Hot seat
A person in the hot seat, answering the community's questions: a bar stool with flames licking its cushion stands in a spotlight on a dark stage, beside the name of the host who 'takes your questions', their role, the topics to ask about and when they answer.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Hot seat for posts that start a conversation or announce news, when the message is a question, a list or one sharp insight. It is built first to start a conversation.
It reads each post’s goal and shape first, then its own words, the platform and the facts you have, and offers this template only where it fits.
Who it’s for
Any business. Nothing in it assumes what you sell, so the Director can offer it to a software company, a café or a coaching centre alike — whenever the post fits.
Platforms and sizes
| Size | Where |
|---|---|
| 4:51080 × 1350 px | Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, Pinterest, Reddit |
| 1:11080 × 1080 px | Ads |
| 9:161080 × 1920 px | TikTok |
| 16:91600 × 900 px | X, YouTube, Blog |
Single image. Each size is laid out for its canvas, not cropped; the sample above is the 4:5 version.
What it needs
Only your post. It is made from your copy and your brand kit — there is nothing else to prepare.
Rules the AI follows
Word for word from the template library. The Director follows the copy rules when it writes into the template, and the visual review checks every creative against the visual rules.
Copy rules
- The host is a real person the post names, written exactly as the post writes them; the time is the post's own, or left out.
- Topics are what the post says people can ask about, never questions the brand would rather answer.
Visual rules
- A dark stage: a soft spotlight beam falls on a bar stool whose brand-colour cushion has three flames rising from it, with a pool of light on the floor.
- Beside it, a mono 'in the hot seat' label, the host's name set big, their role, a list of topics each marked by a brand question-mark dot, and the time on a brand tab.
- Kicker and website on top, a heading-face title, the logo bottom-left and a light reply pill.
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Make a Hot seat with your brand.
MarketiQ writes the post, picks the template that carries it best — this one, when it fits — and fills it with your logo, colours, facts and copy.