HR / recruiting

Day in the Life

Amber photo-story that iterates a timeline of moments (time, label, text, image) for any role. All fields swappable.

Type: Video
Format: Instagram Reel · 9:16
Orientation: Portrait
Duration: 17.9s
Scenes: 6
Render cost: $0.00447 / render

VariablesData-driven repeat

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Customize Day in the Life

Day in the Life is a ready-to-render HR / recruiting video design formatted for Instagram Reel · 9:16 with 6 scenes and support for variables, data-driven repeat. Open it in the editor to replace its copy and media, then render variations through the Zvid API.

9 variables: Every value below is a variable you can override — send them in the variables field of the render request (or edit them in the editor) to generate on-brand versions at scale.

companyNameText

ATLAS STUDIO

roleTitleText

Product Designer

hookLineText

A day in the life.

momentsList · 4

time09:30

labelSTAND-UP

textCoffee, quick sync, plan the day.

imagepexels-photo-8117466.jpeg

time11:00

labelDEEP WORK

textHeads-down on the new onboarding flow.

imagepexels-photo-7658416.jpeg

time14:00

labelCOLLAB

textWhiteboard session with engineering.

imagepexels-photo-6805157.jpeg

time16:30

labelSHIP IT

textDesign review, then push to staging.

imagepexels-photo-4623328.jpeg

ctaTextText

This could be you

ctaUrlText

atlas.studio/join

accentColorColor

#F0862E

heroImageMedia URL

pexels-photo-12902858.jpeg

musicUrlMedia URL

audio_3f375fdf97.mp3

The exact JSON payload

This is the full render config — POST it to the API, or open it in the editor to tweak.

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{
  "name": "hr-day-in-the-life",
  "resolution": "instagram-reel",
  "frameRate": 30,
  "backgroundColor": "#1A0F08",
  "outputFormat": "mp4",
  "variables": {
    "companyName": "ATLAS STUDIO",
    "roleTitle": "Product Designer",
    "hookLine": "A day in the life.",
    "moments": [
      {
        "time": "09:30",
        "label": "STAND-UP",
        "text": "Coffee, quick sync, plan the day.",
        "image": "https://images.pexels.com/photos/8117466/pexels-photo-8117466.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=2&h=650&w=940"
      },
      {
        "time": "11:00",
        "label": "DEEP WORK",
        "text": "Heads-down on the new onboarding flow.",
        "image": "https://images.pexels.com/photos/7658416/pexels-photo-7658416.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=2&h=650&w=940"
      },
      {
        "time": "14:00",
        "label": "COLLAB",
        "text": "Whiteboard session with engineering.",
        "image": "https://images.pexels.com/photos/6805157/pexels-photo-6805157.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=2&h=650&w=940"
      },
      {
        "time": "16:30",
        "label": "SHIP IT",
        "text": "Design review, then push to staging.",
        "image": "https://images.pexels.com/photos/4623328/pexels-photo-4623328.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=2&h=650&w=940"
      }
    ],
    "ctaText": "This could be you",
    "ctaUrl": "atlas.studio/join",
    "accentColor": "#F0862E",
    "heroImage": "https://images.pexels.com/photos/12902858/pexels-photo-12902858.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=2&h=650&w=940",
    "musicUrl": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/audio/2026/02/24/audio_3f375fdf97.mp3"
  },
  "scenes": [
    {
      "id": "hook",
      "duration": 3.4,
      "backgroundColor": "#1A0F08",
      "transition": "smoothup",
      "transitionId": "moment",
      "transitionDuration": 0.5,
      "visuals": [
        {
          "type": "IMAGE",
          "src": "{{heroImage}}",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "position": "center-center",
          "resize": "cover",
          "zoom": true,
          "track": 0,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 3.4
        },
        {
          "type": "SVG",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "track": 1,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 3.4,
          "svg": "<svg width='1080' height='1920' viewBox='0 0 1080 1920' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'><defs><linearGradient id='dlHook' x1='0' y1='0' x2='0' y2='1'><stop offset='0' stop-color='#1A0F08' stop-opacity='0.6'/><stop offset='0.45' stop-color='#1A0F08' stop-opacity='0.2'/><stop offset='1' stop-color='#1A0F08' stop-opacity='0.94'/></linearGradient></defs><rect width='1080' height='1920' fill='url(#dlHook)'/><rect x='90' y='1330' width='7' height='300' rx='3.5' fill='#F0862E'/></svg>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 130,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 2,
          "enterBegin": 0.2,
          "enterEnd": 0.6,
          "enterAnimation": "fade",
          "exitEnd": 3.4,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='color:#FFFFFF; font-size:26px; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:8px;'>{{companyName}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 132,
          "y": 1320,
          "width": 860,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 3,
          "enterBegin": 0.4,
          "enterEnd": 0.9,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothup",
          "exitEnd": 3.4,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='color:{{accentColor}}; font-size:28px; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:5px;'>{{roleTitle}}</div><div style='margin-top:14px; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:116px; line-height:0.98; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:-4px;'>{{hookLine}}</div>"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "moment",
      "iterate": "moments",
      "iterateAs": "m",
      "duration": 3.2,
      "backgroundColor": "#1A0F08",
      "transition": "slideup",
      "transitionId": "cta",
      "transitionDuration": 0.45,
      "visuals": [
        {
          "type": "IMAGE",
          "src": "{{m.image}}",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "position": "center-center",
          "resize": "cover",
          "zoom": true,
          "track": 0,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 3.2
        },
        {
          "type": "SVG",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "track": 1,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 3.2,
          "svg": "<svg width='1080' height='1920' viewBox='0 0 1080 1920' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'><defs><linearGradient id='dlMoment' x1='0' y1='0' x2='0' y2='1'><stop offset='0' stop-color='#1A0F08' stop-opacity='0.78'/><stop offset='0.4' stop-color='#1A0F08' stop-opacity='0.12'/><stop offset='1' stop-color='#1A0F08' stop-opacity='0.92'/></linearGradient></defs><rect width='1080' height='1920' fill='url(#dlMoment)'/></svg>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 90,
          "y": 200,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 2,
          "enterBegin": 0.2,
          "enterEnd": 0.6,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothleft",
          "exitEnd": 3.2,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='display:inline-block; background:{{accentColor}}; color:#1A0F08; border-radius:18px; padding:16px 34px; font-size:60px; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:-1px;'>{{m.time}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 90,
          "y": 1360,
          "width": 900,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 3,
          "enterBegin": 0.45,
          "enterEnd": 0.9,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothup",
          "exitEnd": 3.2,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='color:{{accentColor}}; font-size:30px; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:6px;'>{{m.label}}</div><div style='margin-top:16px; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:66px; line-height:1.08; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:-1px;'>{{m.text}}</div>"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "cta",
      "duration": 4,
      "backgroundColor": "#1A0F08",
      "visuals": [
        {
          "type": "SVG",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "track": 0,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 4,
          "svg": "<svg width='1080' height='1920' viewBox='0 0 1080 1920' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'><defs><radialGradient id='dlCta' cx='0.5' cy='0.4' r='0.95'><stop offset='0' stop-color='#3A1E0C'/><stop offset='1' stop-color='#1A0F08'/></radialGradient></defs><rect width='1080' height='1920' fill='url(#dlCta)'/><circle cx='540' cy='620' r='150' fill='none' stroke='rgba(240,134,46,0.8)' stroke-width='2.5'/><path d='M492 620 L528 656 L596 576' fill='none' stroke='#F0862E' stroke-width='9' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/></svg>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 900,
          "width": 900,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 1,
          "enterBegin": 0.3,
          "enterEnd": 0.75,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothup",
          "exitEnd": 4,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:80px; line-height:1.05; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:-2px;'>Every day,<br>real impact.</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 1200,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 2,
          "enterBegin": 0.7,
          "enterEnd": 1.15,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothup",
          "exitEnd": 4,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='display:inline-block; background:{{accentColor}}; color:#1A0F08; border-radius:999px; padding:26px 66px; font-size:40px; font-weight:800;'>{{ctaText}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 1380,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 3,
          "enterBegin": 1.1,
          "enterEnd": 1.5,
          "enterAnimation": "fade",
          "exitEnd": 4,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#A5764D; font-size:28px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:2px;'>{{ctaUrl}}</div>"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "audios": [
    {
      "src": "{{musicUrl}}",
      "volume": 0.16,
      "track": 0
    }
  ]
}

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