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Director, Sales

Descript Remote | San Francisco, CA Full-time Sales & Business Development Posted May 28, 2026
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What it’s like to work at Descript

AI-powered video & audio editing · San Francisco

3.9
Employee Rating
3.8
Work-Life Balance
7
Open Roles
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What employees love

  • Talented and collaborative team
  • Remote-friendly with great async culture

What could be better

  • Direction can change quickly
  • Some roles stretch thin across projects
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About the Role

About the role

Descript is redefining how teams create, collaborate, and communicate with video and audio. As we scale and accelerate adoption across the enterprise, we are seeking an exceptional Sales Director for the US to lead this next chapter of growth. This is a rare opportunity to build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team of Account Executives as they partner with some of the world’s most innovative companies—helping them transform how they produce content with AI-powered workflows.

As a senior sales leader at Descript, you will be a key architect of our go-to-market expansion. You will set a high bar for excellence in hiring, coaching, and developing top sales talent. You’ll cultivate a culture centered on strong fundamentals, disciplined execution, and an unwavering commitment to customer success. Your leadership will shape how enterprise organizations adopt AI-driven video creation at scale—and you’ll play a pivotal role in building one of the most elite GTM organizations in SaaS.

If you’re driven to build category-defining teams, thrive in fast growth environments, and want to leave a lasting mark on the future of AI-powered content creation, we’d love to meet you.

What you’ll do

Team Leadership & Growth

Sales Strategy & Execution

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Talent Acquisition & Development

What you bring

The base salary range for this role is $150,000-$200,000/year. Final offer amounts will carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise, location, and 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the work-life balance like at Descript?
Descript has a work-life balance score of 3.8/5 based on employee reviews. This is about average for the AI/tech industry.
What is Descript’s culture like?
Descript is characterized by these culture values: eng-driven, ship-fast, flat, many-hats, remote. Based on employee reviews, the company has an overall rating of 3.9/5. Talented and collaborative team
How many open roles does Descript have?
Descript currently has 7 open roles across departments including engineering, product, sales, and more. Roles are refreshed daily from their careers page.
Is this role remote-friendly?
This role is located in Remote | San Francisco, CA. Descript is a remote-friendly company, with many roles available for remote work.
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