WHO WILL BE JUDGING MY WORK?
Each season the Shorty Awards carefully curates a group of Real Time Academy members to judge the current competition. Here are the confirmed 15th Annual Shorty Awards judges:
Each season the Shorty Awards carefully curates a group of Real Time Academy members to judge the current competition. Here are the confirmed 15th Annual Shorty Awards judges:
Ashley Rudder
Chief Creator Officer, Whalar
Andrew Borin Cresswell
Creative Director, Freelance
Anthony Coleman
Creative Director, Brand Creative, Nike
Morgan Wynne
Copywriter, Kalderos
Rachel Theberge
Creative Director, Reach Agency
Dionna Dorsey
CEO & Co-founder, The Creative Ladder
Roddy Hyduk
Co-Founder, Snowday
Tatiana Holifield
Sirius XM & Pandora, VP, Social Content & Growth Marketing
Lindsay Harris
Chief Purpose Officer, Tombras
Albert Thompson
Managing Director, Digital Innovation, Walton Isaacson
Sascha Piltz
SVP, Group Creative Director, MRM McCann New York
Taylor Guthrie
Group Director, Strategy, Media Experts
Val Vacante
VP, Solutions Innovation, dentsu
Pierre Babineau
Vice President, Growth & Creative Services, Mediabrands Content Studio
Kiran C K
Director of User Interface, The Brink Agency
Josh Zimmerman
Founder, CEO, Creator Coach
Leonardo Arcoverde
VP, Creative Director, McCann Health NY
Ken Lowery
Creative Director, Social Media, Cheil Dallas
Rob Alley
Head of Entertainment, Media and Telecom, Amazon, Brand Innovation Lab
Katy Hornaday
Chief Creative Officer, Barkley
Caitlin Horrigan
Senior Director, Global Advocacy, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Catherine Manzanares
Social Lead, Drama, Amazon Studios
Lowry Yankwich
Independent Podcast Producer, LBY Media
Lara Daniel
Co-Founder & CEO, Pulse Advertising
Erica Kraus
Executive Producer, APM Studios
Michael Porter
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Development, Telescope Inc.
James Gregson
Creative Director, LEGO
David Matt
Chief Creative Officer, VP, Foundry 360 @ Dotdash Meredith
Michelle Underwood
Group Creative Director, Havas
Emily Furtado
Vice President, Client Services, Media Experts
Angel Van Der Biest
Title Social Lead, Netflix
Sergio Spaccavento
Executive Creative Director and Brand Leader, H48
Sophie Yan
Director, Cultural & Entertainment Advocacy, Everytown for Gun Safety
Fahad Khawaja
Founder & CEO, Hue
Rachael Datz
Managing Director of Social, VMLY&R
Jenny Park
Senior Manager 2, Brand Partnerships, LinkedIn
Stephanie Horton
Senior Director, Global Marketing, Commerce, Google
Preeti Nadgar
Chief Strategy Officer, US, Essence Mediacom
Kainaz Karmakar
Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy India
Dmitrii Osipovskii
Interactive Creative Director, PPK
Luca Jacchia
Creative Director, DOOM Entertainment
Chrissie Hanson
CEO, OMD USA
Rosswell Saunders
Group Creative Director, Freelance
Liam Tjoa
CEO, GoSpooky
Marcus Hartung
Creative Director, Ogilvy
Mars Milisic
Creative Director, The Savvy One
Victoria Taylor
Director of Community, Stealth Mode Startup
Carolyn Rooke
Group Director, Social Strategy, VMLY&R
Bharat Kumar
Executive Creative Director, Havas
Amy Carvajal
Chief Creative Officer, Code & Theory
Sean DallasKidd
Partner & CCO, Demonstrate
Renee Van den Oetelaar
Boomerang FT., Head Of Boomerang FT.
Burak Canpolat
Senior Art Director & UI / UX Designer, FCB Health Reaktor
Alex Ruiz
Group Digital Director, Disney Yellow Shoes Creative Group, The Walt Disney Company
Sophie (Xiuning) Ho (He)
Global Head of Brand for WhatsApp, Meta
Jotham Ndugga-Kabuye
Senior Director of Marketing, Twitch
Win Sakdinan
Senior Director, North America Business Marketing, Snap (Snapchat)
Christopher O'Keeffe
Co-founder and Head of Narrative, Executive Producer, Podcation & JAR Audio
Filip Williander
VP, Head of Technology & Innovation, The Community
Jan Harling
CEO, Virtus Asia Consulting
Pam Fujimoto
Executive Creative Director, Golin
Justin Baum
Creative Director, Lenovo
Alberto Santiago Deida
Creative Director, JSD Agency (Puerto Rico)
Hannah Gulla
Senior Brand Strategist, DoorDash
Gabriel Durán
Creative Director, Crunchyroll
Ali Cheikhali
Creative Strategy Lead, Google Creative Works MENA, TR, SSA, Google
Phillip Dietz
Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
Anthony Allen Ramos
Vice President of Communications and Talent, GLAAD
Zeena Koda
2K Games, Head of Digital Community Marketing
Paul Kontonis
CMO, Revry
Adam Morgan
Senior Director of Brand and Creative, Splunk
Michelle Wong
CMO, Sprinkles
Daniela Bontorim
Celebrity Partnerships, Talent Partnership Advisors
Jorge Richardson
Founder, HOPE Hydration
José Eslinger
Creative Director, BBDO LA
Kate Wolff
Founder & CEO, Lupine Creative
Morgan Thomas
Associate Creative Director, Cheil
Pete Johnson
Founder, Chief Creative Officer, LOVE + RESPECT
Kara Hendrick
Associate Director, Employer Branding, Chewy, Inc.
Nick Walsh
Director, Social Media, Hulu
Michelle Lawrence
Creative Director, Laundry Service
Mike DiGiacomo
SVP and Art Director, BerlinRosen
Bing Chen
CEO & Founder, AU Holdings & Gold House
Henry Donahue
Executive Director, Save The Music
Zeyi Yang
Tech Reporter, MIT Technology Review
Nishant Mendiratta
Roku Inc., Sr. Software Engineer(Mobile)
Waymon Hudson
Frontier, Director of Customer Communications
Brian Jones
Senior Director, Brand Creative, Mint Mobile
Simone Deaderick
Global Creative Excellence Leader, MRM McCann New York
Rick Song
President, Brand Innovators Strategy Group
Takae Takahashi
VP Creative Director, BBDO NY
Gregory Littley
Creative Director, Freelance/ Contractor
Juan Pablo Valencia
Creative Director, TBWA\Central Asia & Caucasus
Nadja Bellan-White
Global Chief Marketing Officer, VICE Media Group
Learn more about the 15th Annual Shorty Awards judging panel. A group of leaders in the ever-changing digital space. The judges' expertise expands across different fields such as marketing, design, communications, strategy and more!
Tyler Dmytrow
Senior Director, Head of Social & Strategy Solutions, Reprise Canada
Jennifer Ahdoot
Digital Director, iHeartRadio
Rafael Gonzaga
SVP Executive Creative Director, BBDO LA
Mitu Yima
Digital Director, Born This Way Foundation
Josh Mizrachi
Group Creative Director, Havas
Kim Pick
Executive Creative Director, New Zealand, VMLY&R New Zealand
Reonna Johnson
VP / Director of Growth Strategy, Deutsch LA
Mélissa Charland
Creative Director, Publicis (Montréal)
Jeffrey Cannata
Group Comms Planning Director, David & Goliath
Steve Spurgat
Managing Partner, Big Human
Shawn Ahmed
Non-Profit Digital Communications Specialist, Freelance
Shawna Klein
Creative Director
David Berkowitz
Serial Marketers, Founder
Dani Calogera
Vice President, Brand & Digital Marketing, SHOWTIME
Kasumi Mihori
SVP Brand Creative, Self-Employed
Chris Sojka
Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder, Madwell
Jim Tobin
Chief Executive Officer, Ignite Social Media
Harrie Bakst
Partner & Cofounder, WCPG
Carter Hansen
Head of Marketing, Step
Noor Keim
Director, Social Strategy, INNOCEAN USA
Wesley Kim
Vice President, Global Head of Marketing, Belkin
Erica Rupp
Head of Community, Content, Snap Inc.
James Maclean
Creative Director, Maclean Creative
Mark Hickman
Digital Strategy Director, ONE Sotheby's International Realty
Mariana Peluffo
Global Creative Director, Publicis One Touch
Marcelo Ramirez
Executive Creative Director, Havas
Jennifer Walters
VP Campaign Director, The AdCouncil
Jodi Patkin
SVP of Brand Marketing and Communications, theSkimm
Nichole Geddes
Principal Creative Director, Riot Games
David Mesfin
Creative Director, INNOCEAN USA
Jeff Barrett
Global Influence and Communications Consultant, Adbove
Dora Pruzincova
Chief Creative Officer , DDB Prague
Amy Lin
Head of Corporate Brand & Digital Marketing, Zoetis
Paul Marvucic
Director, Product Marketing, Patreon
Marty Hoefkes
Creative Director, FCB Canada
Marcus Collins
Head of Strategy, Wieden+Kennedy New York
Carolina Saraiva
Global Creative Director, The Walt Disney Company
Lori Martin
VP, Group Creative Director, INNOCEAN USA
Patricia Gray
Vice-President, Digital Media, Media Experts
Crystal Ackley
Senior Consultant, Social Strategy & Insights, Self-Employed
Lauren Ferreira
Creative Director, TBWA\Media Arts Lab
Adam Harris
Global Head, Brand Partnership Studio, Twitch
The Shorty Awards recognize excellence in digital and social media.
All entries will be scored by judges on these major criteria:
Strategy: Entries should include a clearly defined and effective communications plan that is key to a brand, agency or organization meeting their objectives.
Creativity: Entries should demonstrate how their work is memorable and/or inspiring for its well-executed, “out of the box” originality and innovation.
Engagement: Entries should demonstrate how the work was key in successfully driving positive interaction with the target audience.
The Shorty Awards recognize excellence in digital and social media.
ALL ENTRIES WILL BE SCORED BY JUDGES ON THESE MAJOR CRITERIA:
Entries should include a clearly defined and effective communications plan that is key to a brand, agency or organization meeting their objectives.
Entries should demonstrate how their work is memorable and/or inspiring for its well-executed, “out of the box” originality and innovation.
Entries should demonstrate how the work was key in successfully driving positive interaction with the target audience.