The Western Australia Police Force is looking for ‘People like You’ via new Gatecrasher campaign

The Western Australia Police Force’s Let’s Join Forces brand has launched a major new recruitment campaign, created by Gatecrasher, to help fill the ranks across the State.

“The brief was to develop a platform that would elevate and differentiate the career in a cut-through way,” said Gatecrasher MD Tony Scampoli.

“To inform the development of the campaign, we interviewed and surveyed well over one hundred officers in the WA Police Force. The access we were given to top officers in the force was quite remarkable.”

Gatecrasher Creative Partner, Adam Barker, said: “What we learned through that process is that while policing requires an amazing diversity of people, there is a powerful unifying truth about the role. That policing is fundamentally about people. Whether this means bonding with and trusting the people you work alongside, or understanding and empathising with the people you’re protecting. Police have to be (or learn to be) extremely good ‘people-people’.”

This insight is what led to the campaign theme, ‘Police are looking for people like you’.

The campaign humanises the role of policing and reflects the variety of roles, and duties experienced by police every day.

It is persuasive yet true to the core of what the job entails and it enables people to see the true potential in choosing a career in the WA Police Force.

The logistical challenge involved in pulling the campaign together was a testament to the absolute commitment and professionalism of the client marketing team who had to find over 50 officers to appear in the video, not to mention wrangling the vast inventory including helicopters, boats, cars, drones, robots and the TRG Bearcat.

“We can’t praise the work of film director Ariel Martin enough in bringing the idea to life. All of the police roles were filled with real officers who Ariel managed to get great performances out of. His gift for comedy is evident throughout the commercial.”

“At a time when other law enforcement jurisdictions in Australia and around the world are struggling to attract recruits, we are growing the Western Australia Police Force. The new Let’s Join Forces ‘People Like You’ campaign is the next phase of our continued efforts to recruit the very best people to embark on a rewarding and diverse career with the WA Police Force,” said Western Australia Police Force’s Media and Communications Director, Joey Catanzaro.

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Credits
Client – WA Police Force
Producer and Media and Corporate Communications Director – Joey Catanzaro
Corporate Communications Assistant Director – Carmel Condemi
Corporate Communications Strategic Communications Officer – Anthony Robertson
Corporate Communications Senior Marketing Officer – Rosharna Femia

Carat Media (Media Strategy and Planning)
Client Partner: Michelle Testa
Group Investment Director: Sam Giuffre

Creative Agency – Gatecrasher Advertising
Creative Directors – Adam Barker, Lori Canalini
Writer – Adam Barker
Senior Art Director – Henry Billington
Managing Director – Tony Scampoli
Senior Account Director – Magda Wood
Account Coordinator – Chloe Foster
Designers – Dan Triscari, George Vavakis
Agency Producer – Elsie Shaw
BTS Producer – Jess Seinor

Production
Director – Ariel Martin (Scoundrel)
Executive Producer/Founder – Adrian Shapiro (Scoundrel)
Executive Producer – Kate Gooden (Scoundrel)
Producer – Alex Tizzard (Scoundrel)
DOP – Max Walter
2nd Unit DP – Lewis Potts
1st AD – Adam Wareham
Gaffer – Grant Wilson
Key Grip – Greg Stirling
Sound Recordist – Glen Dillon
Locations – Danni Booth, Roger Johnston
Makeup – Kate Farmer
Wardrobe – Texx Montana
Casting – Megan Carpenter / Toesox Casting
Art Department – Anna Gregory
Stills Photography – Simon Westlake, Fabrizio Lipar

Post-production
Post-producer – Elsie Shaw (Stir Fry Productions)
Offline Edit – Lucas Vazquez
Online Edit – Ben Wright (Stir Fry Productions)
Grade – Fergus Rotherham
VFX – Dave McDonnell (Last Pixel)
Sound Design – Nick Gallagher, Shaun Sandosham (Cue Sound)
Music Composition – Glen Sarangapany (Panda Candy)