Austin Holierhoek · Paid Social Creative

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I make short-form video ads and reels people actually watch. Written, shot, voiced and edited by me, from UGC-style hooks to AI-assisted concepts.

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23case studies
728Kviews on top reel
24.5Klikes on top reel
3brands

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Excited Customer Energy

Total Wash · WR Performance Products
Excited Customer Energy - Total Wash▶
The goal

Sell the Total Wash Cannon with one pure feeling: the rush of finally buying the thing you have been eyeing. No hard pitch, just contagious excitement.

What I did

Shot it selfie-style in the driver's seat, playing a genuinely hyped customer unboxing his new cannon. Word-by-word captions cut for the scroll.

How it did

My boss flagged this as one of our best-performing ads. The excitement lands because the UGC format lets it feel real.

Reacting to YouTubers

Total Wash · WR Performance Products
Reacting to YouTubers - Total Wash▶
The goal

Prove the touchless wash claim with borrowed credibility. Instead of us saying it works, react to a YouTuber's demo so viewers see the proof themselves.

What I did

Built a reaction-format ad around a real demo clip, with my commentary driving home the one selling line: when I say touchless wash, I mean it.

How it did

Called out by my boss as a top performer. The reaction format does the heavy lifting, it feels like proof instead of a pitch.

This, This, This

Total Wash · WR Performance Products
This, This, This - Total Wash▶
The goal

A peer-to-peer recommendation for the fleet wash chemical. No hype, just a straight this-is-the-one from someone who looks like he knows his soaps.

What I did

Kept it simple: me outdoors, the big bucket, direct to camera. Let the product and the delivery do the work, with captions carrying the scroll-stoppers.

How it did

Another one my boss named as a top performer. Sometimes the quietest ad in the batch wins.

The Total Deal Skit

Total Wash · WR Performance Products
The Total Deal Skit - Total Wash▶
The goal

Hook with comedy, land with the offer. Open on a universally funny fear, the sketchy Marketplace meetup, and ride that attention into the Total Deal pitch.

What I did

Shot a POV skit, driving down a gravel road, THERE HE IS, then pivoted into the deal. Meme-savvy hook, direct-response landing.

How it did

Top performer, per my boss. The skit earns the watch and the offer earns the click.

Full AI Podcast Ad

Total Wash · WR Performance Products
Full AI Podcast Ad - Total Wash▶
The goal

Make people stop scrolling with something they'd actually watch: a podcast-style back-and-forth between Total Wash and a big-name brand.

What I did

All me. Seedance for the visuals, ElevenLabs for the voices, ChatGPT on the script and prompts, all cut together in Premiere Pro. Full AI pipeline, start to finish.

How it did

Didn't last as a paid runner, but the engagement was high, and it proved I can take an ad from idea to finished product with AI alone.

Mud Repellent Go Brrr

WR Performance Products Organic
The goal

Pitch mud repellent to the offroad crowd in their own language. If the caption sounds like something they would comment themselves, the post does not feel like an ad.

What I did

My own concept, start to finish. Matched the product to ATV and mud culture and wrote the caption to match.

How it did

296K views and 1,090 likes after clearing the 10K reach test into the daily rotation. The strongest of the batch by a mile.

Farm Equipment Magic

WR Performance Products Organic
The goal

Take the product somewhere unexpected: the farm. Old equipment, caked-on mud, a whole audience nobody was talking to.

What I did

My concept. Framed it as a farmer's trick instead of a car product.

How it did

278K views, 604 likes, and a 10K reach test pass. Opened up a brand-new audience for WR.

They'll Never Know

WR Performance Products Organic
The goal

A wink at the audience. Every farmer and offroader knows the feeling of hiding just how dirty the equipment got.

What I did

My concept. Built the joke first and the product second.

How it did

37.2K views after clearing the 10K reach bar for the daily rotation. The joke did its job.

The Stinger Alternator

Kia of St. Catharines Organic
The goal

Just show real work being done: our Master Tech Mario swapping a Stinger alternator and explaining it as he went.

What I did

Kept it simple and honest. Real work, real explanation, no gimmicks. I never expected it to blow up.

How it did

728K views, 24.5K likes, 858 reposts, 40.7K shares, and it's still pulling numbers today. The video that put us on the map.

The Cheap Parts Warning

Kia of St. Catharines Organic
The goal

Hook people with curiosity, then give them a real warning: cheap parts that glam up your car can end up doing more harm than good.

What I did

The hook does all the work here, straight into the "HEY DON'T."

How it did

195K views, 11 comments, 9 reposts, 40 shares.

Will It Pinch? (EV9 Safety Test)

Kia of St. Catharines Organic
The goal

An original video to spark interest around EV safety, with the EV9's smart tech as the star.

What I did

Trending music, tight close-ups, sound effects on every pinch point.

How it did

22.9K views, 175 likes, 6 comments, 3 reposts, 5 shares.

VIP Event Promo

Kia of St. Catharines Organic
The goal

A fast-paced promo for our VIP event. Written and shot by me. Looking back, this one should have been a paid ad.

What I did

Put our most popular salesman front and center and kept it moving fast to hold attention.

How it did

61.7K views, 24 likes, 3 comments, 53 shares.

Kia Connect Winter Ad

Kia of St. Catharines Organic
The goal

Highlight what Kia Connect can do: a warm car waiting before you ever step into the cold.

What I did

Written and edited by me. I wanted something polished and professional. It screamed "ad" more than social, but it's a great example of what I can do with a clean brief.

How it did

441 views. Small reach, strong craft sample.

First Look: EV4 GT-Line

Kia of St. Catharines Organic
The goal

Be first. The EV4 GT-Line just landed and nobody else had footage yet, so the play was a POV first-look that makes viewers feel like insiders.

What I did

Shot and cut a POV-style reveal in collab with the Kia team, leaning hard on the "you are seeing it before anyone else" energy.

How it did

40 likes and 2 comments on the dealership account, strong for a brand page.

Boxing Month Event at 427/QEW Kia

Kia of St. Catharines
Boxing Month Event at 427/QEW Kia▶
The goal

Drive traffic for the Boxing Month event at the 427/QEW store.

What I did

Written, voiced, and edited by me. Motion graphics throughout.

How it did

Event spot, built to run through the sale period.

Boxing Month Celebration in St. Catharines

Kia of St. Catharines
Boxing Month Celebration Back at Kia of St Catharines▶
The goal

Bring the Boxing Month celebration to the St. Catharines store.

What I did

Written, voiced, and edited by me. Motion graphics throughout.

How it did

Event spot, built to run through the sale period.

Black Friday Sale

Kia of St. Catharines
Black Friday Sale: Kia of St. Catharines▶
The goal

Push the Black Friday sale with a full in-house production.

What I did

Written, directed, filmed, voiced, and edited by me, with our staff as the actors. That took a lot of coaching and on-camera training to pull off. Motion graphics throughout.

How it did

Event spot, built to run through the sale period.

2026 Sportage Hybrid Walkthrough

Kia of St. Catharines Organic
2026 Kia Sportage SX HEV Walkthrough▶
The goal

The standard full walkthrough: give people everything they need to make an informed decision about the 2026 Kia Sportage Hybrid.

What I did

100% me, inside and out. Written, directed, self-filmed, and edited.

How it did

4.1K views, 10 comments. Likes were turned off on this one for some reason.

The Installer Meme

One Stop Fireplace Shop Organic
The goal

Reach past our usual fireplace crowd. I made an original meme aimed at installers, the wider audience we wanted to pull in.

What I did

Concept and edit, all in CapCut.

How it did

Our highest-performing post. 1,800 views and a real bump in followers, which for a niche fireplace page is a big win.

Justice for the Fiero

One Stop Fireplace Shop Organic
The goal

Ambiance discontinued my favourite product they sold, and I saw a funny, poppy, slightly controversial reel in the news. A passion project, and a collab with my personal account.

What I did

Shot and edited it all in CapCut.

How it did

Over 300 reach, way above our average.

Blacktop Grills, Talking Head

One Stop Fireplace Shop Organic
The goal

Show off the Blacktop grills the way I usually do: me talking to camera, good info, casual delivery.

What I did

Filmed and cut in CapCut. My standard talking-head format.

How it did

Landed right in our usual reach. A reliable format.

Tempest Torch Meme

One Stop Fireplace Shop Organic
The goal

Sell the Tempest Torch with a meme instead of a spec sheet. "My husband when he sees the magical flame" does more work than any feature list.

What I did

Cut a meme-format reel around the torch burning on the showroom wall, reaction clip and all.

How it did

214 views, our best of this batch. The meme format beat the straight product demos.

Austin Holierhoek

A little about me

I've been making social content for 6+ years. I spent two and a half years running social for a Kia dealership, then moved into paid social creative for an e-commerce performance brand. These days I write, shoot, voice and edit everything myself, from scrappy UGC-style hooks to full AI-assisted ad concepts.

What I care about is simple: creative that earns attention honestly. No vanity metrics, no buzzwords, just work that stops the scroll and gives people a reason to remember the brand.

Paid social

Meta ad creative, ad research, hook writing, campaign versions, Canadian and U.S. adaptations

Production

Premiere Pro, CapCut, Canva, Seedance AI video, filming, directing, photography, voice-over, editing, motion graphics

Platforms & workflow

Meta Business Manager, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Studio, analytics, trend research, media-buyer handoff

2,500Instagram followers for Kia, built from zero
1,800YouTube subscribers for Kia, built from zero
3,300TikTok followers in just over a year
36finished ad variations produced every week
6 yrsmaking short-form video and social content
728Kviews on my top-performing reel