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Lead Editor Product Manager

Descript · San Francisco, CA or Remote, US · Remote

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About Descript

Descript is the AI video and audio editor that makes editing as easy as editing text. Record, transcribe, edit, and publish in one tool. Try it free. Backed by a16z and Redpoint.

About the role

Descript's script-based editing features are at the heart of why creators trust us for their highest-stakes content. Product launches. Client interviews. Marketing campaigns. Content that represents them to their audiences.

What they're looking for

  • Develop a deep understanding of our customers, their creative goals, and the evolving AI video landscape — and use those insights to guide the editor roadmap
  • Bring Descript's taste for great video into interactions and defaults, so creators naturally produce polished, professional work
  • Continuously expand our editing capabilities with frontier AI technology by partnering with our AI Research team, launching features like video regeneration and automatic speaker identification
  • Own the recording, script generation, and translation flows that help users achieve their end-to-end video workflows directly in Descript
  • Ensure Descript scales reliably for larger teams and more complex workflows
More about this role

Descript's script-based editing features are at the heart of why creators trust us for their highest-stakes content. Product launches. Client interviews. Marketing campaigns. Content that represents them to their audiences.

As Lead Product Manager of the Narrative Editing team, you'll own how users capture, edit, and perfect their stories. You'll shape the script-first editing that makes video as simple as a document, the recording and writing tools that let users create without leaving Descript, and the AI regeneration features that make edits feel seamless and natural.

This is an opportunity to shape features that professional creators depend on while working with cutting-edge AI, a product users love, and a small, collaborative team where your impact is immediate and visible.

  • Develop a deep understanding of our customers, their creative goals, and the evolving AI video landscape — and use those insights to guide the editor roadmap
  • Bring Descript's taste for great video into interactions and defaults, so creators naturally produce polished, professional work
  • Continuously expand our editing capabilities with frontier AI technology by partnering with our AI Research team,...

Read the full posting on Descript's site ↗

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