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Hybrid role in San Francisco for a senior-level Product Designer at Descript. The company focuses on creating AI-powered editing tools for video and audio. The role involves driving design decisions and shaping strategy on the Growth team.
Skills / Requirements
- Accessibility
- AI Literacy
- Data Analysis
- Design Systems
- Growth Experiments
- Interaction Design
- Prototyping
- UI Animation
- UI/UX Design
- User Research
- Vibe Coding
- Visual Design
Why Apply
This role is ideal for someone with AI literacy who can leverage data to optimize user experiences. Descript values designers who can navigate ambiguity and contribute to AI/ML-powered projects, making it a great fit for vibe coders.
What You'll Be Doing
You will use data to optimize user experiences and drive design decisions on the Growth team. Collaborating with diverse stakeholders, you'll take an experimental approach to solve problems and contribute to the design system.
Working in San Francisco, Canada
- San Francisco is a global tech hub with a vibrant startup scene, offering numerous networking opportunities.
- The city's public transit system, including BART and Muni, makes commuting manageable.
- San Francisco's diverse cultural scene and culinary offerings provide a rich lifestyle experience.
- While the cost of living is high, the city's career opportunities in tech are unmatched.
Pay and Career Growth
The role offers a competitive salary range of $150,000 to $215,000, with benefits like healthcare and 401k matching. Descript supports career growth through its dynamic, fast-growing team and values diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Benefits and Perks
- 401(k) Matching
- catered lunches
- flexible vacation
- healthcare package
Is This Role Right for You?
Good fit if you...
- Experienced designer with a strong portfolio in product design and growth experiments.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and making data-driven decisions.
- Interested in AI/ML projects and enhancing user experiences through AI tools.
May not be for you if...
- Designers who prefer structured, predictable work environments.
- Those uncomfortable with data-driven decision-making and growth experiments.
- Candidates lacking experience in AI or ML-powered design projects.
Original Job Description
As a Product Designer, you’ll help our users understand the value of Descript and find early success using it on our Growth team. You’re a pro at using data to create and iterate on user experiences that marry user needs and measurable business impact. Designers who do well here aren’t afraid of ambiguity and have a knack for navigating it collaboratively. Join us to help build the future of creative tools.
You will
Play a vital role on our growth team, driving design decisions and shaping strategy
Take an experimental approach to solving problems that matter to our users and business
Use data to optimize user experiences for impact
Balance the need for speed with a high bar for craft, eye for detail, and deep empathy for users
Own your design process from concept through to execution
Bring clarity to problems that are broad and ambiguous in scope through structured thinking and effective communication
Collaborate deeply with diverse stakeholders (product management, engineers, designers, executives)
Advocate for what you think is right, know when to disagree and commit
Contribute to the definition and expansion of our design system and culture
Requirements
5+ years as a designer, the majority of it spent in product
A portfolio demonstrating your ability to handle complexity and create compelling, data-informed user experiences that convert
Data fluency and past success working on growth experiments
Exceptional interaction and visual design skills
Experience on a fast-growing team
Ability to work through ambiguity and create clarity, quickly
Clear, direct communication
Self-direction, you own your own work and deliver on your commitments
Crit skills—know how to give and receive feedback well
AI literacy—you don’t have to be AI-pilled, but it’s a growing part of how we work here
At least 2 of the following stand-out skills
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 to improve the design process
UI animation skills
Experience designing for AI/ML-powered projects
The base salary range for this role is $150,000-$215,000. Final offer amounts will carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise, and location, and they may vary from the amount above.
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About Descript
Descript is building a simple, intuitive, fully-powered editing tool for video and audio — an editing tool built for the age of AI. We are a team of 150 and the backing of some of the world’s greatest investors (OpenAI, Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital).
Descript is the special company that’s in possession of both product market fit and the raw materials (passionate user community, great product, large market) for growth, but is still early enough that each new employee has a measurable influence on the direction of the company.
Benefits include a generous healthcare package, 401k matching program, catered lunches, and flexible vacation time. Our headquarters are located in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. We’re hiring for a mix of remote roles and hybrid roles. For those who are remote, we have a handful of opportunities throughout the year for in person collaboration. For our hybrid roles, we’re flexible, and you’re an adult—we don’t expect or mandate that you’re in the office every day. We do believe there are valuable and serendipitous moments of discovery and collaboration that come from working together in person.
Descript is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We believe in actively building a team rich in diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions to better allow our employees, products, and community to thrive.
