Sarah John
Making the complicated feel obvious, one video at a time.
Here’s a truth most companies discover the hard way: technical knowledge doesn’t teach itself. Somebody has to take the dense, jargon-heavy, “just read the manual” stuff and turn it into something a regular person can actually absorb.
That’s where I come in.
I'm Sarah, a video producer and instructional designer with over ten years of experience making training content that people genuinely want to watch. I handle everything from scripting and screen capture to motion graphics and final delivery, and I bring that same end-to-end ownership to every project I touch.
It’s a weird time to work in this field.
The tools are changing faster than many of us can keep up with, and AI is a big part of that conversation. I use it like I use any other tool: responsibly, if and when it makes sense. But knowing what a confused learner actually needs to hear, or how to make adjustments when something just isn’t clicking with audiences? That kind of thing still takes a human being who cares, and I’ve spent my career prioritizing being one of those.
I’m based in Northern Colorado, available remotely or on-site, and am open to roles in learning and development, internal communications, or product education.
If your organization creates things that need explaining, I’d love to talk.
Portfolio
Freelance Work
Since 2024, I’ve been creating tutorial content for Adobe’s official learning library, producing videos for After Effects, Acrobat, and Premiere. Each video is scripted, recorded, and edited to Adobe’s production standards, with a focus on clear instructions and practical outcomes for everyday creatives.
Create fluid text animations using motion blur and easing
An After Effects tutorial covering two of the most effective techniques for making text animation feel natural and intentional rather than robotic. Motion blur and easing are industry staples, and this video makes them accessible to users at any experience level.
This was a video on which I was given free reign to choose a topic, and I went with a few things I wish I had known when I was first learning how to use After Effects.
Edit videos and censor profanity with text-based editing
A Premiere tutorial demonstrating one of the app's more useful recent features: editing video by manipulating a transcript rather than scrubbing through footage manually. A great example of making an advanced workflow feel approachable.
Create a dynamic title using video and text
A step-by-step After Effects tutorial walking users through building an eye-catching title sequence that combines live video and text. Designed for creators who want polished, professional-looking results without a steep learning curve.
Enhance your review process with Frame.io
A Premiere tutorial covering Frame.io's integrated review and collaboration tools. Aimed at creators and teams who want a smoother feedback loop between editors and stakeholders.
Add Adobe Stock media using the Stock Panel
A Premiere tutorial showing users how to browse, license, and drop Stock assets directly into their projects without leaving the app. An extremely useful and immediately applicable time-saver.
How to extract pages from a PDF
A quick, practical Acrobat tutorial aimed at anybody looking to work with PDFs more efficiently.
Corporate Work
The following videos were produced during my time at HP and DISH. Corporate video is always a team effort, and where collaboration was involved I’ve noted it in the description. Where it isn’t mentioned, the production work is mine end to end. These are all almost certainly completely out of date with the current branding and processes for these companies, but at the time they were right on target, I promise.
Welcome to Workforce Experience (HP)
A customer-facing onboarding video introducing HP's B2B clients to the Workforce Experience portal and walking them through the signup process.
I handled scripting, motion graphics, and end-to-end post-production, working within HP's brand guidelines to create something that felt polished and approachable rather than stiff and corporate. This is also an example of the Camtasia graphics template I created for our series of videos about these software offerings. The audio here was generated in Natural Reader.
Check Out Over the Air Technology (DISH)
A customer-facing explainer produced for DISH's YouTube channel, designed to help customers understand and get value from over-the-air technology. Studio footage filmed by DISH's in-house production team. Animation of assets (gathered from Shutterstock) and post-production are mine.
Over the Top (DISH/Sling)
A video produced for DISH's customer service team, keeping agents up to speed on changes relevant to their roles in an engaging format that doesn't feel like a memo. Filmed on a green screen in DISH's in-house production studio, with scripting handled by the instructional writing team and the intro graphic by a teammate. Production from camera to final cut is mine.
Troubleshooting Black, Blue, Snowy Screen (DISH)
A (now pretty old school) customer self-serve troubleshooting video produced for DISH’s YouTube channel, designed to help customers resolve common picture issues without needing to call support. Script by the team’s instructional writers and the voiceover work was done by a teammate. Graphics and editing are mine.