Interactive video for employee onboarding

Make onboarding interactive and memorable with interactive video tools that adapt to each role and location. Cinema8 lets you add branching paths, quizzes, and pop-up cards for policy details, process steps, or benefits information. Track progress, completion rates, and quiz results to ensure compliance while giving new hires a personalised start to their journey.

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Replace static onboarding sessions with Cinema8’s interactive video platform. Personalise training with branching paths based on department, role, or location, ensuring every new hire gets relevant information. Add quizzes, clickable overlays, and pop-up cards to reinforce policies, procedures, and company culture. Multi-language subtitles keep content accessible for global teams. Track completion rates, quiz scores, and viewer engagement to confirm compliance and identify where new employees need extra support, while updating content easily to reflect process changes.

Build interactive onboarding videos

How to create interactive onboarding with Cinema8’s tools

Design personalised, engaging onboarding videos that combine learning content with interactive elements to boost retention and compliance.

Step 1

Upload your onboarding videos to Cinema8 and organise them by role, department, or location to tailor the experience for each new hire.

Step 2

Add branching paths, quizzes, and pop-up cards to present relevant content, reinforce learning, and link to resources without leaving the video.

Step 3

Publish the interactive onboarding videos to your internal platforms or LMS, then monitor completion, scores, and engagement with Cinema8’s analytics.

Why use Cinema8 for interactive employee onboarding?

Cinema8 transforms onboarding into a personalised, measurable experience that keeps new hires engaged. With branching content, quizzes, and real-time analytics, you can deliver relevant training, confirm compliance, and update materials quickly; helping employees feel confident and connected from day one.

How Cinema8 interactive video improves employee onboarding

Personalised learning paths by role or location

Quizzes and pop-ups to reinforce key policies

Analytics to track onboarding progress and compliance

Role-specific onboarding journeys

Create branching onboarding videos that guide employees through training tailored to their department, responsibilities, or seniority, ensuring they receive only the most relevant content.

An HR team has used Cinema8's video branching tools to create an interactive employee onboarding video that changes according to what new employees click and engage with.
Compliance and policy training with quizzes

Integrate quizzes and checkpoints into onboarding videos to confirm understanding of compliance requirements, workplace policies, and safety procedures before employees complete their training.

An interactive quiz has been included in an employee onboarding video with Cinema8's tools to ensure new employees understand the company's values.
Multi-language onboarding for global teams

Support remote and international hires with multi-language and AI-generated subtitles, ensuring onboarding content is accessible and consistent across all regions – an ideal option for global enterprises.

An HR team is adding AI-generated subtitles to their employee onboarding video with Cinema8's editing tools.
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See why companies use Cinema8 to onboard employees with interactive videos

During travel restrictions, Cinema8 proved valuable as a tool. Its platform offered straightforward yet complete tools, allowing us to give virtual demonstrations of our solutions in a secure and efficient way.

Jay Yalung

Art Director, Marketing and E-Commerce / Leica Geosystems

Cinema8 software engaged and motivated students with 360-degree videos at the Tate Gallery, featuring past student projects. Staff support was responsive and helpful with training. A valuable tool for educational institutions.

Chi-Ming Tan

Unit Lead Lecturer LCCA / London College of Contemporary Arts

Cinema8 has been instrumental in compiling all of the videos for a research project on employment for the blind or visually impaired, by offering an easy-to-use web-based platform for building Interactive Videos.

Sarah Moody

Communications Coordinator / Mississippi State University

Cinema8 was chosen for its ease of use and ability to create interactive videos through an intuitive interface. The team received great support and reasonable pricing. leading to a renewal of their partnership. Cinema8's support helped them meet project deadlines.

Michel Sohel

Media Consultant / Eastern Michigan University

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

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Interactive video makes onboarding more engaging and relevant by allowing new hires to navigate personalised content paths. Branching, quizzes, and pop-up cards provide active participation, while analytics track progress and understanding to ensure every employee receives the information they need in order to succeed in their role.

Onboarding can be tailored by role, department, or location using branching paths and conditional logic. This ensures employees only see content relevant to their responsibilities, making training more efficient and impactful while reducing information overload.

Cinema8 tracks key onboarding metrics including completion rates, quiz scores, and engagement hotspots. These insights help confirm compliance, identify knowledge gaps, and optimise training materials for future new hires.

Cinema8’s player is fully responsive, ensuring onboarding videos and interactive elements work seamlessly on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. This makes it easy for remote or on-the-go employees to complete training from anywhere.

Onboarding content can be updated in Cinema8 by replacing or editing elements such as overlays, pop-ups, or subtitles. This keeps material accurate without requiring new footage, saving you time and production costs.