It turned out her former student was the product director for a new app YouTube was building, and they were looking for a design lead.
De la Paz landed the job in 2022.
She helped launch in September the mobile-editing app called YouTube Create in a beta version for Android users.
De la Paz said her team aims to speak directly to YouTube creators at least once a month for app feedback.
AdvertisementThere's a higher expectation from these editing apps now, de la Paz said, because every creator has used an editing app on their phone in some capacity.
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