Recruiting video · NRW and Germany

Recruiting video production in Germany: show candidates a real working day

Candidates want to see the team, the workplace and their future manager before they apply. Real colleagues on camera, German and English subtitles, vertical cuts for LinkedIn, fixed packages from €1,990 up to custom productions, plus VAT.

Real colleaguesSubtitles DE and ENVertical cuts5 to 10 working days
Team portrait filmed by Pixer for a company production

What a recruiting video must do

A recruiting video has one job: to make a qualified candidate apply. It shows what the job ad cannot: the workplace, the people, the pace of a normal day and the team lead. The most convincing speaker is the colleague who does the job now, not the HR director.

For international companies hiring in Germany the film also solves a language problem: the German site hires German speakers, HR abroad approves the film. We shoot in the colleague's language and subtitle in German and English.

From briefing to delivery

Briefing: a call with HR and the hiring manager on roles and who will speak; fixed price the next working day. Concept: a question list per speaker and a shot list per department; nobody learns lines. Shoot: half or full day on site, 30-minute two-camera interviews, then B-roll of workplace and team. Edit and delivery: in-house cut, grading, mix and subtitles; 16:9 and 9:16 masters within five to ten working days.

Why a crew from Essen

Pixer GmbH sits at Messeallee 26 in Essen, 30 seconds from the Messe Essen entrance. Founder Behzad Heidari brings more than 20 years of film and TV production; a crew of two or three shoots on cinema cameras and an in-house team edits.

Travel within NRW is included: Essen, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Dortmund, Duisburg, Bochum and Wuppertal are within an hour; other German cities are quoted once per trip. Non-EU companies pay no German VAT.

Packages and prices

Recruiting video packages: from €1,990 to custom productions

Fixed prices plus VAT. NRW travel included, other German cities quoted once per trip. No German VAT for non-EU companies.

Compact

Corporate Basic

€1,990
plus VAT · half shoot day (4 hours)
  • 1 camera plus interview audio
  • 60-second film (16:9) plus 2 vertical cuts (9:16)
  • Colour grading
  • Subtitles in German or English
  • 2 revision rounds
  • Delivery in 5 working days
  • Unlimited usage rights
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Two days

Corporate Premium

€4,990
plus VAT · 2 shoot days
  • Concept and script
  • Professional voice-over
  • Licensed music
  • Motion graphics and lower thirds
  • 3 to 5-minute film plus 90-second cut plus 5 vertical clips
  • Subtitles in 2 languages
  • Delivery in 10 working days
  • Unlimited usage rights
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3 to 5 shoot days

Brand film

from €9,900
plus VAT · 3 to 5 shoot days
  • 3 to 5 shoot days, several locations possible
  • Director plus 2 cameras
  • Concept and storyboard
  • Drone footage
  • Professional voice-over in 2 languages
  • 2 to 3 film versions plus a social set of 10 clips
  • Motion graphics
  • Delivery in 3 weeks
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Per project

Custom & international productions

On request
plus VAT · quoted after the briefing
  • Several locations or countries
  • Several films or a complete campaign
  • Actors and studio
  • Productions of this size typically range from €15,000 to €35,000
  • Travel and hotel charged once per trip
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What the packages do not include: concept development beyond the briefing, travel outside NRW, additional shoot days, several films, actors and studio hire. Each of these is quoted individually and listed in the offer. Further add-ons on request: drone footage, additional languages, express delivery.

Payment 50 % on booking, 50 % on delivery. Non-EU companies pay no German VAT.

Formats

Recruiting formats we produce

🎬

Employer film

Two to three minutes about the company as a workplace.

🧑‍🔧

Role and department clips

60 seconds per team or job family. One shoot, several clips.

🗣️

Colleague interviews

Real employees in their own words, subtitled in German and English. No script.

📱

Vertical clips for LinkedIn

9:16 cuts for recruiters to post next to open positions.

🎓

Apprenticeship and graduate videos

Trainees and young professionals speak to their peers at the workplace.

🏢

Site introduction for relocation

Shows international candidates the German site, the city and the commute.

Related services

Corporate video, image film, testimonial

Process

Three steps to your recruiting video

Briefing and fixed price

Roles, speakers and locations. Fixed price within one working day.

Shoot day at the workplace

Half or full day, 30-minute interviews plus workplace B-roll.

Edit, review, delivery

First cut via private link, revision rounds, 16:9 and 9:16 with subtitles.

FAQ

Questions about recruiting video production

What does a recruiting video cost?

Basic €1,990 plus VAT (half day, 60-second film, two vertical cuts), Professional €2,990 (full day, up to three minutes, three clips), Premium €4,990 (two days). Larger productions start with the brand film from €9,900; custom and international productions are quoted on request.

Preparation and timeline?

They read the questions in advance, nobody learns lines. Five working days for Basic, seven for Professional, ten for Premium.

Where do you film?

At your workplace anywhere in Germany; NRW travel included, other cities quoted per trip.

Who owns the usage rights?

You do, without limits. We recommend written consent from every colleague on camera and provide a template.

Voice-over, music or drone shots?

Licensed music from Professional, a voice-over in Premium. Drone shots are an add-on; we arrange permits.

Do non-EU companies pay German VAT?

No. Non-EU companies receive a net invoice; EU companies with a VAT ID pay under reverse charge.

Real work

Company video for Lütz GmbH

The same crew and interview setup we use for recruiting videos: management and team on camera.

Company video · Lütz GmbH

Contact

Your recruiting video quote

Roles, site and a rough date. Fixed price within one working day.

We reply within 24 hours, in English, German, Arabic or Persian.