A day in the life
'A day in the life' as a vertical timeline — five to seven time-stamped moments from first light to lights out, the time chips darkening from brand colour to night as the day goes on. It shows the real work behind the service, hour by hour, which builds trust and curiosity.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the A day in the life for posts that start a conversation, teach, hire or entertain, when the message is a timeline, a story or steps or a process. 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, Reddit |
| 1:11080 × 1080 px | X, Ads |
| 9:161080 × 1920 px | TikTok |
| 2:31000 × 1500 px |
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
- Moments are in time order and describe real work the business does — no invented people or numbers.
- Each moment is one concrete sentence; times come from the copy.
Visual rules
- Faint clock dial behind a big 'of …' subject line; time chips on a rail that fades from brand colour to night.
- Sun on the first stop, moon on the last; initials avatar for a named person — never a face.
More People & story templates
Behind the scenes
A behind-the-scenes contact sheet: a photo of the workshop, the process or the object being made, set in a 35mm film strip on a lightbox with a grease-pencil select mark…
Interview Q&A
A magazine interview page: the person's name set big beside a brand-colour 'Q&A', a standfirst, and two or three questions with their answers in their own words, drop…
Origin story
The brand's origin story as chapters on a timeline
We're hiring
A 'we're hiring' flyer pinned to a brand-colour board: the role title set huge, what you'll do, location and terms as chips, how to apply
Milestone thank-you
A thank-you card for a real milestone: a handwritten 'Thank you', the milestone number between laurels (or the milestone itself when there is no number), a short message…
Founder's note
A short, intimate handwritten note from the founder on personal 'From the desk of' stationery, taped to a linen desk: two to four lines in their own hand and a signature…
Meet the team
A clean 'meet the team' grid of two to six people: each a monogram tile of their initials in the brand's colours (never an invented face), their real name in the heading…
Behind-the-scenes collage
Three of the brand's own behind-the-scenes photos as taped polaroids scattered at easy angles on a studio grid, each with a handwritten caption, under a bold headline.
Make a A day in the life 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.