People of the Year

Brand Marketer

This award honors in-house marketers who excel at shaping and elevating brand identities, creating strong consumer connections, and driving business success through innovative marketing strategies.

Changemaker

This award celebrates leaders who identify critical challenges, advocate for innovative solutions, and drive impactful transformation through their vision, actions, and leadership to create a better world.

Community Builder

This award honors leaders who foster vibrant communities through vision, engagement, collaboration, and cultivating meaningful connections.

Creative

This award honors individuals who excelled in ideating and creating visionary creative executions including copy, visuals, sound, etc.

Creator

This award honors digital content creators whose imaginative talent and artistic expression bring compelling stories, art, and ideas to life, educate, entertain and inspire the audience they serve.

Innovator

This award honors visionary thinkers whose groundbreaking ideas, bold creativity, and willingness to challenge the status quo redefine industries and push the boundaries of what’s possible.

Media Planner

This award recognizes media planning and buying professionals who design and execute effective media strategies that reach and resonate with target audiences to drive meaningful impact.

Non-profit Marketer

This award highlights non-profit marketers who craft impactful campaigns that inspire action and drive positive change, advancing causes with creativity and purpose.

Producer

This award recognizes digital content producers who captivate and engage audiences through innovative storytelling that is both compelling and thought-provoking.

Strategist

This award honors professionals who lead strategic initiatives that guide brands, organizations, or campaigns toward achieving specific, measurable business objectives.

Eligibility

Eligible participants must have played a critical role and credited in the entries of the current calendar year of the two awards programs. For this new category, nominees must be credited in at least three entries/categories in 2025 (the 17th Annual Shorty Awards OR the 10th Annual Shorty Impact Awards) to qualify.

Judging Criteria

Credited in the most distinguished work voted by the Real Time Academy, including as winner, gold, silver, or bronze honoree.
Played a critical role and demonstrated mastery of the respective craft they were nominated for in the winning work.
Proven track record in both objective professional achievements and driving positive impact (this can include extracurricular activities such as offering mentorship, participating in pro bono work, serving on ERGs, giving back to their communities, etc).

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THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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