Onboarding Video Production Services
Save time, increase retention rates, and build company culture right from day one. Based on more than 12 years of experience creating over 950 custom video solutions for Fortune 500 companies, we produce effective onboarding videos for your employees. From basic orientation to specific department training, our onboarding video production services turn compliance into engagement.
Onboarding videos are short-form content created for fast and efficient assimilation of the new hire into your company. Onboarding videos make use of visual aids to explain culture, processes, and procedures, thus replacing the traditional 40-page handbooks that are dull.
Onboarding goes beyond ticking off a list of IT tasks. During those critical first 48 hours when engagement levels are high, videos explain company values and dynamics, thus making remote hires feel comfortable in their new environment even before anxiety takes hold.
Creating strategic HR videos will enable you to scale your onboarding process automatically. Instead of sending papers, send videos, which will create instant comfort in new hires while reducing HR inquiries by up to 40%.
What makes a high-converting onboarding video effective is the fact that it focuses more on creating a connection between people than on bureaucratic procedures. Unlike what happens with traditional manuals filled with policies in which new recruits have to immerse themselves on their first day at work, successful onboarding videos split complex information into manageable chunks on a topic-by-topic basis and thereby encourage engagement from day one.
By creating a visual hierarchy, using motion graphics, and presenting key values of the company in the first 48 hours, such videos take away first-day anxieties and create a feeling of belonging.
Factors affecting the price of onboarding video production include: script difficulty, video length, live action or animation, design needs, revision requirements, and localization needs. Our pricing is outlined below. We will give you a written estimate of the total price before any production commences.
| Tier | Price per finished minute | Best For | What is included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | $2,400 to $3,800 | New hire orientation, department-specific workflows, safety training | Scriptwriting, screen recording/asset curation, voiceover, branded design using existing brand system, licensed music, two revision rounds, delivered in 2-8 weeks. |
| Signature | $4,000 to $7,500 | Company culture videos, employee welcome videos, multi-module programs, new employee onboarding series | Everything in Essential plus custom animation/motion graphics, professional US voiceover talent, custom design direction, three revision rounds, multiple format delivery, sound design |
| Enterprise | $8,000 and up | Multi-location employee onboarding programs, international localization, integrated LMS deployment, executive narration, branded animation systems. | Everything from Signature, including full animation production, localization into 3+ languages, custom animation system for future HR content, dedicated account management, source files, compliance documentation, and ongoing updates |
| Feature | Onboarding Video | Employee Handbook | Mixed Approach |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Short-form video content introducing company culture, workflows, and key info | Detailed PDF/printed document covering all company policies and procedures | Video for engagement + handbook for reference |
| Communication method | Visual + audio, narrative-driven, emotional resonance | Text-heavy, reference-based, requires active reading | Video captures attention and sets tone; handbook serves as official record |
| Actual engagement rate | 75-85% of new hires watch a 3-min video; completion high | 15-20% of new hires read beyond first page | ~65% watch video; ~25% refer back to handbook later |
| Information retention | 50-60% of content remembered 1 week later | 10-15% of content remembered | 40-50% retention; handbook fills gaps |
| Cost to produce | $2,400-7,500 per finished minute | $1,500-3,000 one-time (freelance writer) | $8,000-12,000 total (video + updated handbook) |
An onboarding video production process does not begin with the typical corporate introduction; it begins with discovering that human element.
What cultural values must resonate here? What complicated procedure is confusing people right from the start? What critical expectation can be demonstrated in dynamic seconds rather than written blandly away in one line of text in a handbook? This is how our onboarding videos get started.
As an agency for employee onboarding videos, we focus on story and imagery. Without it, corporate visuals are just noise, and disengagement among employees early on is too costly for you.
We determine who the new hires are, what core values should be imparted, and where gaps in the current orientation process may exist. The outline of a narrative structure is provided to you prior to any content being produced. Should we think that a certain topic is more suited to a reference document than video, we will let you know upfront.
Messages, visual style guides, and brand alignments are crafted at the same time, ensuring the tone of the project is friendly and not overly corporate. Your sign-off on a script, visual style, and fixed price is required at the end of this step, and nothing goes into animation until that approval occurs.
Branded animations, storyboards, voiceover, and sound design are seamlessly combined through structured review phases. The final product is delivered in the format suitable for your learning management system or internal portal. You receive a project manager and a central review link for HR stakeholders.
An employee who watches a 5-minute tutorial of your CRM system is effective in using it within two days. Without that tutorial, it takes two weeks to be able to ask questions regarding its usage. That amounts to a loss of $2,000-$4,000 worth of productivity per new recruit.
New hires make a permanent decision on their fit in the first month. A good onboarding video, one that helps communicate culture and show them how they fit into things, will cut first-year turnover by 15-25% in most of our clients. Every hire you save by reducing turnover is worth $15,000 to $30,000.
If you recruit 5 employees per month, then your HR department has to go through the same orientation process 60 times per year. The video takes care of the repetitive aspects. The rest of the work falls on your HR department’s shoulders as far as building relationships goes.
The remote workers will never get to experience your office space or listen to conversations in the hallway. An excellent welcoming video for a new hire about your company's culture helps them learn "what our culture really is" right from day one.
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More than 12 years, more than 950 videos supplied. Strategic, HR-centric onboarding content with set rates from $2,400 per min.
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