Descript · 7 hours ago
Product Manager, Media Management
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$171K/yr - $235K/yr
5+ years expDescript is building a simple, intuitive, fully-powered editing tool for video and audio. As the Product Manager for Media Management, you'll own the media processing pipelines that turn raw recordings into editable, searchable, AI-ready content.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AudioConsumer SoftwareMusicSpeech RecognitionVideo Editing
Responsibilities
Create search capabilities that unlocks content reuse across projects, enabling both humans and AI agents to quickly find and repurpose content
Own the upload, transcription, and visual understanding pipelines, making strategic tradeoffs between accuracy, latency, and cost
Work with AI research to make sure we have the best models in the world for our media understanding and processing pipelines
Make it seamless for large teams to ingest and export high volumes of media from their systems
Balance competing priorities across customer segments, from small creators who need simple, reliable uploads to enterprises processing thousands of files
Qualification
Required
5 or more years of product experience creating products for users with high volumes, complex needs, and zero tolerance for downtime
Ability to steer technical teams and work effectively with research and engineering teams
Comfortable evaluating ML models and running experiments to measure quality improvements
Experience in customer discovery and defining features that solve real problems
Ability to handle ambiguous problems and translate ideas into action
Attention to detail and commitment to product craft
Preferred
Funny, creative, and kind of weird personality
Benefits
Generous healthcare package
401k matching program
Catered lunches
Flexible vacation time
Company
Descript
Descript is a collaborative audio and video editor that transcribes audio to a text document for editing, training, and collaboration.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$100MKey Investors
OpenAISpark CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2022-10-27Series C· $50M
2021-02-01Series B· $30M
2019-09-18Series A· $15M
Leadership Team
Sophie Hinkley
VP People
Andrew Mason
Member Board of Directors
Recent News
2025-11-24
International Business Times
2025-11-07
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