February 2026 • 9 days
COMPLETEDEpicly AI

February 2026 • 9 days
COMPLETED
Technologies

In 2023, Torrey Benane and I observed a shift in the creative industry, characterized by clients demanding faster content and an increase in cookie-cutter digital content online. We embarked on developing an AI-enabled app designed to produce superior scripts and realistic AI voiceovers.
At the time, there were limited tools available to achieve our goal and convincing traditional marketing departments to trust AI-Generated content would be difficult. On top of that, marketers already had difficulty maintaining their brand voice across all of their content (social media, blogs, video), so we needed to account for that.
Developed brand identity and design systems for print, web, and video.
Created an AI-driven application.
Developed visual assets for social media, investor presentations, and user interfaces.
Facilitated discussions with potential customers and investors.
Participated in pitching competitions to showcase Epicly's features and value.
Epicly was accepted into the Founder University Pre-Accelerator and, despite not securing investment, ranked in the top 10% of a cohort of over 225 startups.

AI-powered ad generation with brand voice customization
Multi-platform export (Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn)
Real-time collaboration with commenting and approvals
Performance analytics and A/B testing integration
Asset library with automatic organization
Realistic AI Voiceovers










The branding features a "Modern SaaS" aesthetic, characterized by a bold, blocky typeface with a cutout feature for the logo. The name "Epicly" is inspired by the term "Epic," which refers to a story.

My partner, Torrey Benane had selected the initial color palette, and then I got to work fleshing out the entire branding and graphical elements


Epicly was established to simplify marketing for Marketing Departments and Small Business Owners by empowering their teams to distribute content more efficiently.



Technical CEO / Creative Director
Paul Melluzzo
CCO / BizDev / User Experience
Torrey Benane
The platform was deployed on AWS using Porter, built with ReactJS and Express for backend API routes. It utilized MongoDB for the database layer and featured an internal router for Generative AI models, including OpenAI GPT and Anthropic Claude.
Implemented Redis caching for AI responses with a 1-hour TTL
Maintained a modular component structure that distinctly separated logic and design through the use of hooks and services
Lazy-loaded heavy components, such as the editor canvas
Developed a Puppeteer-based queueing system for efficient website scanning
Incorporated JSON structured outputs for consistent and repeatable results for ad script generation and brand voice scoring


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Paul is focusing on the intersection of technology and creativity. He is a partner at Epicly AI, an AI-powered platform for creating engaging digital content and a Creative Director at Omnislash Visual, a visual branding and design studio.
Drop a line if you are interested in collaborating with AI and creative technology.