Each season the Shorty Awards carefully curates a group of Real Time Academy members to judge the current competition. Here are the 8th Annual Shorty Impact Awards judges whose expertise expands across fields such as marketing, design, communications, strategy and more:
Liz Levy
Hulu
Carol Dunn
Barking Owl
Monique Ruff-Bell
TED
YuJung Kim
The Dodo and SB Nation
Elizabeth Pigg
That's It
Denise Vitola
Bayer
Brian Jones
Mint Mobile
Brooke Havlik
Communications Strategist and Consultant, Climate + Human Rights
Singleton Beato
McCann Worldgroup
Brittany Hennessy
The Influence Suite
Indy Selvarajah
Ketchum, London
Cassandra Douglas
Southern Poverty Law Center
Christine Whitemarsh
True Value Company
Melinda Lee
Stage TEN
Brian Anthony Hernandez
Bustle
Dylan Abruscato
CRYPTO: THE GAME
Maz Nadjm
Tata Consultancy Services
Nicole Hockley
Sandy Hook Promise
Maryam Al-Khawaja
Al-Khawaja Consulting
Alex Dalman
VCCP
Alex Ruiz
Disney Yellow Shoes Creative Group, The Walt Disney Company
Jorge Richardson
HOPE Hydration
Daniela Bontorim
Talent Partnership Advisors
Tiffany Edwards
Droga5
Georgii Speakman
OUT.LI.ER
Aaron Francois
Laundry Service/Wasserman | Black Visionaries
Jenny Mak
DDB
Joshua Weaver
Josh Weaver Group
Victoria Gates-Fleming
Day One Agency
Sarah Evans
Sevans PR
Kevin Williams
lanned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)
Whit Hiler
Cornett
Morgan Thomas
Cheil
Filip Williander
The Community
Miles Ludwig
Sesame Workshop
Pierre Babineau
Mediabrands Content Studio
Marcus Benigno
ACLU
Tynesha Williams
3AM
Paul Armstrong
TBD Group
Erica Myers
Starz
Ananela Chirinos
Yellow Studio Inc
Denise Melanson
Wasserman
Shadille Estepan
Born This Way Foundation
DeNora Getachew
DoSomething
Lauren McCracken
OMD USA
Michael Porter
Telescope Inc.
Isak Hultström
Forsman&Bodenfors
Cristina Gnecco
Hope Hydration
Harun Zankel
Publicis
Aaron Keller
Capsule
Lindsey Gamble
Lindsey Gamble Media LLC
Daniel Nunez
Laundry Service
Joel Nomdarkham
Amplify Studios
Sherri Solinger
Revolve Agency
Christena Pyle
Dentsu
Madison Cameron
David & Goliath
Rajesh Janakiraman
Google Inc.
Dennis Williams
Warner Bros Discovery
Chuck Rachford
Current Global
Dave Hohman
McKinney
Alice Nathoo
Headspace
Anthony Yell
Razorfish
Dupe O. Ajayi
AirBnB
Hannah Strashun
The Advertising Council
Andy Cantu
McKinney
Amy Smith
TOMS
Carys Afoko
Mozilla
Fahad Khawaja
Hue
Chandra Guinn
McKinney
Leonardo Arcoverde
McCann Health NY
Anthony Allen Ramos
GLAAD
Waymon Hudson
Director of Customer Communications
Paul Kontonis
Revry
Christopher O'Keeffe
Podcation & JAR Audio
Win Sakdinan
Snap (Snapchat)
Matt Bravmann
Paramount+
Nick Walsh
Hulu
Phillip Dietz
Saatchi & Saatchi
Mary Toves
Disney
Genevieve Taft-Vazquez
The Coca-Cola Company
Qianna Smith Bruneteau
American Influencer Council
Lucy Marcus
Marcus Venture Consulting
Kiran C K
NetBramha - Global UI/UX Design Company
Burak Canpolat
Raquelle Zuzarte
Equity Project For All
Shawn Ahmed
Freelance
Meredith Goldberg-Morse
Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios (Paramount)
James Gregson
Amy Carvajal
Amy x Co
Taylor Carter Erin
Instacart
Jake Katz
Waiting In The Sky
Carmen Boon
Food Bank for New York City
Peter Minnium
M+ Consulting
Tiffany Rivers
Media Cause
Tim Leake
Let's Lightbulb
Amy Starnes
Best Friends Animal Society
Kinal Shah
Bloomberg Media
Lola Bakare
[email protected]
John Osborn
Ad Net Zero
Sergio Spaccavento
Micidial
The Shorty Awards recognize excellence in digital and social media.
All entries will be scored by judges on these major criteria:
Purpose/Impact: Demonstrate that the work and cause had importance and made a positive difference in society.
Impact & Engagement: Entries should demonstrate that their work had a positive impact on the cause they represent and/or successfully engaged their communities in a positive manner.
Creativity: Memorable and/or inspiring for its well-executed, “out of the box” originality and innovation.
Strategy & Execution: Clearly defined and effective communications plan that is key to a brand, agency or organization meeting their objectives.
Engagement: Positive interaction with the target audience and/or measurements of success.
