Quick answer: A recruiting or employer brand video in Seattle is most often bought as Vourly's Brand and Profile film at $775 all-inclusive, which covers two hours of filming, three hours of editing, and a finished 60 to 90 second 4K MP4. If you want something looser, hourly filming is $200 per hour on professional 4K cinema or $100 per hour on iPhone 4K, with editing at $75 per hour and a two-hour minimum. Add a vertical Social Media Cut for $150 when the video also needs to run on LinkedIn or Instagram.
Vourly rates at a glance:
- Professional 4K cinema: $200 per hour
- iPhone 4K filming: $100 per hour (social-first clips)
- Editing: $75 per hour, one revision round per cut
- Minimum booking: 2 hours on any video shoot
- Brand and Profile video: $775 all-inclusive (2 hours filming, 3 hours editing)
- Ad package: from $1,300 for three ads built for Meta
A recruiting video answers a question a job description cannot: what is it actually like to work here. Candidates compare your posting against four others in the same tab, and the one that shows a real room, real people, and a real day tends to win the application. This guide covers what those videos cost at Vourly, what to film, and how to get a careers-page cut and a set of social clips out of one booking. Every figure below is published on our pricing page.
How much does a recruiting video cost in Seattle?
Start with the packaged option, because it is what most teams actually want. Vourly's Brand and Profile video is $775 all-inclusive: two hours of filming with professional lighting, three hours of editing, and a finished 60 to 90 second 4K MP4 with all raw footage included. For a careers page, that is usually the whole job.
Hourly is the flexible alternative when the scope is not fixed yet:
- Professional 4K cinema: $200 per hour. Full kit with lenses, controlled lighting, and clean audio. The right call when the video sits on your careers page or gets used in paid recruiting campaigns.
- iPhone 4K filming: $100 per hour. A skilled operator on a stabilized iPhone 4K rig. A fit for fast, social-first clips headed to LinkedIn or a job post, the same logic we cover in social media video production cost in Seattle.
- Editing: $75 per hour. Billed separately, one revision round included per cut.
- Minimum booking: 2 hours on any video shoot.
For how those hourly numbers sit against the wider market, see our breakdown of videographer hourly rates in Seattle and the broader videographer cost guide. The useful test when comparing vendors is whether a filming rate, an editing rate, and a minimum appear before a sales call.
What should a recruiting video actually show?
The failure mode is a video that could belong to any company: stock-feeling smiles, a generic voiceover, no specifics. What works is narrow and concrete:
- The real workspace. The shop floor, the job site, the office people actually sit in. Candidates are trying to picture their commute and their desk.
- Two or three people doing the work. Short, unscripted lines beat a polished monologue. One good sentence about why someone stayed is worth a paragraph of copy.
- One honest specific. The training, the schedule, the equipment, the team size. Something a competitor's video would not say.
- A clear next step. Where to apply, and what happens after they do.
Note what is not on that list: a full company history, the founding story, or the mission statement read aloud. Those belong on an about page. A recruiting video has one job, which is turning an interested reader into an applicant.
What does a two-hour shoot get you?
Two hours is the minimum booking and, for most single-location teams, it is also the right amount. It covers setup, lighting, a handful of short on-camera lines, and enough B-roll to cut around them. In practice you get:
- The main 60 to 90 second culture film for your careers page
- Several short vertical clips for LinkedIn, Instagram, or a job post
- Workspace and process B-roll you can reuse on other pages later
Multiple locations, multiple departments, or a shift-based schedule need more time on the clock. Because filming is hourly, that is an honest conversation about hours rather than a mystery per-video fee.
Who needs to consent, and what should you avoid?
This is the part that gets skipped and then causes a problem. Anyone identifiable on camera should agree to it in writing before the shoot, and they should know where the video will run, including whether it will be used in paid ads. Nobody should be filmed because they happened to be at their desk.
Two more things to keep clean. Do not put claims in the video your HR team cannot stand behind, because a recruiting video is a hiring communication and an inaccurate one is a real problem, not just a marketing miss. And be careful about what is visible in the background: customer names on a whiteboard, screens with client data, or a badge-access door. We film it, your team owns the review, and you keep every frame either way.
Can you turn a recruiting video into paid ads?
Yes, and it is often the highest-leverage use of the footage. Vourly's ad package starts at $1,300 for three professionally produced ads built for Meta platforms like Facebook and Instagram, which is a sensible way to put a hiring message in front of people who are not browsing job boards. For the full cost and turnaround picture, see our guide to video ad production in Seattle. If you want the feed running continuously instead, social media reels is the ongoing option.
What is a realistic total?
Two common shapes, with the math shown:
- Careers page film: Brand and Profile video at $775 all-inclusive, plus a $150 Social Media Cut if you want a vertical version. Total about $925.
- Flexible hourly batch: a 2-hour professional shoot at 2 x $200 = $400, plus roughly 3 hours of editing at 3 x $75 = $225. Total about $625 for a set of short clips plus all raw footage.
The package usually wins when the deliverable is one polished film. Hourly usually wins when you want several rough-and-fast clips and are not sure yet how many. Both are published, so you can do the math before you contact anyone.
What is included, and what costs extra?
The hourly filming rate includes the shoot, a professional operator, cloud delivery, revision tools, team accounts, and full commercial rights to the finished video. Billed separately: editing at $75 per hour, the $150 Social Media Cut, and any additional revision rounds beyond the one included per cut.
One delivery detail worth knowing up front, because it is where most quotes get vague. On a footage-only shoot, with no editing attached, all of your raw footage lands in your client dashboard within 24 hours. When the project includes editing, the finished video is delivered at project completion and the invoice is sent once editing finishes, so downloads unlock when the project is paid. Both paths give you full commercial rights and every frame we shot.
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, in English and Spanish.
The short version: For a careers page, the $775 all-inclusive Brand and Profile film is usually the whole answer. For a looser set of clips, hourly filming runs $200 per hour on professional 4K cinema or $100 per hour on iPhone 4K, editing at $75 per hour, two-hour minimum. Film the real workspace and real people, get written consent first, and keep the claims accurate.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a recruiting video cost in Seattle?
Vourly publishes its rates: $100 per hour for iPhone 4K, $200 per hour for professional 4K cinema, and $75 per hour for editing, with a two-hour minimum. A done-for-you Brand and Profile film that doubles as a culture piece is $775 all-inclusive.
What is included in the $775 Brand and Profile video?
Two hours of filming with professional lighting, three hours of editing, and a finished 60 to 90 second 4K MP4, with all raw footage included. A vertical Social Media Cut for LinkedIn or Instagram can be added for $150.
Do employees need to be on camera?
No. Plenty of strong employer-brand videos are built from workspace B-roll, process shots, and short unscripted lines from people who volunteer. Nobody should be filmed who has not agreed to it, and getting written consent before the shoot keeps it simple.
How long should a recruiting video be?
For a careers page, 60 to 90 seconds is the usual target, which is exactly what the $775 Brand and Profile film delivers. For social and job posts, shorter vertical cuts of 15 to 30 seconds tend to travel further, which is what the $150 Social Media Cut add-on is for.
Can one shoot cover both a careers page and social posts?
Yes, and it is the most efficient way to buy. A two-hour shoot usually yields the main culture film plus several short vertical clips. Because filming is hourly, adding departments or locations just adds time on the clock rather than a per-video fee.
What is the turnaround on a recruiting video?
On a footage-only shoot, raw footage is in your dashboard within 24 hours. When editing is included, the finished cut is delivered at project completion with one revision round per cut, and the invoice goes out once editing finishes.
Ready to put your team on camera? Review transparent pricing, start with the done-for-you Brand and Profile video, or book a shoot directly. You can also compare corporate video production cost for wider internal work.