Product Manager, Creative Tools Job at Captions in New York

Captions is the leading video AI company, building the future of video creation. Over 10 million creators and businesses have used Captions to create videos for social media, marketing, sales, and more. We're on a mission to serve the next billion.

We are a rapidly growing team of ambitious, experienced, and devoted engineers, researchers, designers, marketers, and operators based in NYC. You'll join an early team and have an outsized impact on the product and the company's culture.

We’re very fortunate to have some the best investors and entrepreneurs backing us, including Index Ventures (Series C lead), Kleiner Perkins (Series B lead), Sequoia Capital (Series A and Seed co-lead), Andreessen Horowitz (Series A and Seed co-lead), Uncommon Projects, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Lenny Rachitsky, Antoine Martin, Julie Zhuo, Ben Rubin, Jaren Glover, SVAngel, 20VC, Ludlow Ventures, Chapter One, and more.

Check out our latest financing milestone and some other coverage:

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** Please note that all of our roles will require you to be in-person at our NYC HQ (located in Union Square) **

About the role:

We’re expanding our Product team and looking for a Creative Tools Product Manager to help shape the future of video editing. As a Product Manager at Captions, you’ll own a critical product area, driving the roadmap, strategy, and execution. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact at a fast-paced startup, where your decisions will directly influence our product and user experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and Lead Creative Tools Strategy: Shape the vision for Captions' video editing and creative tools, ensuring they empower creators to produce high-quality content effortlessly.

• Innovate for Creators: Identify and prioritize features that make video editing faster, smarter, and more intuitive, leveraging AI to solve real-world creator challenges.

• Understand the Video Creation Landscape: Stay deeply informed about video editing trends, creator workflows, and competitive tools to position Captions as a leader in the space.

• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with engineering, design, data science, and other cross-functional teams to bring concepts to life.

• Champion User Creativity: Conduct research to understand how creators use video editing tools and ensure the product enhances their creative process.

• Drive Seamless Product Execution: Coordinate with marketing, sales, and customer support to launch features that resonate with users and drive adoption.

• Focus on Rapid Iteration: Build, test, and refine creative tools quickly to keep Captions at the forefront of innovation in video editing.

• Leverage Data to Enhance Creativity: Analyze product metrics and user feedback to prioritize features that maximize creative potential and user satisfaction.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of product management or relevant industry experience, ideally in creative tools, video editing, or content creation platforms.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams to define product vision and requirements, particularly for tools that empower creators.

• Proven ability to analyze large-scale, complex datasets and make data-driven product decisions to improve user workflows and satisfaction.

• Strong technical background, with familiarity in AI, video-related technologies, and product design principles.

• Skilled in delivering clear, engaging technical presentations and gathering requirements from diverse stakeholders, including creators and business teams.

• Demonstrated leadership, organizational, and execution skills, with a track record of shipping innovative features on time.

• Hands-on experience managing the full product lifecycle, from concept to launch, incorporating user feedback and iterating to achieve product-market fit.

• Passionate about video editing and empowering creators to produce exceptional content with intuitive tools.

• Resilient and adaptable to a fast-paced, dynamic environment where creative problem-solving is key.

Bonus Points:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Design, or a related field; advanced degrees.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

• 401K with employer match

• Commuter Benefits

• Catered lunch multiple days per week

• Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite!

• Doordash DashPass subscription

• Health & Wellness Perks (Talkspace, Kindbody, One Medical subscription, HealthAdvocate, Teladoc)

• Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month

• Generous PTO policy and flexible WFH days

Captions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Please note benefits apply to full time employees only.

Compensation Range: $150K - $200K