Stavros S.

Hi, I'm Stavros — a Motion Designer & AI Video Editor with 10+ years of experience producing ads, short-form video, and motion graphics for DTC brands, SaaS companies, and media operations. Focused on AI-assisted video production that doesn't look AI. The combination of a decade in After Effects and editorial discipline with daily fluency across the current AI stack is the thing most freelancers in this space don't have yet. 🎯 What I Specialize In AI-Generated Video & UGC Ads — Short-form ads for Meta, TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts — UGC-style content with AI creators (especially 40+ demographic, which is brutal to source in real UGC) — Realistic, character-consistent AI scenes — Full-AI VSLs and product ads that don't read as AI Motion Graphics & Animation — Kinetic typography & animated text — UI/UX animations and product flows — Icons, charts, diagrams, and infographics — Brand-driven motion systems Performance-Driven Ad Creative — Hook-led short-form for paid social — Multiple variations for ad testing — Pattern interrupts, native-feeling captions, retention-aware pacing — DR framework: hook → problem → agitation → solution → proof → CTA 🧠 How I Work — Strong instincts for pacing, visual hierarchy, and conversion — Fast iteration: 24-48 hour turnaround for most short-form work — Organized projects (After Effects + Premiere, clean and scalable) — Comfortable executing a defined style or proposing creative direction — Reliable across one-off projects and ongoing retainers 🛠 Tools I Use Daily — Adobe After Effects (primary), Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator — DaVinci Resolve for color — AI video: Seedance, Veo 3, Kling, HeyGen, Hailuo, — AI image: Nano Banana, Midjourney, Flux — AI voice: ElevenLabs (v3, voice design) — Captions/Submagic for native text — Topaz for upscaling — Figma for UI/asset workflows 📌 Where I Add the Most Value Brands scaling paid social or building AI-augmented production pipelines. The space is full of AI tool operators with no editorial craft, and motion designers who haven't gone deep on AI yet. The overlap is rare and that's where my work lands. Available for: short-term projects, monthly retainers, and ongoing creative partnerships.