Product Designer, Descript
$190-230k
Collaborative audio and video editor
Be an early applicant
Collaborative audio and video editor
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$190-230k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make video a staple of every communicator's toolkit, alongside docs and slides.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years as a designer, the majority of it spent in product
- You have a portfolio demonstrating your ability to create net new features from scratch as well as your systems thinking
- Exceptional interaction and visual design skills—the ability to create delight without sacrificing usability
- Understanding of AI/ML and some experience designing for it
- Experience designing web, mobile or desktop applications with workflows and systems design challenges
- Experience on a fast-growing team and ability to work through ambiguity and create clarity
- Clear, direct communication
- Self-direction, you own your own work and deliver on your commitments
- Contribute actively in team crit—know how to give and receive feedback well
- At least 2 of the following stand-out skills
- Past work building and/or working on a creation tool (e.g., word processor, design tool, audio or video editing tool)
- Experience building or working on a mature design system
- Expertise in accessibility
- Comfort with designer-led user research
- An interest in Vibe coding (or, hey, code coding) for prototyping
- Finding new tools and processes (including AI) to improve the design process
- UI animation skills
What the job involves
- As a Product Designer, you’ll help leverage emerging technology to reimagine the experience of editing video. You’ll own the end-to-end design of new features and evolution of existing ones in the generative/agentic space
- You’ve got a passion for creating novel experiences and experience collaborating closely with user research, product management, engineering, and other designers to achieve the right mix of novelty and usefulness
- Play a key role in a feature team, driving design decisions and collaborating with stakeholders and fellow designers to shape innovative video editing experiences
- Set a high bar for craft, eye for detail, and deep empathy for users
- Own the design process from concept through to execution
- Bring clarity to problems that are broad and ambiguous in scope, integrating user, business, and technical constraints through structured thinking and effective communication
- Contribute to the definition and expansion of our design system
- Collaborate deeply with diverse stakeholders (product management, engineers, designers, executives)
- Advocate for what you think is right, know when to disagree and commit
Our take
Descript offers podcasters, YouTubers and other content creators a series of modern tools for editing and transcribing audio and video files. It stands out from more traditional editing platforms by using modern tools like natural language processing and AI generated transcriptions.
One of its most newsworthy features is its transcription to audio editing software. Users can edit the AI generated transcription in text format, which is then reflected in the audio itself, and in the speaker's “natural" voice. Founded by Groupon founder and former CEO Andrew Mason in 2017, the company has experienced fast growth, and has already been used across the industry by outlets like the BBC, NPR, VICE, The Washington Post and The New York Times.
The company’s early success and future potential have been underlined in the form of substantial funding. The podcasting industry alone (which encompasses both video and audio) accounted for $22 billion. Descript, which continues to add intelligent and quality-shifting features, is well-positioned to capture this lucrative and growing market.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
30% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2022
$50m
SERIES C
Jan 2021
$30m
SERIES B
Total funding: $100m
Company benefits
- Generous healthcare package
- Unlimited vacation time
- Catered lunches
- Whether you love WFH or can’t wait to get back to being in person, we're interested in offering an environment that works for you
Company HQ
Civic Center, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Andrew Mason
(CEO)Studied at Northwestern University before founding Groupon in 2008. Was a Part-time Partner at Y Combinator and co-founder of Detour.com.
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