Head of Applied AI

Our imaginative and prescient is to construct the next-generation platform for quick and simple creation of audio and video content material. In November 2022, we took an enormous leap ahead by launching Storyboard, the video enhancing basis that we’re excited to construct atop AI capabilities like Overdub, Studio Sound, and different generative AI capabilities within the close to future. We’re utilized by among the world’s high podcasters and influencers in addition to companies corresponding to BBC, ESPN, Hubspot, Shopify and Washington Publish for speaking by way of video. We have raised $100M from among the world’s finest buyers like Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI Startup fund, Redpoint Ventures and Spark Capital.

We’re in search of a strategic thinker who has a powerful product and technical acumen to steer our Utilized AI Analysis group and form the product and enterprise within the coming years by way of the leading edge developments in AI. You’ll be managing a gifted group of AI Researchers specialised in generative fashions and deep studying and can report on to the VP of Engineering.

A few of our analysis publications:

• SampleRNN: An Unconditional End-to-End Neural Audio Generation Model.
• Char2Wav: End-to-end Speech Synthesis.
• ObamaNet: Photo-realistic lip-sync from text.
• MelGAN: Generative Adversarial Networks for Conditional Waveform Synthesis.
• Chunked Autoregressive GAN for Conditional Waveform Synthesis
• Wav2CLIP: Learning Robust Audio Representations From CLIP

Job Obligations

The Head of Utilized AI shall be liable for managing and main our Utilized AI Analysis group in growing and implementing cutting-edge AI applied sciences for the Descript product. The obligations embrace:

• Main analysis initiatives and making certain their well timed completion
• Collaborating with different groups to combine AI applied sciences into real-world merchandise
• Mentoring and managing a group of analysis scientists and engineers
• Growing and implementing analysis methods
• Staying up-to-date with the newest developments in AI expertise and incorporating them into our analysis
• Representing the corporate in conferences and occasions

{Qualifications}

The best candidate may have:

• PhD or Grasp’s diploma specialised in Deep Studying or equal expertise.
• 3+ years in managing AI groups and 5+ years of expertise with constructing deep studying fashions
• A monitor document of main and delivery analysis initiatives in manufacturing
• Expertise in managing and mentoring analysis scientists
• Sturdy information of deep studying (and ideally generative fashions)
• Wonderful communication and interpersonal abilities

The bottom salary vary for this function is $200,000- $310,000/12 months. Ultimate supply quantities will rigorously contemplate a number of elements, together with prior expertise, experience, location, and will differ from the quantity above.

About Descript

Descript is constructing a easy, intuitive, fully-powered enhancing software for video and audio — an enhancing software constructed for the age of AI. We’re a group of 140 — with a proven CEO and the backing of among the world’s best buyers (OpenAI, Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital). 

Descript is the particular firm that is in possession of each product market match and the uncooked supplies (passionate person group, nice product, giant market) for progress, however remains to be early sufficient that every new worker has a measurable affect on the route of the corporate.

Advantages embrace a beneficiant healthcare bundle, catered lunches, and versatile trip time. We at present have places of work in San Francisco and Montreal, and are open to of us working remotely between PT and ET time zones. Whether or not you’re keen on WFH or can’t wait to get again to being in particular person, we’re fascinated by providing an atmosphere that works for you.

Descript is an equal alternative office—we’re devoted to equal employment alternatives no matter race, coloration, ancestry, faith, intercourse, nationwide origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital standing, incapacity, gender id, or Veteran standing. We imagine in actively constructing a group wealthy in numerous backgrounds, experiences, and opinions to higher permit our workers, merchandise, and group to thrive.