Product Manager, Editor Job at Descript in San Francisco

Overview

Descript is building a simple, intuitive, fully-powered editing tool for video and audio — an editing tool built for the age of AI. We are a team of 150 with backing from OpenAI, Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital. Descript is growing and values each new employee's measurable influence on the direction of the company.

What you’ll do

• Develop a deep understanding of our customers, their creative goals, and the evolving video/AI landscape — and use those insights to guide the roadmap.
• Own and shape the recording experience so that anyone can look and sound great without special gear or expertise.
• Bring Descript's taste for great video into the recording and editing experience, shaping interactions and defaults so creators naturally produce work that feels polished and professional.
• Partner with AI research, engineering, design, and other teams to translate cutting-edge technology into reliable, delightful experiences.
• Own and drive the feature roadmap for your team from idea generation through to execution and analysis. You’ll bring clarity and focus to your team, and help them deliver value to users reliably and effectively.

Who you are

• You have seen (and shipped) some things: You have 3 or more years of product management experience, ideally with a product of technical complexity that incorporates generative AI models.
• You start with the customer: You care deeply about understanding customers, and have experience in doing customer discovery and defining features that solve real problems.
• You are a fog sculptor: You thrive with ambiguous problems and can translate ideas into action.
• You care about craft: You sweat the details and strive for a product people love to use.
• You are funny, creative, maybe kind of weird: Descript has a quirky culture; sense of humor is valued and helps collaboration go smoothly.

The base salary range for this role is $175,000 - $265,000/year. Final offer amounts will carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise, and location, and may vary from the amount above.

About Descript

Descript is building a simple, intuitive, fully-powered editing tool for video and audio — an editing tool built for the age of AI. We are a team of 150 and backed by top investors. Descript is at a growth stage where each new employee has a measurable influence on the direction of the company.

Benefits & workplace

Benefits include a generous healthcare package, 401k matching program, catered lunches, and flexible vacation time. Our headquarters are in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. We offer a mix of remote and hybrid roles. For remote roles, we have opportunities for in-person collaboration periodically. For hybrid roles, we’re flexible and do not mandate daily in-office work. We value collaboration and serendipitous moments that come from working together in person.

Equal opportunity

Descript is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We believe in building a diverse team to help our employees, products, and community thrive.