Formats
Onboarding videos for new employees
A welcome and a first week that work for people on the floor, in the field and in the office, in their own language, on any shift.
- Welcome video
- First-week guide
- Captions
- Language versions
The first days decide a lot, and there is too much to read.
New starters get a pile of documents, a login and a schedule. On a shift, in a warehouse or in a store, nobody has time to read it, and many do not have a company email yet.
An onboarding video gives them the welcome, the people and the first week in a few minutes they can play on a phone or a break-room screen, and replay when they need it.
Used for
- A welcome from the team a new starter will join
- What the first week looks like, shift by shift
- Who to ask, and where things are
- The company’s values, shown through real work
Example
Example: a first-week welcome.
The briefA distribution centre hires in waves. Each starter needs a welcome, a map of their first five days and the three safety rules before they enter the floor.
Illustrative example for a fictional company. The image is AI-generated.
What was delivered
Welcome video
Two minutes from the site lead, captioned.
First-week guide
A short piece per day, played on a tablet at the start of each shift.
Safety basics
Three rules, shown in the real place and checked with someone who does the job.
Language versions
The same pieces in the languages the new starters speak.
Built to be replayed.
Onboarding is watched once and needed again later. We build it in short pieces so people can find the one they need.
- Short piecesOne idea each, so a starter can replay just the part they need.
- CaptionsFor noisy floors and for watching with the sound off.
- A real colleagueThe welcome comes from a person at the company, with their consent.
- Easy to updatePieces are separate, so one can change without redoing the rest.
Your part
What we start from.
Your onboarding plan or checklist
The days, the people and the rules a starter needs.
People who can welcome starters
A site lead or a team member who is happy to be on camera.
Videos or slides you already use
We rework what is still good.
Timing
Timing depends on how many pieces, whether we film on site and how many languages. It comes with the quote.
Languages
Starters speak the languages they speak. We produce the same pieces in every language and accent your workforce needs, with real voice talent.
Confidential information
An onboarding video shows real people and real places. We agree who appears, what can be filmed and who keeps the files before the shoot.
- Consent from everyone who appears
- Sites and screens checked before filming
- Private delivery of every file
What you can hold us to
Checked before it reaches your teams.
Standards we apply to every piece, and the commitments we make before you send anything.
- Know how it’s made
We tell you whether each piece uses an AI voice or a human one.
- Reviewed before delivery
Nothing reaches your teams until you approve it.
- Confidential from the start
We agree confidentiality, access to materials and private delivery with you before we start.
Delivery standards
- Consistent loudness
- −16 LUFS for podcast platforms, true peak ≤ −1 dBTP, so episodes don’t jump in volume.
- A master you can reuse
- WAV 48 kHz / 24-bit for future edits and versions.
- Captions for recorded media
- Following WCAG 2.2, criterion 1.2.2, for people watching without sound.
- Checked before delivery
- Technical, listening and script checks on every piece.
Questions
Before you get in touch.
How long should an onboarding video be?
Short enough to finish in one sitting: a welcome of a couple of minutes, then separate pieces for each part of the first week.
Can it work for people without a company email?
Yes. Pieces can be played on a screen at the site, shared through the channel you already use, or delivered as audio. We agree the channel with you.
Is this for employees or for customers?
For employees. We do not make customer onboarding or product walk-through videos.
Can we reuse it for every hiring wave?
Yes. Keep the pieces that do not change and update only what does, such as the site lead’s welcome.
Keep reading
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Tell us who it’s for, what you need to communicate and when you need it. We’ll come back with the approach and the scope.
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