AI Growth Specialist (BDR)
Descript, San Francisco, CA, United States
About Descript
Descript makes audio and video creation as simple as editing text. Creators, teams, and enterprises use Descript to record, edit, and collaborate on podcasts, marketing videos, learning content, and more. We’re building tools that remove the friction from multimedia production so anyone can tell their story.
The role As an early-to-mid level AI Growth Specialist (BDR) at Descript, you’ll be on the front lines of growth: sourcing and qualifying new business opportunities, building relationships with buyers across modern media, marketing, and enterprise teams, and creating pipeline for our Account Executives. You’ll be measured on activity, pipeline, and hand-offs that turn into closed revenue.
This role is highly cross‑functional — you’ll work closely with Marketing, Account Executives, Customer Success, and Product to refine messaging, target the right buyers, and iterate on playbooks that scale.
What you’ll do
Drive outbound prospecting through email, phone, social (LinkedIn), and inbound follow‑up to generate qualified meetings for the AE team.
Execute targeted cadences that combine personalization and scale; own the top of funnel for assigned segments.
Qualify deals against MEDDPICC, build and maintain a healthy pipeline, and pass consistently high‑quality opportunities to AEs.
Hit weekly / monthly activity and pipeline targets (calls, emails, meetings, SQLs).
Use CRM and sales engagement tools (Salesforce / Unify / Apollo / LinkedIn Sales Navigator) to track activity and report on funnel metrics.
Collaborate with Marketing to test and optimize messaging, campaigns, and inbound conversion flows.
Be the voice of the customer — share insights about buyer pain points, competitive signals, and feature requests to Product and GTM teams.
Help evolve playbooks and onboarding materials for future SDR hires.
What we’re looking for
1–3 years of work experience (SaaS, AI or Investment Banking experience strongly preferred).
Demonstrated success in outbound prospecting and meeting generation for quota‑driven teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills — you can write crisp, human outreach and confidently lead discovery conversations.
Comfortable with high activity levels and a metrics‑driven approach to improvement.
Experience using a CRM and sales engagement tools; comfortable learning and adopting new tooling and processes.
Grit, curiosity, and the coachability to iterate quickly on feedback.
Ability to learn our core systems to find targets within our existing customer database.
Passion for creators, video, audio, or modern content workflows is a big plus.
Nice to have
Experience selling to marketing, learning & development, product, or media teams.
Familiarity with audio/video creation workflows or interest in multimedia production.
Prior experience in a startup or high‑growth environment.
Knowledge of prospecting at enterprise accounts and navigating complex buying groups.
What success looks like (first 3‑6 months)
Consistently hitting activity and meeting targets and contributing a predictable pipeline to the AE team.
Developing strong, scalable cadences that increase conversion rates from outreach → meeting → SQL.
Showing strong product knowledge and independently handling discovery calls with high lead quality.
Our hiring process
Manager / hiring team interview (role fit & experience).
Live or recorded roleplay / sales exercise.
Final conversation with leadership or cross‑functional partner.
Offer.
Compensation The base salary range for this role is $60,000–$120,000/year OTE. Final offer amounts will carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise, location, and may vary from the amount above.
Application Instructions Please put the word "analog" as the first word in your cover letter.
Benefits Benefits include a generous healthcare package, 401k matching program, catered lunches, and flexible vacation time.
Location & Remote Work Our headquarters are located in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. We're hiring for a mix of remote roles and hybrid roles. For those who are remote, we have a handful of opportunities throughout the year for in‑person collaboration. For our hybrid roles, we're flexible, and you're an adult—we don't expect or mandate that you're in the office every day. We do believe there are valuable and serendipitous moments of discovery and collaboration that come from working together in person.
EEO Statement 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 actively building a team rich in diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions to better allow our employees, products, and community to thrive.
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The role As an early-to-mid level AI Growth Specialist (BDR) at Descript, you’ll be on the front lines of growth: sourcing and qualifying new business opportunities, building relationships with buyers across modern media, marketing, and enterprise teams, and creating pipeline for our Account Executives. You’ll be measured on activity, pipeline, and hand-offs that turn into closed revenue.
This role is highly cross‑functional — you’ll work closely with Marketing, Account Executives, Customer Success, and Product to refine messaging, target the right buyers, and iterate on playbooks that scale.
What you’ll do
Drive outbound prospecting through email, phone, social (LinkedIn), and inbound follow‑up to generate qualified meetings for the AE team.
Execute targeted cadences that combine personalization and scale; own the top of funnel for assigned segments.
Qualify deals against MEDDPICC, build and maintain a healthy pipeline, and pass consistently high‑quality opportunities to AEs.
Hit weekly / monthly activity and pipeline targets (calls, emails, meetings, SQLs).
Use CRM and sales engagement tools (Salesforce / Unify / Apollo / LinkedIn Sales Navigator) to track activity and report on funnel metrics.
Collaborate with Marketing to test and optimize messaging, campaigns, and inbound conversion flows.
Be the voice of the customer — share insights about buyer pain points, competitive signals, and feature requests to Product and GTM teams.
Help evolve playbooks and onboarding materials for future SDR hires.
What we’re looking for
1–3 years of work experience (SaaS, AI or Investment Banking experience strongly preferred).
Demonstrated success in outbound prospecting and meeting generation for quota‑driven teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills — you can write crisp, human outreach and confidently lead discovery conversations.
Comfortable with high activity levels and a metrics‑driven approach to improvement.
Experience using a CRM and sales engagement tools; comfortable learning and adopting new tooling and processes.
Grit, curiosity, and the coachability to iterate quickly on feedback.
Ability to learn our core systems to find targets within our existing customer database.
Passion for creators, video, audio, or modern content workflows is a big plus.
Nice to have
Experience selling to marketing, learning & development, product, or media teams.
Familiarity with audio/video creation workflows or interest in multimedia production.
Prior experience in a startup or high‑growth environment.
Knowledge of prospecting at enterprise accounts and navigating complex buying groups.
What success looks like (first 3‑6 months)
Consistently hitting activity and meeting targets and contributing a predictable pipeline to the AE team.
Developing strong, scalable cadences that increase conversion rates from outreach → meeting → SQL.
Showing strong product knowledge and independently handling discovery calls with high lead quality.
Our hiring process
Manager / hiring team interview (role fit & experience).
Live or recorded roleplay / sales exercise.
Final conversation with leadership or cross‑functional partner.
Offer.
Compensation The base salary range for this role is $60,000–$120,000/year OTE. Final offer amounts will carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise, location, and may vary from the amount above.
Application Instructions Please put the word "analog" as the first word in your cover letter.
Benefits Benefits include a generous healthcare package, 401k matching program, catered lunches, and flexible vacation time.
Location & Remote Work Our headquarters are located in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. We're hiring for a mix of remote roles and hybrid roles. For those who are remote, we have a handful of opportunities throughout the year for in‑person collaboration. For our hybrid roles, we're flexible, and you're an adult—we don't expect or mandate that you're in the office every day. We do believe there are valuable and serendipitous moments of discovery and collaboration that come from working together in person.
EEO Statement 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 actively building a team rich in diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions to better allow our employees, products, and community to thrive.
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