Case · Video & media
A YouTube channel for a language academy
In March 2025 I built a YouTube channel for AKADEMIE Saalfeld-Rudolstadt – channel design and editing. In a team of three we produced the recordings, the video editing and multilingual subtitles (German and Chinese). In October 2026 a brand film with motion design followed.
- Role
- Concept, design & editing
- Period
- 2025–2026
- Team
- 3 people
My contribution
- Concept and visual design of the channel (banner, title cards, covers of the Shorts).
- Video editing of the clips.
- Motion design for the 2026 brand film: animated subtitles, name plates, on-screen graphics, chapter cards and sound design.
- Organising the production process – from recording to publishing.
- Multilingual subtitles: created and translated into German and Chinese.
- Teamwork with two colleagues from the language school.
Note: reach and promotion were not part of my role – the focus was on production, design and subtitles.
New · October 2026
Brand film with motion design
I gave the academy’s introduction video – a tour of both locations, the teachers and voices from the courses – a motion-design finish. The original footage stays untouched; the graphics sit on top.
Deutsch lernen mit Freude
A tour through Saalfeld and Bad Lobenstein, the teachers introduce themselves, course participants have their say.
What I did
- Animated German subtitles, word by word in sync with the speech
- 47 on-screen graphics: keywords, room signs, language levels A1–C2, contact cards
- Name plates for the hosts and the teachers
- 4 chapter cards with transitions, 55 gentle camera zooms
- Sound design under the original audio
- Every graphic keeps clear of faces – checked with face detection
Privacy: the videos load from YouTube (youtube-nocookie.com) only after a click. Only then is data sent to Google.
Channel design
Banner and covers from one source
The look of the channel is my work: bright surfaces, colour splashes in the brand colours and school symbols – in the banner and in the covers of the Shorts.
- Banner with a direct contact route (WhatsApp) in the channel header
- One visual language: colour splashes, school icons, clear type
- Quote covers for every Shorts episode in the same style
Shorts · March 2025
Interviews in vertical format
Short interview clips for Shorts: quote covers, subtitles and editing are mine – one consistent look across all episodes.
Privacy: the clips load from YouTube (youtube-nocookie.com) only after a click.
What I bring
- Channel branding and title cards that match the brand.
- Clean video editing and clear production workflows in a team.
- Multilingual content for international audiences.
- Motion design for brand films: subtitles, graphics and chapters that never cover what is on screen.
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