The most creative way to announce a new job on LinkedIn starts with one decision: what should people remember? If it is the arrival itself, the standout option is yume's Officially Signed, a 30-second film that unveils your new role the way a football club unveils a star signing, in your new company's colors. If it is the road that got you there, the people who helped or the work ahead, a story post, a gratitude post or a carousel will say it better. Whichever you choose, write the post yourself, because LinkedIn deletes its automatic profile-update posts after 90 days (LinkedIn Help).

Which creative new job announcement suits what you want to say?

Match the format of your new job announcement to the one thing you want your network to remember. The table below pairs each creative format with that message, the work involved and the detail most likely to trip you up.

What is the most memorable way to announce a new job on LinkedIn?

The most memorable way to announce a new job is to treat it as an event, and a football transfer unveiling is an event many people recognize. yume's Officially Signed borrows that ritual: the new company becomes the club, and you are the signing. In 30 seconds, you step out of a car into photographers' flashes, sign the contract, shake hands, hold up a shirt in the company's colors on a press stage, and walk down the tunnel with your name and number on your back into a stadium full of flags in those colors. A stadium announcer names you, your new role and the company, and the film ends on a title card in the company's colors with the same three facts.

The star-signing format suits a LinkedIn feed for three practical reasons. LinkedIn says some videos may play automatically without sound as people scroll (LinkedIn Help), and the closing title card spells out your name, role and company, so the news still lands on mute. You are in the very first shot, so there is no introduction to scroll past. And because yume takes the colors, typography and wordmark from the company's own website, the film belongs to this job at this company and no other.

yume makes Officially Signed from details you already have: your LinkedIn profile, 2 to 4 photos, the company's name and website, and your new role. Our movie director turns them into the finished film, with every scene made from your photos so you stay recognizable throughout, and there is nothing to film, edit or design. It costs €15, usually arrives by email in about 15 minutes, and includes one edit if a role title or shirt name needs fixing. The scenes are generated, and the film is a playful celebration: it does not claim a real sports transfer, invent achievements or speak for the company. Watch the three example films on the Officially Signed page, which show a fictional new hire at Adyen, another at DHL announced in Chinese, and yume's founder at Vercel, to judge whether the football treatment suits your new job.

The star-signing concept works best for people who enjoy a little theater. If your field is formal, your departure was difficult, or football means nothing to you or your network, one of the quieter formats further down will serve you better.

What do you need to make a new job announcement video with yume?

To make a new job announcement video with Officially Signed, you need five things:

• Your LinkedIn profile link. If yume cannot read it, you type your name and a short headline instead.
• 2 to 4 clear photos where your face is easy to see. Different angles and places work best.
• The company's name, written exactly as the company writes it, and its website, which gives the film its colors and logo.
• Your new role.
• A language. There are 23 for the announcer and title card, including English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic and Hindi. Names and the company stay as written.

Three details are optional. You can choose the name and number on your shirt; otherwise it shows a short form of your name and the number 10. You can add one photo of your new manager or a colleague, who then appears in the handshake; ask them first. Without that photo, you shake hands with a fictional representative, never an invented real executive. And you can write how your name is pronounced, so the announcer says it right.

Some large company websites block automated visits. If yume cannot read your new company's site, it tells you and helps by email. The finished film is 16:9 widescreen, well within the aspect ratios LinkedIn accepts for uploaded video (LinkedIn Help).

How should you post and caption a new job announcement video on LinkedIn?

Post a new job announcement video by uploading the file itself rather than sharing a link to it. A LinkedIn post can carry a link or media but not both, and a link post shows a preview image taken from the linked page (LinkedIn Help). Download the film from your yume email or dashboard, add it with the Video button, and review the captions LinkedIn offers after upload: auto captions in 10 languages, or a caption file of your own.

Let the caption carry the facts and one personal detail. The film supplies the fanfare, while your words explain why this job matters to you. Say plainly that it is a playful film, so nobody wonders whether you really joined a football club. Here is an illustrative caption with a fictional name, role and company:

New role: I've joined Northwind Health as Head of Patient Support. I'll be building the team that helps patients when something about their care is unclear, which is the problem I've wanted to work on since my first job on a hospital helpdesk. To mark it, I had yume make a playful transfer announcement in Northwind's colors. Thank you to the support team at Alder for five very good years.

A shorter illustrative version works too:

Officially signed. I start today as Senior Data Engineer at Fieldwork. A small, playful film to celebrate, made with yume.

A public post that shows the film and links to www.yume.video qualifies for yume's €5 Share Reward, once per video, after review. For wider questions about video on LinkedIn, such as captions and judging results, see our LinkedIn video strategy guide.

Which other creative formats work for a new job announcement on LinkedIn?

The six formats below each carry a different message. Each works on its own, and any of them can sit alongside a film if you want both the fanfare and your own words.

How do you tell the story of how you got the new job?

A story post works when the path explains the new job: a career change, a return after a break, or a move that took several attempts. Choose the two or three turns that make this role make sense and leave out the rest of your CV. An illustrative opening: "Three years ago I was teaching chemistry. Today I start as a learning designer at Openfield, and every lesson plan I wrote is part of the reason."

For a story told as a film, yume's Trailer of Your Life turns your career into a movie trailer of about a minute, starring you, from your LinkedIn profile and 1 to 4 photos. An optional note tells it what to focus on, such as the road to your new role, and every fact comes from your real career. It costs €19. The trailer suits a career-change announcement better than Officially Signed because it tells the journey; Officially Signed is the better fit when the news is the arrival. For caption wording written for the trailer, see what to write when sharing a career trailer on LinkedIn.

How do you write a gratitude post for a new job?

A gratitude post works when the people behind the move are the story. Thank two or three people for something specific each of them did. An illustrative line: "Priya, thank you for the Friday code reviews that taught me to explain a decision before defending it."

Mentioning someone with @ sends them an email and an in-app notification (LinkedIn Help). Ask before tagging anyone who might prefer to stay out of a public post, especially colleagues at the employer you are leaving.

What makes a good first-day photo post?

A first-day photo post works when you want the news to feel real and already under way. One honest picture of your new desk, the building or the team at lunch says more than a stock image of a handshake. LinkedIn lets you add up to 20 images to one post, with alternative text for people using screen readers (LinkedIn Help).

Before posting a first-day photo, check the background for access badges, screens and whiteboards, and make sure every colleague in the picture is happy to appear.

When is a carousel the right way to announce a new job?

A carousel suits a new job announcement that has something to teach: what you will work on, what your last role taught you, or the questions you are bringing to the new one. On LinkedIn a carousel is a document post, a PDF, slide deck or Word document of up to 300 pages and 100 MB. Two rules matter for an announcement: you cannot change the document after posting, and people who can see the post can download it as a PDF (LinkedIn Help). Animations appear as still images.

An illustrative outline for a new job carousel: slide one gives the news; slides two to four share three things your last team taught you; the last slide says what you will focus on in your first months. Proofread every slide and leave out anything internal to either employer.

How do you announce a new job by asking your network for something?

An invitation post turns a new job announcement into a reason to connect. Say what you will work on, then ask for something specific: introductions to people who have solved the same problem, a book, or a local meetup worth joining. An illustrative example: "I'm starting as the first product designer at a 12-person logistics company in Rotterdam. If you've been the only designer on a team, I'd love to hear what you wish you had set up in your first month."

A question that only people with the relevant experience can answer tends to draw more useful replies than a general request for thoughts.

When is a short plain announcement the best choice?

A two-sentence announcement is the best choice when restraint suits the situation: you left after a layoff, your field is formal, or you simply prefer privacy. An illustrative example: "I've started as Tax Manager at Bramley & Co. Looking forward to the work ahead." A plain post can still be warm, and you can keep a celebratory film for friends and family instead of your feed.

Should you let LinkedIn announce your new job automatically?

Let LinkedIn announce your new job automatically only if you do not plan to write your own post. With Share profile updates switched on, adding a position may create a post in your network's feed, an in-app notification or an email, and a job update can take up to two hours to be shared. Those automated posts are temporary: LinkedIn deletes them, with their comments and reactions, after 90 days, and they do not appear in the Posts tab of your activity (LinkedIn Help).

If you are planning a creative announcement, turn the setting off before adding the new position, so your network hears the news once, in your words. The setting is under Me, then Settings & Privacy, then Visibility, then Share profile updates, and the Add experience form has its own Notify network toggle (LinkedIn Help). Switching notifications off does not hide the change: anyone who visits your profile sees the new job as soon as you save it.

When should you announce a new job on LinkedIn?

Announce a new job once the contract is signed, your current manager has heard the news from you, and your new employer is happy for it to be public. Many people post on their first day or in their first week, when they can say something concrete about the work. If your start date is weeks away, "In November I'll be joining…" is accurate, while implying you have already started is not.

If your profile shows Open to Work, remove it when you accept the offer. Shared with all LinkedIn members, that setting adds an #OpenToWork frame to your profile photo, which sits oddly beside a new job announcement. You can delete it from the Open to Work box at the top of your profile (LinkedIn Help).

How can an employer announce a new hire on LinkedIn?

An employer can announce a new hire on LinkedIn with a welcome post on the company Page, a film that shows the new hire in the company's own colors, or both. A Page admin can start a Page post, choose Celebrate an occasion and welcome a teammate; the post appears on the Page for all followers and visitors, and LinkedIn suggests sharing it on your own profile as well (LinkedIn Help). An admin can also notify employees about an important Page post, at most once a day (LinkedIn Help). Pages can repost member posts that mention the organization, so a new hire's own announcement can be shared from the Page too (LinkedIn Help).

An employer can order Officially Signed for a new hire. The film's wording stays neutral, announcing the signing, the name, the role and the company, so it works whoever orders it. Ask the new hire first, because the film is made from 2 to 4 photos of them, and ask their manager before using a photo of the manager for the handshake. The film fits a first-day welcome, the team channel, the company Page, or the moment a senior hire is introduced to customers or investors. At €15 a film, a team can welcome each new colleague the same way.

Here is an illustrative employer caption with fictional names:

Maya Okafor has joined Fieldwork as Head of Engineering. Maya spent eight years building payment systems at Alder and will lead our platform and infrastructure teams. We made her a small welcome film in Fieldwork colors. Welcome, Maya.

The same film also works as a gift for a partner, friend or grown-up child who has just landed a new job: you add their photos and details, and they need no account to watch it. For a promotion rather than a new employer, compare our guide to personalized video gifts for a promotion.

What should you check before posting a new job announcement on LinkedIn?

Check the facts, permissions and media before posting a new job announcement, because LinkedIn lets you edit a post's text later but not replace its photos, video or document (LinkedIn Help).

• Your title and company match your profile and your offer.
• Your current manager and your new employer are both ready for the news to be public.
• Nothing confidential appears in the text, photos, slides or backgrounds.
• Everyone you tag or show is happy to be included.
• Your profile-update setting is the way you want it before you add the position.
• If you post a film, you have watched it once with the sound off and checked your name, role and company on the title card. The included edit is there to fix them before you post.
• The post's audience is set to the people you want to reach.

If you want your new job to arrive like an event, start with the Officially Signed examples and picture your new company's colors on the shirt.