Women in Skilled Trades promotional video

Empowering women to succeed in skilled trades

Client Michigan Laborers Training and WIST

THE CHALLENGE

Two non-profits, Michigan Laborers Training and Women in Skilled Trades (WIST), co-hosted a series of construction career events for women. WIST wanted to boost their event attendance.

THE GOAL

The goal was to educate and motivate a larger group of women about emerging opportunities for women in the skilled trades by creating a short video for online distribution.

Project results


Our inspiring video showed women they have supporters in the trades industry.

25-35

average age of women who viewed the video

200

total views on the client's YouTube video

Our approach


At the career event, several women who have already built successful careers in the trades came to share their hard-earned knowledge and advice with the newcomers. Tasked with creating a video, we took a unique approach to story-telling. Instead of focusing our video on one of the event attendees, we highlighted one of the volunteers.

We wanted to tell a hero-story for young women to aspire towards. Our heroine had overcome immense challenges, built a successful career, and is now stepping up to mentor younger women. We structured our shoot, our approach, and our editing to tell, in a short 30-sec window, her full-circle story of female empowerment.

We highlighted a courageous WIST volunteer who came to the event to mentor younger women. In a 30-sec video, we told a full-circle story of female empowerment.

"Modern Animal crafted a strong video for social media distribution. I enjoyed working with their creative and smart team."

Daryl Gallant
Assistant Director
Michigan Laborers Training

"I'm grateful for the opportunity to share my experiences and advice with young women. Thank you Modern Animal."

Karmyn Valentine
Star of the video
WIST Volunteer

In the news

Article Lansing State Journal

New program prepares women for successful careers in skilled trades

September 4, 2018

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