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2024 - Bronze

If you don’t make it, it’ll never exist

Bronze 2024
Khemistry
Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water
QLD manufacturing sector

Queensland’s manufacturing sector is suffering a skills shortage as young people pass it over for more ’sexy’, meaningful careers. But the truth is manufacturing’s no longer the dirty, dangerous career it once was – it’s a thriving modern industry, filled with innovation and possibility.

With our campaign platform “If you don’t make it, it’ll never exist”, we set out to inspire the next generation to imagine how they could change the world by creating the products of the future. Because it’s only by working in manufacturing that you can make the next big thing a reality.

Featuring brilliant future innovations in social, demonstrations of the innovations in TikTok, and even an ad for one of those innovations in digital radio, the campaign successfully painted a picture of an industry in its asendancy.

Advertising agencyKhemistry
Creative directorBrent Liebenberg
CopywriterJake McLennan
Art directorChris Connolly
Agency producerRobbie Dodd
Account serviceMila King / Wendy Phan
Client marketing managerSam Morrison / Daniel Lato
Other Contributors

Managing Director - Susan Lyons
General Manager – Jo Millington
Strategist – Patricia David

Post-production – Cutting Edge
Executive Producer: Trelise Blade
VFX Supervisor: Ian Anderson
3D Artist: Leyton Brown, Rob Conn and David Reece
Lighting Artist: Phil Jackson and Cam Wright
Compositor: Bruno Ribeiro Profeta and Liam Barnard

Online films
Director – Jake McLennan, Chris Connolly and Lachlan MacFarlane
DOP/Editor – Lachlan MacFarlane