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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
We are seeking a detail-oriented Sr. Video Editor to join our Creative Studio team. The focus of this role will be to support our editors and producers through the technical stages of post-production-including complex project preparation, conforming for color, high-volume versioning, and media archival.
This is a critical, highly technical support role that requires a significant on-site presence at our Irvine HQ to manage all media ingestion and maintain the centralized SNS server. The ideal candidate is passionate about solving technical problems, ensures projects are perfectly organized, and is proactive in establishing efficient post-production infrastructure.
You thrive in fast-paced environments, working under tight deadlines while balancing multiple projects and priorities, and are excited to learn from senior editors and grow your craft over time.
Responsibilities

• On-Site Technical Management: (Requires On-Site Presence at Rivian HQ, Irvine) Own the media pipeline by performing all footage ingestion, backup, and archival. Execute hands-on file organization and maintain the integrity of the SNS server and remote editing environment, ensuring project accessibility and uptime for the entire remote editing team.
• Advanced Conform & Prep: Drive efficiency by prepping, syncing, and organizing larger projects for senior editors (proxy creation, selects sequences). Utilize advanced technical workflows (EDL/AAF/XML conformance) to execute complex project conforms and deliver color-ready timelines to the Colorist.
• Dailies & Look: Utilize DaVinci Resolve to generate dailies and initial viewing files by applying standard technical LUTs, ensuring look and color consistency across all edits prior to the Colorist.
• QC & Versioning: Manage final exports and versioning for high-volume delivery across social and CTV channels (16:9, 9:16, 1:1). Execute thorough QC passes (video and audio) and ensure subtitles/captions are correctly integrated into all 9:16 assets.
• Asset Management & Tagging: Take the lead on manual clip tagging and metadata application. Organize footage and manage Rivian's digital media library (DAM), including clear file naming and folder structures.
• Workflow Support & Innovation: Assist remote editors with minor technical troubleshooting, project relinking, and performance issues. Stay current on evolving platform specs and actively explore opportunities to incorporate the latest industry technology and AI-assisted post-production workflows.
• Assist with sound clean-up and basic audio balancing in collaboration with senior editors.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in video post-production, assistant editing, or a similar role (agency, in-house, or freelance).
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent practical experience.
• Portfolio or reel demonstrating technical precision and clean, organized final output.
• Solid command of post-production workflows, including proxies, relinking, complex EDL/AAF/XML conformance, and multi-format exports.
• Proven experience managing shared storage environments (e.g., SNS, Avid Nexis) and maintaining remote desktop access for editorial teams.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere. Proficiency in DaVinci Resolve is required for dailies generation and conforming.
• Experience with high-volume versioning and delivery for social, web, and paid channels, including subtitling/captioning workflows.
• Strong organizational skills, comfort working within shared project structures and file systems, and experience with media library tagging and metadata application.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously.
• Collaborative spirit, a sense of humor, and an openness to adopting AI-assisted workflows and emerging technologies is essential.

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. 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.
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