Action! A video shoot at the DHL Hub Leipzig!
At night time the DHL Hub Leipzig awakens. And in the middle of it all: Our HR Marketing & Employer Branding Team filming a career video. Join Marie-Louise on a shoot in the sorting hall and get exclusive behind-the-scenes content into our Youtube-Channel!
The low hum of the sorting machine blends with the rattling sound of the trucks. From the narrow lamps on the ceiling shines a glaring light. Annika – our protagonist today – greets us with a friendly Hello. Annika has been working as a supervisor in Sort since December 2020 and today we join her for a few hours on her shift. Her children encouraged Annika to take part in our video, since they admire her job and are proud to be able to see her mom on Youtube soon. On the DHL Hub Leipzig channel you can get insights into a wide variety of jobs and career opportunities at the Hub. For a long time, I have been a viewer myself, but today I am a part of the filming team for the channel.
In April 2023, I started my internship in HR Marketing & Employer Branding & Communications and I am already looking forward to what awaits me today. While my colleague Kai is setting up the camera, Annika and I are choosing a suitable background for the first interview. Annika is also excited, it’s her first time in front of the camera. Right next to the sorting hall, where packages are being unloaded from aircraft containers, I put a microphone on Annikas vest and we make a couple of audio test recordings. Then we’re taking a look at the script that contains an overview of the video concept. Shortly after that I ask Annika the first question.
After a few takes it’s a wrap – at least for the first scenes - and we return into the sorting hall for the second part of the interview. Annikas colleagues are already working diligently and watch us curiously. This is an unusual situation for Annika – to be filmed at work – but she takes it with humor as some of her co-workers wave at us, grinning.
For the sectional images Kai hands me the camera and I record Annika in action: while controlling the sorting system or briefing her team. I admire the employees who just started their shift at this late hour of the day. They greet each other with a good morning while the sun sets outside and the sky turns pitch black. - Marie-Louise Froh