Add text overlay

Add text overlay in TikTok — with the four heights of help laid out: do it now, make it easier for the next person to accept, work out the right move when you are stuck, and learn the pattern so it stops coming back.

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The four heights

The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Add a legible headline that matches the caption: place white Sans Pro text at the top left reading…
Add a legible headline that matches the caption: place white Sans Pro text at the top left reading 'How we doubled signups' from 00:02–00:07, with a 25% black outline for contrast. At 00:05 switch to a lower-third with the speaker’s name, Arial Bold, 18pt, and make sure the text does not overlap the CTA button in the last 2 seconds.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I send this to the brand manager, make the text overlay easier to approve: show a version…
Before I send this to the brand manager, make the text overlay easier to approve: show a version with the headline moved to safe margins for phones, provide a high-contrast and a subtle style option, and list any lines longer than two words that will wrap badly on small screens.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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I placed the headline at the top and the client just flagged that it obscures their logo in the…

I added a headline and the client says it hides the logo.

I placed the headline at the top and the client just flagged that it obscures their logo in the first frame. The campaign guide forbids moving the logo. I can either shorten the headline, reduce its size, or move it to the bottom and risk covering captions. Which is least likely to harm view-through rates and how should I present this trade-off to the client?

Become — change the pattern

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We keep approving text placements on desktop that then get cropped or wrap badly on phones, causing…

Text overlays keep getting edited after approval because they aren’t mobile-safe.

We keep approving text placements on desktop that then get cropped or wrap badly on phones, causing last-minute reworks and client frustration. Is the recurring failure our preview method, inconsistent type hierarchy, or a single person making layout calls? Recommend one immediate habit change and one team rule to stop this bleed of time and credibility.

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