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. 

RIV Level: 2 

Address: 160 South Coast Highway Laguna Beach, California 92651

As a Field Guide, you are the embodiment of the brand for our community. You will be at the forefront of how we create intuitive, innovative, and memorable moments that will foster a deep connection between our brand and our community. 

We are seeking engaging and enthusiastic individuals who have a passion for people, education, and hospitality. To be successful in this role, you must have a customer-first approach and thrive in ambiguous and unexpected environments, tackling all challenges with a flexible and solution-oriented mindset. You are driven to achieve targets and demonstrate an understanding of the connection between sales, hospitality, and exceptional customer experience and support in creating memorable community experiences that expand our reach to new potential customers. 

• Welcome, engage, and educate customers, providing a positive and inclusive experience for everyone who visits; ensuring their needs are met, and their expectations are exceeded.
• Demonstrate a commitment to achieving commercial business objectives and supporting brand initiatives, including demand generation, lead generation, product deep-dives, gear demos, trip planning, food and beverage offerings, and community events.
• Possess a high level of brand and product expertise, staying up to date on all required training and courses.
• Share your passion for adventure and stewardship, using your local knowledge to connect community members with outdoor venues, activities, eateries and beyond. Build the bond between the community and our brand.
• Maintain a strong knowledge of all tools, including POS (Point of Sale) and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and actively leverage these platforms to generate leads and enhance customer experience.
• Perform day to day operational duties, including event production and support, BOH upkeep, food & beverage support, general space upkeep, cleaning duties, and building or maintaining visual displays as necessary.
• Relentlessly uphold retail, hospitality, and vehicle presentation standards, ensuring our locations always look and feel premium.
• Take on additional projects, duties and assignments as required and/or by request from leadership.

• 1+ years’ experience in customer service required; field marketing, sales, education, or hospitality environment preferred (food and beverage experience is a plus). 
• At least 18 years of age. 
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to support customers on nights, weekends and/or holidays; ability and willingness to travel based on business needs to support other market launches and operations.
• Experience using POS and CRM software preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain local sales and food handling licenses if applicable in your state.

Competencies

• Energetic, enthusiastic, and engaging customer interaction style.
• Ability to understand and articulate concepts in the technology and automotive space.
• Resilience and ability to overcome objections using active listening and critical thinking.
• Ability to multi-task while providing exceptional quality of work.
• Excellent written and verbal language skills in English, additional languages a plus.
• Ability to learn quickly, thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing timelines.
• An obsessive approach to elevating the customer experience and commitment to taking every opportunity to over-deliver when it comes to delighting and interacting with our community.

Physical Requirements

• Physical exertion may be required to perform occupational tasks (sitting up to 2 or more hours at a time, standing for up to 8 or more hours a day, walking, bending, kneeling, laying, twisting, carrying, reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 50 lbs).
• Frequent use of hands for purposes of grasping and using tools correctly, entering data, writing communications, or calling customers or internal partners.
• Strong understanding of written and spoken English.
• Ability to see, read and interpret documents such as governmental regulations, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions or schematics.

Hourly Rate for Los Angeles Based Applicants: $20.65-$23.10/hr (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

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 .

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions. 

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