The problem this solves
Every podcast episode needs the same two assets, and they arrive late every time. The cover art variant for the episode, and the short vertical teaser that actually earns discovery on Reels and Shorts - both are known requirements the moment recording finishes, and both routinely trail the episode by days because they queue behind other design work. The episode launches quietly, the teaser posts after the launch-day attention has passed, and the show's growth flywheel never quite spins.
The teaser is the growth asset, and it is the one that gets skipped most. Picking the episode's strongest quote, scripting a visual around it, and producing a platform-native vertical clip is a small production every single week. Shows with editors do it; shows without them post a static image or nothing. Since short vertical clips are where new listeners actually discover podcasts now, skipping the teaser quietly caps the show at its existing audience.
How the mission runs
- Take the episode brief. The agent works from the episode described in your thread: title, guest if any, the core topic, and the hook quote worth building the teaser around. If no quote is nominated, it proposes candidates from your description and you pick the line in the thread.
- Generate the cover art. Image Generation renders square episode art in your show's established style - series-consistent layout, episode-specific subject, title and number treatment matching your catalog. The variant iterates at draft quality if the subject needs adjusting, then renders at final quality at podcast-directory resolution.
- Script the teaser moment. The hook quote becomes a short vertical script: the quote staged as the centerpiece, motion and typography around it in audiogram style, and a close that names the show and points at the full episode. The script posts in the thread for approval before rendering.
- Generate the vertical teaser. Video Generation renders the approved script as a vertical clip for Reels and Shorts: quote text large and readable on a phone, the show's visual identity carried throughout, pacing tuned so the quote lands inside the first seconds. Rendering follows approval, keeping video spend pointed at a locked concept.
- Deliver the kit. Both assets land in the thread as downloads: cover art at directory resolution and the teaser ready to upload. Post the teaser on launch day, attach the art in your podcast host, and the episode ships with its discovery engine attached instead of trailing behind it.
The prompt
This is the exact objective the agent receives. Swap the obvious placeholders for your own domain, segment or channel and run it as-is from the console, Slack, or the API.
What comes back
A two-asset episode kit delivered in the thread: square cover art rendered at final quality in your show's series style at podcast-directory resolution, and a short vertical audiogram-style teaser clip built around the episode's approved hook quote, formatted for Reels and Shorts. Both are direct downloads ready for your podcast host and social accounts on launch day.
Make it yours
- Cut two teasers per episode from different quotes - one curiosity-led, one opinion-led - and let launch-day performance teach you which register grows the show.
- Add a landscape variant of the cover for YouTube and web embeds, generated from the same episode art so every surface matches.
- Batch a season: covers and teasers for the next four recorded episodes in one mission, so the publishing calendar runs ahead of production.
Frequently asked questions
How does the art stay consistent with my existing episodes?
The agent works from your show's established covers as the series system - layout, type treatment, color logic - and varies only the episode-specific elements. If your catalog's style has drifted, the first mission is a chance to lock a canonical version that future episodes inherit.
Can I change the featured quote after seeing the teaser?
Yes, though the cheap moment to change it is at script approval, before the clip renders. If the finished teaser convinces you a different line is stronger, the agent re-scripts and re-renders around the new quote; the cover art and the rest of the kit stay untouched.
What formats and sizes arrive?
Cover art as a high-resolution square meeting podcast-directory requirements, and the teaser as a vertical platform-native video file for Reels and Shorts. Both arrive as direct downloads in the thread. Publishing to your host and socials stays a human action on your schedule.