This ongoing project focuses on creating authentic, platform-native organic content for Tellem AI, an AI-powered language learning app. The goal is to create daily TikTok and Instagram content that felt relatable, entertaining, and genuinely useful to language learners, while naturally driving app subscriptions through organic social.
Rather than relying on overly polished promotional content, the strategy focused on blending into users’ feeds in the most natural way possible, creating content that feels like something audiences would already engage with organically.
* https://tellem.org *
The Challenge
Tellem needed consistent short-form content that could attract and convert language learners through organic social, while standing out in a highly competitive educational app space.
The key challenges were:
Creating content that feels native to TikTok and Instagram rather than overly promotional
Keeping viewers engaged within the first few seconds
Turning organic content into subscription-driving creatives
Balancing educational value with entertainment and retention
Maintaining daily content output while keeping ideas fresh and platform-relevant
This is a fully ongoing, self-managed project where I lead both the creative strategy and content production process.
Responsibilities include:
Creative strategy
Audience research and trend analysis
Hook ideation
Script writing
Filming
Editing
Voiceover creation
Platform optimisation for TikTok & Instagram
Daily content publishing
* Text wall + B-roll education video *
Strategy & Creative Direction
The creative strategy centres around creating content that feels indistinguishable from native TikTok and Instagram content, while subtly positioning Tellem as the solution.
Rather than creating direct-response style ads, the focus is on:
Relatable language-learning experiences
Short-form storytelling
Trending content formats
Fast-paced editing and strong hooks
Educational entertainment
Key strategic decisions included:
Leading with strong hooks designed to stop scroll quickly
Using platform-native editing styles to blend naturally into feeds
Structuring content around relatable frustrations and aspirations language learners already experience
Maintaining a high-volume posting strategy to maximise reach and learn quickly from audience behaviour
Prioritising retention and engagement over overly sales-heavy messaging
The pacing, scripting, and editing style are intentionally optimised for TikTok and Instagram, ensuring the content feels organic first and promotional second.
Process
Daily content ideation and trend research
Hook and concept development
Script writing
Filming and editing
Publishing across TikTok and Instagram
Performance analysis and iteration
This is an ongoing daily content partnership focused on long-term organic growth and subscription generation.
Deliverables
Daily short-form TikTok content
Daily Instagram Reels content
Organic subscription-focused creatives
Fully edited vertical video assets
Platform-native exports optimised for retention and engagement
Results
The content strategy is currently generating an average of 1-2 paid app subscriptions per day organically, with continued growth across both TikTok and Instagram. This case study highlights the ongoing strategy, consistency, and platform-native execution driving these results.
* App ad showcasing tellem *
Outcome
This project delivered consistent, audience-first organic content that positioned Tellem naturally within the language-learning space on TikTok and Instagram. By focusing on relatable, feed-native storytelling and daily platform-optimised content, the strategy has been able to steadily drive organic app subscriptions while continuing to grow audience engagement.