Interns: the fresh energy. The Gen Z POV. The next-gen talent pipeline.
Whether you’re trying to fill seats in your summer internship program or make your newest intern class feel at home, video is the ultimate tool to connect, communicate, and engage.
From recruiting students on social media to onboarding them IRL, here are 7 videos your company can create — AND how EditMate can help you do it fast, affordably, and authentically.
1. “Why Intern Here?” Video
🎯 Purpose: Attract students
📍 Where to share: LinkedIn, Instagram Reels, TikTok, Careers Page
Gather quick clips from past interns talking about what made their internship special — the projects they worked on, the skills they gained, and that one time the CEO remembered their name at the elevator. (Big moment.)
EditMate Pro Tip: Use our Uploader Tool to easily collect those clips from past interns — no video skills required. Just send a link, and they can film from their phones. We’ll handle the editing magic ✨
2. “A Day in the Life” Video
🎯 Purpose: Give a sneak peek into intern life
📍 Where to share: YouTube, Instagram Stories, Handshake
Show potential interns what a typical day looks like — the office vibe, coffee rituals, meetings they’ll actually enjoy, and maybe a Friday bagel drop.
EditMate Pro Tip: Encourage current interns to document their day. Our platform makes it easy to upload vertical or horizontal footage, and our editors can shape it into a super watchable, polished final cut.
3. “Meet the Team” Video
🎯 Purpose: Build connection before Day 1
📍 Where to share: Internal onboarding page, welcome emails
Create a short video introducing the folks interns will be working with — managers, mentors, even that friendly office dog.
Hearing a “can’t wait to meet you!” makes showing up on the first day way less scary.
EditMate Pro Tip: Use your phone to record each team member’s quick intro, then let us cut it together with music, names, and titles.
4. Intern Welcome Hype Video
🎯 Purpose: Make new interns feel like VIPs
📍 Where to share: Intern Slack channel, first-day presentation
Cue the confetti! Kick off your program with a fun, energetic video that says “we’re pumped you’re here.”
Include shoutouts from senior leadership, fun facts about the intern cohort, or a quick peek at what’s coming up.
EditMate Pro Tip: We’ll help you repurpose existing footage and combine it with fresh intern clips to build a warm, high-energy welcome that sets the tone.
5. Office Tour / Virtual Walkthrough
🎯 Purpose: Help interns navigate their new space
📍 Where to share: Onboarding portal, private YouTube link
Let interns explore the kitchen, meeting rooms, rooftop garden, or that mysterious 12th-floor nap pod (dream big) before they arrive.
If your internship is remote, show them where the magic happens with a virtual team tour.
EditMate Pro Tip: Record it on your phone, send it to us raw, and we’ll add callouts, captions, and music to make it slick and helpful.
Is your office one of the best perks of working at your company? Show it off with a video tour.
6. “Interns of the Past” Alumni Montage
🎯 Purpose: Show off your intern-to-full-time pipeline
📍 Where to share: Career Fairs, LinkedIn, Company Blog
Feature past interns who’ve stayed and grown with your company.
Have them share what they learned, how they leveled up, and why they stuck around.
EditMate Pro Tip: We’ll help you source alumni video clips (even if they’re remote), and edit them into a professional video that tells a compelling story — perfect for pitching your internship as a career launchpad.
7. Intern Wrap-Up/Highlight Reel
🎯 Purpose: Celebrate + Share the Intern Experience
📍 Where to share: End-of-program event, internal newsletter, company socials
End things on a high note.
Capture footage throughout the program — events, workdays, awkward icebreakers — and turn it into a highlight reel that interns can share (and you can use to recruit next year’s crew).
EditMate Pro Tip: Our editors specialize in creating multiple cuts of your content, so you can get a sizzle reel and social clips — optimized for every platform.
Beca (one of Asia Pacific’s largest independent advisory, design and engineering consultancies) created an intern video (they call it a “grad programme” in Australia) that highlighted their intern’s personal experience and the best aspects of being part of the program. This was especially useful for recruiting new interns the following year.
Let’s Recap Internship Video Ideas:
– You need videos to recruit and welcome interns.
– You don’t have time to DIY all of them.
– EditMate makes it easy.
Our software helps you collect video from employees and interns — wherever they are — and our team of pro editors turns that raw footage into high-quality, on-brand videos. Fast.
Want to bring your internship program to life with video?
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