies, vertical aspect ratios, and trending audio dynamics across social channels.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills for internal creative reviews. Strong attention to detail, ability to handle competing deadlines, adapt quickly to changing creative direction, and actively incorporate feedback.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with DaVinci Resolve is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Weave compelling narratives from raw camera footage (such as RED, ARRI, or Sony Log) that align with marketing strategies, product launches, and brand campaigns.
• Expertly assemble dialogue, cut music from provided libraries, and craft sound design and audio mixes to elevate visual storytelling.
• Design and animate brand-accurate video assets, kinetic typography, lower-thirds, and graphics templates in Premiere Pro or After Effects.
• Translate campaign briefs into video deliverables tailored to platform-specific aspect ratios across widescreen, vertical, and square formats. Partner with Social and Performance Marketing to test hooks, edit quick-turn iterations, and optimize assets for maximum engagement on social channels.
• Support lead editors on high-tier campaigns by prepping project files, creating proxies, building selects sequences, color balancing, and managing complex versioning tasks.
• Organize footage and maintain strict media management protocols within our digital asset ecosystem. Adhere to file-naming conventions, folder structures, and remote desktop / central server workflows. Stay current on short-form editing trends, audio trends, and modern visual culture.

Benefits

• paid vacation
• paid sick leave
• life insurance
• medical
• dental
• vision
• short-term disability insurance
• long-term disability insurance
• Rivian’s 401(k) Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed