# Lead Editor Product Manager at Descript

- Company: Descript
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://www.descript.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA or Remote, US
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $225K to $290K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-26
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/descript/jobs/7868139003?gh_jid=7868139003
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/descript-lead-editor-product-manager/

## 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

Tags: Product & Design