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AI VIDEO AGENT

How Svensk Sjöfart inspires the next generation of seafarers

Sweden’s shipowners’ association needed a way to show young people what a maritime career actually looks like. They trained an AI Video Agent on everything about life at sea — and deployed it on their website and at trade fairs.

Maritime & Shipping · Employer Branding · Gen Z Recruitment · Sweden

ABOUT SVENSK SJÖFART

The voice of Swedish shipping

Svensk Sjöfart (the Swedish Shipowners’ Association) is the industry organisation representing all of Sweden’s shipping companies. The maritime sector is a critical part of the country’s transport infrastructure and plays a central role in international trade.

To meet the future demands of efficiency, sustainability, and safety, the industry depends on continuous research, innovation — and, critically, on attracting the next generation of talented young people to a career at sea.

THE CHALLENGE

An industry most young people know nothing about

Svensk Sjöfart’s own research showed a clear pattern: very few young people considering their education and career path know what it actually means to work in the maritime industry. The opportunities are vast — from engineering and navigation to sustainability and logistics — but they remain invisible to most of Gen Z.

Bridging that knowledge gap through traditional content — articles, brochures, web pages — would require an enormous effort, and even then it would be difficult to cover every possible question a young person might have. Svensk Sjöfart needed a way to make all of this information instantly accessible in a format that actually resonates with their target audience.

THE SOLUTION

An AI Video Agent trained on everything about life at sea

Svensk Sjöfart partnered with Life Inside to build an AI Video Agent trained on all relevant information about maritime careers: what different roles look like, how they work in practice, where and how to study, development paths, all available programmes — and much more. The agent acts as a knowledgeable, friendly guide that young people can ask anything about a career at sea.

Conversational career guide

A lifelike video avatar that answers any question about maritime careers — from daily life on board to study requirements, salary expectations, and long-term development paths.

Deployed on web and at trade fairs

The agent is live on the Svensk Sjöfart website and is also activated at education fairs and events, where students can walk up and start a conversation about life at sea.

Continuous audience insights

Every conversation generates data about what young people actually wonder about — insights that would have required expensive market research to obtain through traditional methods.

THE IMPACT

The results

6+Months live with daily conversations
24/7Always available — web and trade fairs
100%Of career questions answered instantly
Gen ZReached where they already are

Our AI agent meets young people where they are and answers their questions about a career at sea — honestly and in real time. The conversation data has revealed insights about what Gen Z actually cares about that we never would have discovered through surveys.

Madeleine Säll
Madeleine Säll
Kommunikationsansvarig — Svensk Sjöfart

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