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:
Waymon Hudson
Frontier, Director of Customer Communications
Paul Kontonis
CMO, Revry
Win Sakdinan
Senior Director, North America Business Marketing, Snap (Snapchat)
Phillip Dietz
Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
Sergio Spaccavento
Executive Creative Director and Brand Leader, H48
René Eugster
Founder, ECD, Agentur am Flughafen
Jorge Richardson
Founder, HOPE Hydration
Katie Bisbee
CRO/CMO, Donorschoose
Pierre Babineau
Vice President, Growth & Creative Services, Mediabrands Content Studio
Alex Ruiz
Group Digital Director, Disney Yellow Shoes Creative Group, The Walt Disney Company
Daniela Bontorim
Celebrity Partnerships, Talent Partnership Advisors
Matt Bravmann
Senior Marketing Director, Awards Strategy, Paramount+
Nick Walsh
Director, Social Media, Hulu
Brian Jones
Senior Director, Brand Creative, Mint Mobile
Morgan Thomas
Associate Creative Director, Cheil
Filip Williander
VP, Head of Technology & Innovation, The Community
Michael Porter
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Development, Telescope Inc.
Fahad Khawaja
Founder & CEO, Hue
Leonardo Arcoverde
VP, Creative Director, McCann Health NY
Christopher O'Keeffe
Co-founder and Head of Narrative, Executive Producer, Podcation & JAR Audio
Todd Feitlin
Executive Creative Director, 305 Worldwide
Liz Levy
Executive Creative Director, Hulu
Carol Dunn
Executive Producer, Human Worldwide
Monique Ruff-Bell
Head of Conferences, TED
YuJung Kim
Group Publisher, The Dodo and SB Nation
Elizabeth Pigg
Chief Marketing Officer, That's It
Denise Vitola
VP Brand Integration PR, Social and Influencer, Bayer
Brooke Havlik
Brooke Havlik Communications, LLC, Communications Strategist and Consultant, Climate + Human Rights
Singleton Beato
Global EVP, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, McCann Worldgroup
Brittany Hennessy
Head of Creator Relations, Carbon August
Indy Selvarajah
Executive Creative Director, Ketchum, London
Cassandra Douglas
Digital Director, Southern Poverty Law Center
Christine Whitemarsh
Senior Marketing Manager, Brand & Communication, True Value Company
Melinda Lee
President, Media Networks, Stage TEN
Brian Anthony Hernandez
Senior Celebrity News Editor, Bustle
Dylan Abruscato
Head of Marketing & Partnerships, Capital
Maz Nadjm
Global Head of Social Media Practice, Tata Consultancy Services
Nicole Hockley
Co-Founder & CEO, Sandy Hook Promise
Maryam Al-Khawaja
Founder and Director, Al-Khawaja Consulting
Alex Dalman
Head of Social & Innovation, VCCP
Tiffany Edwards
Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Droga5
Georgii Speakman
Managing Director, OUT.LI.ER
Aaron Francois
Associate Strategy Director | Founder, Laundry Service | Black Visionaries
Jenny Mak
Creative Partner, DDB
Jabulani Sigege
Executive Creative Director, _Machine
Joshua Weaver
CEO and Chief Consultant, Josh Weaver Group
Victoria Gates-Fleming
SVP, Creative Strategy & Insights, Day One Agency
Sarah Evans
Founder & CEO, Sevans PR
Kevin Williams
Vice President, Digital Products, lanned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)
Whit Hiler
Executive Creative Director, Cornett
Miles Ludwig
Vice-President, Digital Media, Sesame Workshop
Marcus Benigno
Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, ACLU
Tynesha Williams
SVP Executive Creative Director, 3AM
Paul Armstrong
Founder, TBD Group
Erica Myers
Director of Digital Marketing, Starz
Ananela Chirinos
Creative Director, Yellow Studio Inc
Denise Melanson
Senior Director of Social Impact, Wasserman
Shadille Estepan
Communications and Creative Manager, Born This Way Foundation
DeNora Getachew
CEO, DoSomething
Lauren McCracken
Managing Director, and Head of Integrated Planning, OMD USA
Isak Hultström
Designer, Forsman&Bodenfors
Cristina Gnecco
Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships, Hope Hydration
Harun Zankel
Freelance Art Director / Creative Director, Havas NY
Aaron Keller
Founder, Capsule
Lindsey Gamble
Influencer Marketing & Creator Economy Consultant, Lindsey Gamble Media LLC
Daniel Nunez
Chief Creative Officer, Laundry Service
Joel Nomdarkham
Chief Impact Creator, Amplify Studios
Sherri Solinger
Creative Director, Revolve Agency
Christena Pyle
Chief Equity Officer, Americas, Dentsu
Madison Cameron
Director of Strategy and Social Impact, David & Goliath
Rajesh Janakiraman
Engineering Manager, Google Inc.
Dennis Williams
SVP of Corporate Social Responsibility, Warner Bros Discovery
Chuck Rachford
Executive Creative Director, Current Global
Dave Hohman
Group Creative Director, McKinney
Alice Nathoo
VP Social Impact, Headspace
Anthony Yell
Chief Creative Officer, Razorfish
Dupe O. Ajayi
Global Marketing Lead, AirBnB
Hannah Strashun
Vice President, Group Campaign Director, The Advertising Council
Andy Cantu
Creative Director, McKinney
Amy Smith
Chief Strategy & Impact Officer, TOMS
Carys Afoko
Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs, Mozilla
Chandra Guinn
Executive Director, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, McKinney
Anthony Allen Ramos
Vice President of Communications and Talent, GLAAD
Mary Toves
Group Creative Director, Disney
Genevieve Taft-Vazquez
Sr Director, Human Rights and Sustainable Sourcing, The Coca-Cola Company
Qianna Smith Bruneteau
Founder, Executive Director, American Influencer Council
Lucy Marcus
CEO, Marcus Venture Consulting
Kiran C K
Director of User Interface, Independent
Burak Canpolat
Art Director & Designer
Raquelle Zuzarte
Founder & CMO, Equity Project For All
Shawn Ahmed
Non-Profit Digital Communications Specialist, Freelance
Meredith Goldberg-Morse
Director, Social Impact, Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios (Paramount)
James Gregson
Creative Director
Amy Carvajal
Chief Creative Officer
Taylor Carter Erin
Executive Creative Director, Instacart
Sergio Spaccavento
Creative Director and Author, Micidial
Jake Katz
Founder, Waiting In The Sky
Pierre Babineau
Professor, Université de Moncton
Carmen Boon
VP, Public Affairs, Food Bank for New York City
Peter Minnium
Principal, M+ Consulting
Tiffany Rivers
Senior Director, Social + Influencer Marketing, Media Cause
Tim Leake
Founder/CEO, Let's Lightbulb
Keith Pape
CEO and Chief Consultant, YellowPike Media
Amy Starnes
Chief Innovation Officer, Best Friends Animal Society
Kinal Shah
Head of Brand and Global Marketing, Bloomberg Media
Lola Bakare
CMO Advisor & Inclusive Marketing Strategist, [email protected]
John Osborn
Director, Ad Net Zero
Dani Calogera
Vice President, Brand & Digital Marketing, SHOWTIME
Katherine Sharp
Senior Manager of Social Experience, All State
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.
