Quick answer: HR video production in Seattle covers video for people who already work at your company, not candidates you are trying to attract: new-hire onboarding, compliance and safety training, benefits enrollment explainers, policy and procedure updates, internal leadership announcements, and manager training. Vourly bills it hourly like any other shoot: $100 per hour for iPhone 4K with a one-hour minimum, $200 per hour for professional 4K with a two-hour minimum, and $75 per hour for editing, billed separately from filming. Trying to attract candidates instead of train the people you already have? See our recruiting and employer brand video guide.
Vourly rates at a glance:
| Item | Rate |
|---|---|
| Professional 4K filming | $200/hr, 2-hour minimum |
| iPhone 4K filming | $100/hr, 1-hour minimum |
| Editing | $75/hr, billed separately from filming |
| Travel beyond 30 minutes of Bellevue | $1/mile round trip |
A new hire's first week, a warehouse safety walkthrough, an open enrollment explainer, a policy change from leadership: none of it is meant to attract anyone. It is meant to get information into the heads of people who already have a badge. HR and internal communications teams in Seattle book video for exactly this, separately from anything aimed at candidates, and this guide covers what Vourly charges for it, what to film, and how delivery works when the content stays internal. Every figure below is published on our pricing page.
How much does HR video production cost in Seattle?
There is no bundled HR package the way there is for a recruiting culture film. Onboarding, training, and internal comms video are booked hourly, the same rate card as everything else Vourly films:
- Professional 4K filming: $200 per hour. Full kit with controlled lighting and clean audio. The right call for a training module that gets reused for months, or an all-hands recording that gets referenced repeatedly.
- iPhone 4K filming: $100 per hour. A skilled operator on a stabilized iPhone 4K rig. A fit for a quick policy update or a leadership announcement that needs to go out fast without a full lighting setup.
- Editing: $75 per hour. Billed separately, one revision round included per edited cut.
- Minimum booking: 1 hour on iPhone 4K, 2 hours on professional 4K.
For how those hourly numbers sit against the wider rate card, see our breakdown of videographer hourly rates in Seattle and the broader videographer cost guide.
What counts as internal HR video?
Internal HR video is content built for people who already work at the company, not people you are trying to hire:
- New-hire onboarding. A facility walkthrough, a benefits overview, a welcome message from leadership, filmed once and reused for every hire after.
- Compliance and safety training. Equipment operation, PPE requirements, incident-reporting procedures, filmed on the floor where the work actually happens.
- Benefits enrollment explainers. A plain walkthrough of plan options during open enrollment, so employees are not reading a PDF alone.
- Policy and procedure updates. A short video when a process changes, instead of an email nobody opens.
- Internal announcements. A leadership message, a reorg explanation, or a town hall recap for people who could not attend live.
- Manager and supervisor training. A short module for people managers on a specific skill or process.
Every item on that list shares one thing: the audience already works there. That is the dividing line from a recruiting or employer brand video, which is built to reach someone who does not.
How is HR video different from recruiting and employer brand video?
Worth stating plainly, because the two get confused. A recruiting or employer brand video is marketing aimed outward: a careers-page film, a culture reel for social, something built to make a stranger want to apply. Vourly prices that separately and covers it in our recruiting and employer brand video guide. HR video runs the opposite direction: it is operational, aimed at people who already have the job, and its purpose is training or information, not persuasion. A safety training video does not need to be polished the way a careers-page film does; it needs to be accurate and easy to follow. Booking the two as one shoot rarely works well, because the audience, the tone, and often the location are different.
What does a two-hour onboarding or training shoot get you?
Two hours on professional 4K is enough for a single-location onboarding walkthrough or a focused training module. It covers setup, a facility or floor walkthrough, several short on-camera segments, and enough footage to cut a few standalone pieces instead of one long video employees have to sit through in order. In practice you get:
- A primary onboarding or training video for your LMS or intranet
- Two or three shorter segments split by topic, so employees can find the specific procedure they need later
- Facility or process B-roll you can reuse for future updates
Multi-department training, multiple shifts, or several locations need more time on the clock. Because filming is hourly, that is a straightforward conversation about hours rather than a per-module fee.
Filming compliance and safety training on-site
Compliance and safety training works best filmed where the work actually happens: the warehouse floor, the job site, the specific equipment employees use every day. Footage of your own facility, your own equipment, and your own procedures holds attention in a way a generic stock-style safety video does not. Vourly films on-site across the Greater Seattle area, and a supervisor or safety lead walking through the procedure on camera, rather than reading a script, usually makes for training video employees actually follow.
Benefits enrollment and internal announcements
Open enrollment explainers and internal announcements are usually shorter and faster to turn around than a full training module. A plan comparison walkthrough, a leadership message about a policy change, or a recap of an all-hands for people who missed it can often be filmed in an hour on iPhone 4K and edited into a single short video, instead of sent out as another long email.
Keeping HR video internal
HR video does not need to be public to be produced professionally. Vourly delivers every project to your private client portal, the same delivery mechanism used for every shoot, whether the finished video is headed to a public careers page or a private LMS. What happens after delivery, an internal intranet, an LMS, a private link shared only with employees, is entirely up to you. Nothing about the filming or delivery process requires making onboarding or training content public.
What is a realistic total?
Two common shapes, with the math shown:
- Onboarding video, filming and editing: a two-hour shoot on professional 4K, filming only, comes to 2 hours × $200/hr = $400. Add two hours of editing at $75/hr = $150, for a combined filming-and-editing total of $400 + $150 = $550.
- Quick policy update, filming only: a one-hour clip on iPhone 4K, our one-hour minimum, is 1 hour × $100/hr = $100 filming only, with no editing attached.
The two totals above measure different things: one includes editing and one does not, and every total on this page states which.
What is included, and what costs extra?
The hourly filming rate includes the shoot itself, a professional operator, cloud delivery to your portal, revision tools, and full commercial rights to the finished footage for internal use. Billed separately: editing at $75 per hour, and any revision rounds beyond the one included per edited cut.
One delivery detail worth knowing up front. Raw footage from any HR shoot uploads to your client portal within 24 hours, whether or not the project includes editing. On a footage-only shoot, that upload is the finished deliverable and downloads immediately. When the project includes editing, the footage is already sitting in the portal while the edit is in progress, and the download unlocks once the invoice is paid at project completion.
Travel is free within 30 minutes of our Bellevue base, then $1 per mile round trip. Vourly films across the Greater Seattle area, covering King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties.
The short version: HR video is billed hourly like any other Vourly shoot: $200 per hour for professional 4K, $100 per hour for iPhone 4K, editing at $75 per hour. It covers onboarding, compliance and safety training, benefits explainers, policy updates, and internal announcements, filmed on-site where the work happens, and delivered privately to your client portal regardless of where you use it afterward.
Frequently asked questions
How much does HR video production cost in Seattle?
Vourly publishes its rates for HR video: $100 per hour for iPhone 4K filming with a one-hour minimum, $200 per hour for professional 4K filming with a two-hour minimum, and $75 per hour for editing, billed separately from filming. There is no separate HR package: onboarding, training, and internal comms video are booked hourly like any other Vourly shoot.
What counts as internal HR video?
Internal HR video covers content built for people who already work at the company: new-hire onboarding walkthroughs, compliance and safety training, benefits enrollment explainers, policy and procedure updates, internal leadership announcements, and manager or supervisor training modules. It is distinct from recruiting video, which is built to attract people who do not work there yet.
How is HR video different from a recruiting or employer brand video?
HR video is for people who already work at the company: onboarding, training, and internal announcements. Recruiting and employer brand video is built to attract candidates who do not work there yet, for a careers page or social recruiting. Vourly prices and books each separately; see our recruiting and employer brand video guide if you are trying to attract candidates rather than train current employees.
Can compliance and safety training be filmed on-site at our facility?
Yes. Compliance, safety, and procedural training is usually filmed on-site at your facility, job site, or office, so the video matches the real equipment, layout, and workflow your employees use. A two-hour shoot on professional 4K covers a walkthrough plus several short procedure segments; longer or multi-department training needs more time on the clock.
Is HR video content kept private, or does it get published publicly?
Vourly delivers HR video the same way as every project: to your private client portal, not to a public page. What you do with it afterward, load it into an LMS, an intranet, or a private link, is up to you. Nothing about the filming or delivery process requires making internal training or announcement video public.
What is the turnaround for an HR video project?
Raw footage uploads to your client portal within 24 hours of the shoot. On a footage-only shoot with no editing, that upload is the finished deliverable and downloads immediately. On a project that includes editing, the footage is already in the portal, and the download unlocks once the invoice is paid at project completion.
Do you travel outside Seattle for HR video shoots?
Travel is free within 30 minutes of Vourly's Bellevue base. Beyond that we add $1 per mile round trip, and overnight or multi-day shoots that need lodging are quoted with the hotel included. Out-of-state facilities receive a custom quote.
Ready to put your onboarding or training process on camera? Review transparent pricing or book a shoot directly. Trying to attract new applicants instead of train the team you already have? See our guide to recruiting and employer brand video production.