Podcast-style video ads
Two people talking beats one person selling, because the viewer gets to eavesdrop.
$100K+ in ad spend behind the work. Top Rated Plus on Upwork.
OneChurch
FollowFaith & Community: Stage interview / podcast-style format for church outreach messaging #digitalchemy #paid
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How podcast style ads work
Podcast-style ads stage two people in conversation, with mics in frame, cross-talk and the visual grammar of a show, and let the viewer eavesdrop. The hosts talk to each other, so the message plays as expertise the viewer stumbled into.
It converts because one host voices the doubt already in the viewer's head and the other resolves it. Objection-handling that would read as defensive in a monologue reads as candour in a dialogue, and the podcast staging signals depth: the viewer grants show-level trust to feed-length content.
It fits messages with objections to clear or a mechanism to explain: supplements, software, services with a “why this one” story, and community messages that land best between peers. It runs as a Meta ad and cuts down for organic. In-house, that means the storyboard from your brief, two hosts I cast as peers of the audience, their voices, a dialogue with the hook up top, and an edit with no dead air that ends before the energy dips. The first cut lands in 24-72 hours.
Podcast Style questions
Who are the hosts?
Two AI avatars I cast as peers of the audience, from the same age bracket and the same world, so the viewer hears them as equals.
How long is a podcast-style ad?
Thirty to sixty seconds for paid placements. The staging suggests an hour of expertise; the edit delivers it in under a minute.
Can you cut one conversation into several ads?
Yes. A single dialogue often yields two or three hook variants for testing, each opening on a different objection.
Do I need my own script?
No. Send the offer and the objections you hear most often; I write the dialogue from those.
Want a podcast style ad for your brand?
Share your brief and I'll storyboard it, write the hooks and have a first cut in your hands within 24-72 hours.
Start a project
Tsezar Striletskyi
Founder & Lead AI Creator
Every frame, by hand
Digit Alchemy is a founder-led studio. I script, frame and finish every hook, every cut, every avatar's pause and glance myself. No handoffs to a production line, no template doing the thinking.
You bring the brief. I storyboard it, write the hooks and script, and make the creative calls on top: which style, which face, which pace. Every style runs in-house, from AI UGC and street interviews to motion graphics, 2D and 3D animation and claymation.
There's a faster way to make AI video: chain node-based automations together, drop a templated avatar on top, ship a hundred variants. It's also the fastest way to lose the viewer. Audiences recognise that content in half a second: the same faces, the same cadence, the same synthetic gloss. I craft frame by frame. Automation handles rendering, versioning and delivery, and never touches how the ad looks, sounds or sells.
Viewers watch what feels native to the feed and skip what feels generated. The gap comes down to a hundred small decisions per video that automated pipelines skip. Casting the right face for the audience, pacing the hook to the platform, matching the grain and light of real phone footage. It costs more time. It converts.
How it works
Brief in, ad out.
One process for every style, from AI UGC to 3D animation.
01
Send a Brief
A script, a concept, a product link or a competitor ad you like. A rough idea is enough to start.
02
Storyboard and Script
I write the hooks and the script, storyboard every scene, and pick the style that fits: UGC, animation, claymation or cinematic.
03
Production
I handle casting, voice, motion and edit in-house and check every frame against the platform the ad runs on.
04
Delivery and Revisions
First cut in 24-72 hours, in native 9:16. Revisions and new variations follow on the same clock.
Pricing
How Pricing Works
There's no fixed price list here. I scope every project around what you need: the style, the length, how many hooks or variations you want, and how much animation goes into it.
Ten concepts for the price of one shoot day.
A shoot day buys one idea on one set. The same budget here buys ten finished ads, scripted and storyboarded, in whichever styles fit.
Meta ads start from $140, organic social videos from $110. I scope batches and full campaigns per project.
Send a brief, a script or a competitor ad you like, or book a quick call, and you'll have a clear scope and price before anything starts.
Questions before you brief
How fast is the first cut?
Within 24-72 hours once we agree the brief. Variations and revisions follow on the same clock, so a five-variant batch lands inside a working week.
Do hooks and scripts come with the video, or do I supply them?
They come with it. I write the hooks and script for every ad and storyboard it before production starts. Send your own script and I'll produce it as written.
Which styles can you make?
AI UGC, talking heads, street interviews, podcast-style, product demos, motion graphics, 2D and 3D animation, claymation, Pixar-style and cinematic. I make all of it in-house, so one brief can run across several styles.
What's the revisions policy?
Revisions come included until the cut matches the agreed brief: hook, format, platform, length. A new script or format after approval counts as a new deliverable, and I scope it as one.
What do you need from me to start?
The offer and who it's for; any references (a competitor ad you like, a script, a concept); brand assets such as logo, colours, product shots or app access; and the link the ad should send people to. A rough idea is enough to begin.
Who owns the avatars and voices?
You own the finished ads for any channel, with no usage window. I create avatars and voices per project and never reuse them for other clients.
Do you run the ads, or just make them?
Digit Alchemy produces the creative; you or your media buyer run it. You get everything in native 9:16, ready to upload to Meta or TikTok, with hook variants named for testing.
What's the minimum project?
Meta ads start from $140 and organic social videos from $110. Most projects are batches: several hooks on one format, or one message across two or three formats. I scope and quote them before anything starts.
What happens if an ad doesn't perform?
Performance depends on the offer, the targeting and the spend, and no creative wins every test. Brands find winners by testing several creatives. Revisions cover matching the approved brief. New concepts after approval get quoted as new work.
Will Meta flag or reject AI-made ads?
Across $100K+ in ad spend, Meta has not rejected any of my ads for being AI-made. Meta can add an "AI info" label to some content, and ads about social issues, elections or politics carry extra disclosure rules.
What are the payment terms?
Every project runs 50/50: half upfront, half on delivery. Upwork projects run through Upwork's payment protection.
Start your project
Send a brief or book a call. You'll have a style recommendation and a quote within one business day.