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Employer Branding

Great people are looking for more than just a paycheck. Employer branding shows why people want to work for you.

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Employer Branding Agency

Employer branding is more than just a career slogan. It’s the strategic positioning of your company as an employer—from your self-image to the applicant journey to onboarding. We develop employer brands that come across consistently in job postings, on career pages, and in conversations.

Positioning Based on
Honest Analyses

Channels and content that
truly reach applicants

Measures That measurably simplify recruiting

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Strategy Comes Before the Campaign

Many employer branding projects start with communication and overlook the basics: Who are you as an employer? What kind of experience do people have working for you? What sets you apart from others? We start with an honest analysis, hold discussions with the team and leadership, and use that to develop a positioning strategy that feels authentic. This step builds on your existing branding and sharpens it for your target audience of job applicants. Without this clarity, campaigns become indistinguishable from one another and your budget goes to waste.

Implementation with Impact

Our positioning translates into concrete communication. We develop career pages, job postings, recruiting videos, social media content, and other materials that showcase your employer brand. Our design, copywriting, video, and development teams work together as one. No back-and-forth coordination between service providers. All content stems from the same strategy and reinforces the same message. The content creation process delivers text and formats that align with the candidate journey. This results in a brand that makes a consistent impact across all channels.

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Employer branding works on several levels at once: positioning, career pages, recruiting content, social media, and campaigns. Each level has its own strategies. Here’s where we start and how we make your employer brand stand out.

Bausteine des Employer Branding: Werte, Mission und Entwicklung

Positioning

We develop your employer value proposition based on internal discussions and external target audience analysis. This results in a clear positioning statement that describes what defines your brand as an employer. This positioning serves as the foundation for all further initiatives.

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Careers Page

The careers page is the most important tool for attracting candidates. We design careers pages that highlight job openings, streamline the application process, and convey your company culture. Every page is optimized for SEO, mobile usability, and conversion.

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Recruiting Content

Job seekers want to know what it’s really like to work at your company. We create content that answers exactly that question: team profiles, glimpses into everyday work life, and interviews with employees. Content that offers insights rather than making promotional promises.

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Job Postings

Job postings are often the first point of contact with your employer brand. We write job postings that don’t feel like they were cobbled together from a template, but rather convey your positioning. Clear, precise, and with a tone that suits you.

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Social Media Campaigns

We develop campaigns that reach your target audience on the channels where they actually spend their time. This includes organic content and paid campaigns. Both are planned editorially and rolled out systematically.

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Onboarding Communication

Employer branding doesn’t end with the contract. The first few weeks determine whether new employees stay. We develop onboarding materials, welcome communications, and internal initiatives that deliver on the brand promise internally as well.

These companies know how we work

Positioning is the foundation of your employer brand. It answers three questions: Who are you as an employer, what do you truly offer, and who do you want to reach? We conduct interviews with management, HR, and employees to paint an honest picture. We also bring in an external perspective: What do review sites say, what are competitors doing, and what does the target audience expect? From this input, we develop an Employer Value Proposition (EVP) that achieves three things. A strong EVP describes what sets you apart, clearly distinguishes you from others, and can be effectively communicated. The positioning is documented and serves as a guide for everyone involved. This ensures that HR, marketing, and leadership speak with one voice. This clarity saves time and money on every future project because fundamental questions have already been answered. As an employer branding agency, we clarify these points before a single ad is placed.

What Our Customers Say

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We'll help you become an employer people remember.

seitenweise is a digital agency based in Bielefeld, founded in 1999. With over 500 projects and more than 100 clients, we have helped shape many employer brands. We bring together strategy, design, copywriting, video, and development within a single team. This results in employer branding projects with seamless integration across disciplines. We talk to your employees, understand your culture, and translate it into communication that remains authentic. No clichés, no stock photos. Instead, an employer brand that reflects your reality and wins over applicants.

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Marcel and Olli run the agency. They'll respond to your initial inquiry about employer branding.

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Whether you have an urgent staffing need, a new career page, or a strategic restructuring: tell us where you stand. During our initial consultation, we’ll show you which steps make sense for you.

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