CHANGEMAKERS campaign

A racially ambiguous woman with curly black hair wearing a gray cardigan and black top, smiling while working at her computer in an office cubicle, with photographs and a plant on the background walls.
A Black family of four sitting in a cozy living room with wooden paneling, smiling at the camera. The father and son are on the left, and the mother and daughter are on the right, sitting on a beige couch.
A smiling young Black man standing outside the YouthLink building with bushes and trees in the background.

Creative direction and campaign stills by Andrea Ellen Reed

campaign ad video

Director, Producer and Writer: Andrea Ellen Reed Videographers: Chris Jopp & Bud Burge Editor: Bud Burge

The Greater Twin Cities United Way was looking to create an ad campaign that ran at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport that would increase awareness about the many things that United Way does in the region and inspire people to learn more about the organization and ultimately volunteer their time. With limited time and resources, I knew we needed to create a video that would capture the attention of passersby as well as serve as a piece that the United Way could use in various applications from annual reports to social media to fundraising. To ensure we met all of these goals, I devised a concept that highlighted five of their efforts (advocacy, youth housing, education, suicide prevention and food insecurity) in a :30 sec spot to run at the airport and on social and shooting still environmental portraits to use at a later date. The project was successful and got over 500k impressions during its 2 month run at MSP airport and was used in multiple platforms from the annual report, the workplace fundraising campaign, 988 Suicide Prevention Line roll out, economic opportunity campaign and social media posts.

Brochure with a gradient background from purple to yellow, featuring a smiling young man with short curly hair, a patterned shirt, and a chain necklace. The brochure discusses racial justice, COVID-19, and community action, and includes logos of United Way and social media icons.

COLLATERAL

The still imagery was used for various collateral pieces, including the Workplace Campaign, which was translated into multiple languages.

A young woman with curly hair wearing headphones sitting at a desk with a computer and smiling in an office environment.

workplace camaign videos

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