Lead Editor Product Manager
Descript is an active AI video and audio editing company whose editor lets users create, edit, and share media through text-based and AI-assisted workflows.
Funding history
About Descript
Descript provides an AI video and audio editor: users record or upload media, receive a transcript, and edit the underlying media by editing text. Its current product also includes an AI co-editor (Underlord), recording, collaboration, media enhancement, and publishing tools.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead the roadmap for script-first editing, recording, writing, translation, and AI regeneration features. You will use customer research and knowledge of the AI video landscape to guide product decisions, improve creative workflows, and ensure the product supports complex team needs reliably.
Requirements
- 5 or more years of product management experience
- Experience shipping creative tools or workflow products
- Customer discovery experience
- Experience defining features that solve customer problems
- Systems thinking for complex end-to-end workflows
Responsibilities
- Develop customer and AI-video insights to guide the editor roadmap
- Design intuitive interactions and defaults for polished video creation
- Partner with AI Research to launch AI-powered editing features
- Own recording, script generation, and translation workflows
- Ensure editing capabilities scale for larger teams and complex workflows
Benefits
- Healthcare package
- 401k matching program
- Catered lunches
- Flexible vacation time
