Each season the Shorty Awards carefully curates a group of Real Time Academy members to judge the current competition. Here are the 18th Annual Shorty Awards judges whose expertise expands across fields such as marketing, design, communications, strategy and more:
Maggie Winters
This January
Adam Gloo
Barbarian
Thom Woodley
Unprecious Studios
Vidya Manmohan
V4GOOD
Armando Sanchez-Monsivais
Discord
Ashton Rose
72ANDSUNNY
Sophie Wood
Fohr
Fatou Barry
PR Girl Manifesto
Shani Syphrett
Pinterest
Andrew Roth
dcdx
samantha wu
eventbrite
Erica Tappin
New Balance
Benjamin Karson
Multiform Content
David Clarke
AKQA
Karen Freberg
University of Louisville
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 strategic plan that was key to the organization meeting their objectives.
Entries should demonstrate how the 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.
