Is a video introduction required?

No. Your portfolio is what gets you listed on Talyer and unlocked by companies. The video matters after that: it is the first time a company hears you explain your work, and it is what they watch before they write to you.

Who can see my video?

Only companies that have paid to unlock your profile. It is not on your public card, not in search results, and not visible to other creatives. If you upload to YouTube, the player shows your channel name.

Does it have to be in English?

Yes. The companies hiring here are in the US, UK, Australia and Singapore. You don't need a perfect accent. Clear and unhurried is what they are listening for. Speak a little slower than feels natural.

How long should it be?

60 to 90 seconds. Under a minute rarely leaves room for a piece of work; over two minutes and most people stop watching.

What equipment do I need?

The phone you already have, a window, and earphones with a mic. Nobody expects studio lighting, and a video that looks over-produced can read as a promo instead of a person.

Can I replace it later?

Yes. Record a new one whenever your work or availability changes and paste the new link over the old one. Companies see whatever link is on your profile.

How do I add it to my profile?

Sign in, open your profile, paste the link into Video Introduction and save. If you never set a password, use "Email me a sign-in link" on the sign-in page.

Talyer · Creative guide

How to record your video introduction in 90 seconds, on your phone

Companies see your portfolio first. Once one pays to unlock you, your video is the first time they hear you: how you explain your work, how clearly you speak, whether you'd be easy to work with. It's what they watch right before they decide to write.

60–90 sec

Long enough for one real project

1 phone

Is all the equipment you need

Unlock only

Only companies that paid to unlock you see it

What to say

Four parts, about 80 seconds. Write them as bullet points, not sentences, then talk.

10:00–0:10
Who you are
Your name, where you're based, what you do and for how long.
“Hi, I'm Ana, a video editor in Cebu. I've cut short-form for brands for three years.”
20:10–0:40
One piece of your work
Pick one project from your portfolio. Say what the brief was, what you did, and what happened next. Specifics beat adjectives.
“A skincare brand needed 20 TikTok cutdowns a week. I built them a caption template and they kept me on for eight months.”
30:40–1:05
How you work with remote clients
The tools you use, the hours you overlap with them, how fast a first draft comes back, how you take feedback.
“I'm online until 1 a.m. Manila, which covers the US morning. First drafts come back within 24 hours.”
41:05–1:20
When you can start
How many hours a week you can take on, when you could start, and a simple close.
“I can take 20 hours a week from next Monday. Send me the brief. I'd love to see it.”

What to show, by discipline

Start on your face. That's the part they can't get from your portfolio. Then, during part 2, share your screen for about fifteen seconds.

Paid Media & Creative Strategy

Walk through one campaign

Where the account started, what you tested, what moved. Share your screen on the ads manager or your report, and crop or blur client names and spend you can't share.

Video Editing

Show one before-and-after

Ten seconds of the raw footage, then your cut of it. It proves the edit in a way a finished reel can't: the company sees exactly what you added.

Graphic Design

Walk through one file

Share your screen on one Figma file or brand board: where it started, the directions you explored, the one the client chose. Fifteen seconds of your process says more than a finished mockup.

Your setup

No ring light, no microphone to buy. Six things decide whether it looks and sounds professional.

Face the light

Sit facing a window or lamp, never with one behind you. Backlight turns you into a silhouette.

Phone at eye level, sideways

Prop it on books so the camera is level with your eyes, and record in landscape. Companies watch on a laptop.

Quiet beats expensive

Close the window and switch off the electric fan for the take. Earphones with a mic sound better than the phone across the room.

Plain background, no filters

A wall or a tidy shelf. No beauty filter, no virtual background. They want to see the person they'd work with.

Record a 10-second test

Play it back with earphones. If you can hear the room more than you, move closer to the mic.

Record first, upload after

Record to your phone, then upload on Wi-Fi. A dropped connection mid-take is how a good take gets lost.

Leave these out

Reading a script word for word. Write bullet points, then talk
Client names, logos or numbers you don't have permission to share
Background music under your voice
A highlight reel instead of you talking. Your portfolio already does that job
Your rate. Agree it in the conversation, once you've seen the brief
Going past two minutes

Where to upload it

Any of these three works. The one mistake that matters is a link only you can open.

YouTube

Upload and set visibility to Unlisted, not Private. A private video won't play for anyone but you.

Plays right on your profile

Loom

Record in the Loom app or browser extension, then copy the share link. Check it's set so anyone with the link can view.

Opens in a new tab

Google Drive

Upload the file, then Share → General access → Anyone with the link → Viewer.