Performance engineer Jobs in Irvine, CA

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 Creative Studio at Rivian is seeking a versatile Marketing Designer to help scale our paid media and lifecycle creative without compromising taste. You'll be a core visual owner across paid channels, customer email, and high-stakes communications — translating Rivian's brand into work that holds up visually and performs. This role sits at the intersection of brand and performance. You'll partner closely with Creative Studio, Marketing Strategy, and Content to ship work that earns attention in the feed and drives results, while staying true to the design standards Rivian is known for. You'll need strong craft, sharp judgment, and the technical fluency to execute cleanly across formats. Responsibilities Paid Media Creative: Design and produce high-impact static and motion assets for paid channels (social, search, display, CTV), adhering to platform best practices and sizing requirements. Iterate based on performance data and partner with media buyers to evolve what's working. Email Design & Production: Design pixel-perfect, mobile-first email templates and assets (graphics, photos, GIFs, modular blocks) for lifecycle, promotional, and transactional flows. High-Stakes Communications: Support executive presentations, internal newsletters, and Corporate Communications projects as they come up. Brand Consistency: Ensure all creative ladders up to Rivian brand standards and maintains visual consistency across channels. Technical Execution: Work within the constraints of HTML/CSS for email to guarantee clean rendering across major clients (Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail) and devices. Collaboration: Partner with Marketing Strategy, Content, Customer Knowledge, and Creative Studio to align design with campaign objectives, audience segmentation, and deployment schedules. Asset Management: Build and maintain modular component libraries that scale across templates and campaigns. Qualifications Experience: 3+ years designing and producing digital content, with meaningful time in paid media. Portfolio: A strong portfolio showcasing responsive design across channels, with work that holds up visually and performs. We want to see how you think about audience, context, and craft. Figma Fluency: Deep proficiency in Figma — components, variables, auto-layout, and building scalable component libraries and proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator). Design Systems: Experience working with design systems and component libraries at scale. You understand how to maintain integrity while moving fast. A/B Testing & Performance Iteration: Experience testing creative variants, reading results, and iterating. You're curious about what makes work perform, not just what makes it look good. Technical Understanding: Solid working knowledge of HTML/CSS constraints for email, and asset specs for major paid platforms (Meta, Google, etc.). Attention to Detail: Exceptional QA habits and a meticulous approach to typography, color, and layout. Communication & Self-Direction: Strong verbal and written communication. Able to articulate design decisions clearly and operate with limited oversight. Experience with a major Enterprise ESP/CRM platform (Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Braze, Klaviyo) preferred. Experience with dynamic content, personalization logic, or AMP for Email preferred. Experience designing for premium or design-led brands preferred. Comfort integrating AI tools (like Claude Design) into the design process without compromising craft preferred. An interest in electric vehicles and sustainability preferred. Pay Disclosure The salary range for this role is $87,300 to $109,100 for Irvine, California 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 6/5/26. 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. 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