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Recruiting video ideas: an AI workplace micro drama series

A recruiting micro drama is a short 9:16 series about a new hire's first weeks at your company, one real moment per Episode. It shows candidates what the work and the team are like better than a careers page can. You make the team as Characters once, write the season with the AI Director, and post it where your candidates scroll.

Start this series See the 5 Episodes

Free: make your Character and its Story as picture-only Slideshows. Real video comes with a plan.

Updated November 2026

Rate Limited, made in Character App: three founders at work in the same office every Episode. — Stills from our house show Rate Limited, a fictional startup comedy made in Character App. Not a client project.

Why a series beats a one-off ad

Candidates want to know what a Tuesday feels like, not what the values page says. A workplace series shows it: the first standup, the first mistake, the teammate who helps. Because the Characters are made, not filmed, nobody on the team has to act, and you can show any role without staging a shoot.

Season 1

A 5-Episode series outline

Each Episode is 30-90 seconds: one problem, one turn, and a last line that makes the next one necessary.

Episode 1
Badge photo
Priya's first day. Her badge photo is terrible, her laptop will not start, and her manager is out sick.
Cliffhanger A message pops up: 'You're presenting at Friday's demo.'
Episode 2
The buddy
Her onboarding buddy shows her the three things nobody writes down: where the good coffee is, who to ask, and how to ship.
Cliffhanger Her first change breaks the build.
Episode 3
The fix
Instead of blame, the team fixes it with her on a call. She learns how they work.
Cliffhanger The person who helped most is the CTO. She did not know.
Episode 4
Demo prep
Thursday night. Her demo is too long. The buddy cuts it to one sentence and one screen.
Cliffhanger Friday morning, the demo laptop will not start. Again.
Episode 5
Demo day
She demos from her phone. It works. The team claps; her manager watches from home.
Cliffhanger Next season: Priya is somebody's buddy.

Script template

Episode 1 script: Badge photo

One filmable action per shot. Change the names and the place; keep the last line on the cliffhanger.

Shot 1
Close-up: a badge prints with a blurry, mid-blink photo.
Shot 2
Medium shot: Priya stares at it and laughs.
Shot 3
Wide shot, office: she walks to an empty desk with a sticky note that says 'Welcome!'
Shot 4
Close-up: she opens a new laptop; the screen stays black.
Shot 5
Over the shoulder: a teammate leans over and presses one key; it starts.
Shot 6
Close-up: a chat message slides in from her manager.
Shot 7
Insert: the message reads 'You're presenting at Friday's demo.'
Shot 8
Close-up on Priya, last line: 'It's Monday.' Cut.

Make it in Character App

Free: make your Character and its Story as picture-only Slideshows. Real video comes with a plan.

1
Make your Character
Make the lead once, from a few words, your own photo, or both, in any Art style. The kept picture is the reference for every Scene after.
2
Build the World
Describe the place (the shop, the office, the street) or start it from your own photos. It stays the same in every Episode.
3
Write Episode 1 with the AI Director
Paste your Episode 1 script, or pitch it in one sentence. The AI Director writes the Scenes with your Characters cast in each one. Edit anything before you spend.
4
Try it free as a picture Slideshow
Make the Episode as a picture-only Slideshow to check the story. With a plan, a narrated Slideshow Story with music is 40 Credits for up to 5 slides.
5
Film it with a plan
Film each Scene as a 9:16 Clip. A 5-Clip Episode on H3 Turbo is 125 Credits; Creator ($39.99 a month, 1,600 Credits) makes about 64 HD H3 videos, or 12 such Episodes. The price is on every button.

Example

What it looks like: Rate Limited

Stills from our house show Rate Limited, a fictional startup comedy made in Character App. Not a client project.

Where to post it

Export each Episode as a 9:16 video, with or without on-screen words, and post it yourself to TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, or run it as a paid ad. Character App does not post for you. Every plan includes commercial use per the Terms, with no watermark. For each platform’s rules, read where to publish a vertical drama; to plan more Episodes, see vertical drama tropes and how to write a cliffhanger.

Questions, answered

What recruiting videos get candidates to apply?

Ones that show a real working day: the first week, the team, how mistakes are handled. A short series with a recurring new hire does that better than a single brand film.

Can we show our real team?

Yes, from their photos, with each person's permission. Or make original Characters so nobody has to appear.

Can we show our real office?

Describe it, or start the World from your own photos. The office then stays the same in every Episode.

Where should recruiting Episodes run?

Where your candidates scroll: TikTok and Reels for early-career roles, LinkedIn and Shorts for others. One 9:16 export works on all of them.

What does it cost to make?

Free: make your Character and its Story as picture-only Slideshows. Real video comes with a plan. With a plan, a 5-Clip Episode on H3 Turbo is 125 Credits.