THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Campaign

Awareness Campaign Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Social Movement Campaign

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter Feature Film Images Interactive Experiences Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Vertical Video NEW! Video Series

Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement NEW! Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees Learning & Development LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Other Causes Poverty Relief Public Health Public Safety Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Responsible Technology Social Justice Youth & Family

Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Non-Profit Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Non-profit Partnership Other Partnerships

Platforms & Technology

Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Employee Engagement NEW! Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content User Generated Content

From the 18th Annual Shorty Awards Art Direction

This category honors art direction in social/digital campaigns. Entry may be standalone works or part of a larger campaign. Submission will be evaluated on creative integrity, strategic integration, shareability, and overall effectiveness.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

Art Direction
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Taco Bellt
Venmo and Taco Bell were coming together to give America a free taco, just by paying with Venmo in …
Art Direction
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Listen to the Whales
Humans are intrinsically linked to the earth. If our largest mammals are threatened by environmenta…
Art Direction
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Ambition
The objective of this campaign was to evolve the brand’s storytelling from product-led messaging to…
Art Direction
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Barbie Dream Search
Our Mattel clients asked us to create a Gen Z-focused Roblox activation that reintroduced the class…
Art Direction
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Built Different
The objective of “Built Different” was to establish a partnership between Robinhood and 23XI Racing…
Art Direction
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Excuse Elimination
Even the most driven among us have, in a moment of exhaustion or doubt, reached for a convenient ou…
Art Direction
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See the Sublemonal
It began with a simple truth: Lemons were in peril.  In the aftermath of the pandemic, the humbl…

Nominees

Art Direction
A city in the palm of your hand: Exploring the intricate world of an Amazon Web Services chip
Our objective was two-fold: First, to educate general audience readers about microchip technology t…
Art Direction
Common Cents
As healthcare costs rise, Americans face an overwhelming reality: one-in-three leave a prescription…
Art Direction
IT: Welcome to Derry - DOOH 3D Cube
The objective of this work was to translate the psychological horror of IT: Welcome to Derry into a…
Art Direction
Inside the delivery station putting dozens of sustainability strategies to the test
Our objective with this story was to showcase one way Amazon is making concrete progress toward The…
Art Direction
Magic 8 Ball Social Media Campaign
To celebrate Magic 8 Ball’s 75th year, and “Magic 8 Ball Day” on 08-08-25, GERTRUDE created a socia…
Art Direction
REVOLT's Receipts powered by Walmart (Season 3)
Back for its third season, Receipts powered by Walmart once again set out to bring game show fun, a…
Art Direction
Sports Illustrated - SI TV Branding
For more than 70 years, Sports Illustrated has shaped how the world experiences sports—authoritativ…
Art Direction
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Social Campaign
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man was an all-new animated adventure that focuses on Peter Parke…