Descript: Product Tutorial Videos and More

As a video producer at Descript, I was responsible for a wide variety of projects. The majority of my work was writing, recording, editing, and publishing product tutorial videos. I also managed our YouTube channel, growing subscribers by 250% (10.4% MoM) from January 2022-January 2024.

Product Tutorials

Other Video

To keep up our publishing cadence, we adapted our most popular blog posts into short video under the series title TL;DR (Too long; didn’t read). Myself and a few other staffers adapted the blog posts into video scripts, then recorded ourselves reading them, YouTuber-style. I would edit the videos, using on-screen text, light motion graphics, and stock footage to spice them up and keep them in the humorous Descript voice.

Descript is updated frequently. In the fall of 2022, we had our biggest update yet, a complete overhaul of the design and functionality of the product. I produced this video, came up with the creative direction, and edited large chunks of it, including my demo section at 06:28.

I would also regularly edit other release notes and product update videos, working with the CEO and product managers to streamline the content.

In 2023, Descript commissioned a survey of creators to assess their feelings on generative AI and creativity. Using the results, I adapted the report into a video script, came up with the creative and art direction, produced and cast the video, and acted as director and line producer on-set. I also did the picture edit of the talking head footage, with an eye for brevity and comedic timing.