Recruitment Campaign: Not a Job, But a Mission
Client: Defensie

Challenge

When The Belgian Ministry of Defense was looking to fill their many job openings, The Other Agency was recruited to lend a helping hand. With our campaign we set out to convince job seekers that Defense is open to everyone and anyone, not just those who are looking to live like Tom Cruise.

Making sense

When looking for a job, Belgium’s young workforce prioritise a healthy work-life balance and an open organisational culture, two advantages the Belgian army prides itself on. Yet, far too often, youngsters assume a job in the army is about authority, physical fitness and foreign missions only. To counter this perception, we zoomed in on different kinds of jobs at Belgian Defense. The goal? Having them realise their talents might actually be just what our country needs. Authentic testimonials and camera techniques from the gaming world were used to draw in the target audience and have them relate.

Within the programmatic approach, the campaign went live on all digital channels. From Twitch and YouTube, to social media and banner ads, it was impossible to miss our campaign. Those who displayed active and targeted search behaviour, were reached through Google SEA. On top of the paid media campaign, we developed a documentary video series with 10 episodes, each based on the 30-second commercials.

Results

Curiosity piqued? Mission accomplished! After the first advertising wave, the campaign resulted in close to 16 million impressions across all channels, +60,000 clicks for specific job vacancies and +5.000 applicants. The YouTube and Twitch videos reached over 3 million views.

Hello is it us you’re looking for? Great, the feeling is mutual. 

Drop us a line or give us a call, we are looking forward to meeting you. 

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