THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

Brand Awareness Campaign Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Audio & Music Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI Graphic Art Images Website/App

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance Live Events News & Media Non-Profit Pets & Animals Pharma & Healthcare Real Estate Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Social Activism Sports Technology Television Travel & Tourism Wine, Beer & Spirits

Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Other Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership X Partnership YouTube Partnership

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Facebook Immersive Instagram Interactive Content LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Business Podcast NEW! Health & Wellness Podcast Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Sports Podcast Technology and Education Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications LGBTQ Community Engagement Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response SEO & SEM Social Commerce Storytelling

Video

Comedy Video Documentary Feature Film NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 8th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Education

Educational institutions, programs and services are eligible for this award. Objectives may include promoting enrollment and school spirit, engaging current students and thought leadership.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Education
winner
John Jay College Insta-Challenge
For the 1,500 incoming students to John Jay College of Criminal Justice, summer is a time to hang o…

Finalist

Education
finalist
#CongratagradNYU
#CongratagradNYU is an integrated, one-day campaign conducted during New York University's Commence…

Nominees

Education
#LoveWins at Colorado State University
On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality. Colorado State Uni…
Education
#SaidNoSchoolEver
Hefty is the only trash bag that supports Box Tops For Education, one of America's largest school e…
Education
#SciFriEdu on Periscope
For 25 years, the public radio show Science Friday has been a trusted name in science journalism – …
Education
#weareNAFA
Part I: Defining the problemEstablished in 1938, the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) is Singapo…
Education
Blue Shirt Day
STOMP Out Bullying™ is the leading national bullying and cyberbullying prevention organization for …
Education
CMC Instagram Engagement
In October 2015, Business Insider named Claremont McKenna College (CMC) the Best College Campus in …
Education
Florida Atlantic University on Instagram
When it comes to building school spirit and pride, Florida Atlantic University is in an interesting…
Education
Harvard Medical School's Visual Storytelling on Instagram
In July 2015 the social media marketing at Harvard Medical School (HMS) was at a crossroads. The go…
Education
Jen Walters: Breaking Barriers
Over the summer, the Arizona Cardinals changed the game by hiring the first female coach in NFL hi…
Education
Our Commitment to EDUCATION is GLOBAL
Southwest University has a presence on Facebook that is tied directly to the brand platform "Our co…
Education
“There’s More to Blue” Campaign Impacts Record-Breaking Enrollment
Indiana State University (ISU) launched the "There's More to Blue" branding campaign to improve awa…