Who will be judging my work?

Each season the Shorty Awards carefully curates a group of Real Time Academy members to judge the current competition. Learn more about the 7th Annual Shorty Impact Awards judges!

Featured Judges

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Sarah Acer

Chief Social Impact Officer, The Lede Company

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Adu Adu

Global Head of Social Media, Logitech

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Jennifer Ahdoot

Digital Director, iHeartRadio

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Tulani André

Vice President, Social Media, National Geographic

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Marcus Benigno

Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, ACLU of Southern California

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Brad Bessey

Director, Communications & Talent Relations, Project Angel Food

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Bryant Brennan

SVP, Head of Global Creative | Creative Director, Peloton Interactive

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Lauren Brenner

Head of Global Content Strategy, Spotify

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Will Cady

Global Brand Ambassador, Reddit

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Madison Cameron

Director of Strategy and Social Impact, David & Goliath

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Teresa Caro

President, The Johnson Group

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Toph Clarke

Executive Creative Director, Intuit

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Amber Coleman-Mortley

Senior Director, Community and Culture, The Female Quotient

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Sean DallasKidd

Partner & CCO, Demonstrate

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Brendan Davis

Director of Digital Communications, GLAAD

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Henry Donahue

Executive Director, Save The Music

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Dionna Dorsey

Co-founder & CEO, The Creative Ladder

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Maya Dukes

Managing Director, Creative (ECD), Delta Air Lines

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Kinney Edwards

Global Head of Creative Lab, TikTok

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Tiffany Edwards

Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Droga5

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Amy Enchelmeyer

Head of Web, Photo and Video Programs, Smithsonian's National Zoo

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Jeanell English

EVP, Impact & Inclusion, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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Jason Eskin

VP, Digital Marketing, The Walt Disney Studios

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José Eslinger

Creative Director, BBDO LA

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Maz Farrelly

Conference Speaker, MazSpeaks.com

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Julia Fedor

Director, Global Advertising and Social Media Operations, United Airlines

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Diogo Felippelli

VP, Social Media, FOX Entertainment

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Aaron Francois

Associate Strategy Director | Founder, Laundry Service | Black Visionaries

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Jennifer Frommer

SVP, Partnerships, Sony Music

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Lauren Garcimonde-Fisher

Vice President, Brand, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

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Sarah Gardner

Director, Social Media, National Geographic

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DeNora Getachew

CEO, DoSomething

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Andre Gray

Chief Creative Director, Annex88

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Sharon Harris

CMO, Ascential Digital Commerce

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Greg Harrison

Chief Creative Officer, MOCEAN

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Theresa Helmer

VP, Brand & Editorial, The Walt Disney Company

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Kara Hendrick

Associate Director, Employer Branding & Employee Engagement, Chewy, Inc.

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Abby Ho

VP Marketing & Social, Disney Branded Television

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Nicole Hockley

Co-Founder & CEO, Sandy Hook Promise

Headshot of Annie Horn
Annie Horn

Social Responsibility Program Director, NBA

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Lauren Jones

Director, Social & Influencer Marketing, Mattel

Headshot of Emma Kieckhafer
Emma Kieckhafer

Global Head of Social, Babbel

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Marissa Kraines

Vice President, Social & Content Marketing, Salesforce

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Sami Lambert

Director of Social Media, Adweek

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Janel Laravie

CEO, Chacka Marketing

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Adam Ledbury

Global Creative Director APAC, Uber

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Erin Levzow

Vice President of Marketing Technology, Del Taco

Headshot of Amy Luca
Amy Luca

EVP, Global Head of Social, Media Monks

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Dmytro Lynnyk

Creative Director and Inspirer, Linnikov Agency

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Samara Mackereth

Chief Content Officer, NowThis

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Zaina Madain

Social Media Lead, Films, Peacock

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Paul Marvucic

Director, Product Marketing, Patreon

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Victor Mattoni

Art Director, BBDO Group Germany

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Vanessa Mbonu

Vice President, Digital Marketing & Communications, NAACP

Headshot of Caroline McKenzie
Caroline McKenzie

Global Creative Marketing Lead - Franchise, Prime Video & Amazon Studios

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Laura Mignott

Global Chief Experiential Officer, VML Commerce

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Elizabeth A. Morrison

Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Levi Strauss & Company

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Nat Moss

Executive Director, Strategic Communications, Wildlife Conservation Society

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Matthew Murphy

Global Chief Creative Officer, 72andSunny

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Erica Myers

Director of Digital Marketing, Starz

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Naz Nazli

Creative Director, Meta, Creative X, Meta

Headshot of Jotham Ndugga-Kabuye
Jotham Ndugga-Kabuye

Senior Director of Marketing, Twitch

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Kjetil Njoten

Global Head of Creative, IMAX

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Silas Nogueira

Senior Art Director, Leo Burnett

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Stephanie Ocampo

Senior Director, Social Media, MasterClass

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Jayson Oertel

Head of YouTube, Adobe

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George Olexa

Sr. Director of Brand Strategy, Storytelling, Partnerships & Social Media, Intel Corporation

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Deidre Osei

Independent Social Impact Consultant, Avidli

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Ana Paola Noriega

Chief Creative Officer, FCB México

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Sonika Patel

SVP, Head of Marketing, Ticketmaster

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Josh Penny

Director, Social Impact, Hinge

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Tristan Pineiro

VP Marketing and Communications, Grindr

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Kaleesha Rajamantri

Head of Worldwide Shopping Events, Amazon Ads

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Anthony Allen Ramos

VP of Communications & Talent, GLAAD

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Brittany Rice

Director, Social and Content, FX Networks/Disney

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Dominic Riley

Digital Publicity & Partnerships, Netflix, Netflix

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Adam Robinson

VP, Paramount Social Impact, Paramount

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Jason Rowland

Social Media Strategist, Google

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Jessica Rudis

Group Digital Strategy Director, The Walt Disney Company

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Monique Ruff-Bell

Head of Conferences, TED

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John Sabine

Director of Social, Merriam-Webster

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Win Sakdinan

Sr Director, NA Business Marketing, Snap Inc.

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Carmen San Segundo

Global Communications Director, CSR and Sustainability, IBM

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Morgan Selzer

Chief Content & Studios Officer, Headspace

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Ariel Sims

SVP, Head of Paid Social, Digitas North America

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Harjot Singh

Global Chief Strategy Officer, McCann Global

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Adrianne Smith

SVP and Senior Partner - Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, FleishmanHillard

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Leslie Smith

Senior Manager of Marketing & Audience Strategy, Bumble

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Qianna Smith Bruneteau

Founder, Executive Director, American Influencer Council, American Influencer Council

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Christina Swarns

Executive Director, Innocence Project

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Genevieve Taft-Vazquez

Global Director, Human Rights/ESG, The Coca-Cola Company

Headshot of Victoria Taylor
Victoria Taylor

Director of Community, Demand.io/SimplyCodes

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Ben Torres Ezrick

Head of Brand Marketing, Zoom

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Laura Trombo

Director of Creative, Mattel

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Rae Votta

Head of Podcasting, Netflix

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George B. Walker

Chief Equity Officer, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

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Josh Weaver

CEO and Chief Consultant, Josh Weaver Group, Josh Weaver Group

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Gregg Weiss

SVP, Consumer Social Media, Citi

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Joshua Wells

Creative Lead & Design, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Amazon Studios & Prime Video

Headshot of Lewis Williams
Lewis Williams

EVP, Head of Brand Impact, Weber Shandwick

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Sophie Yan

Director of Cultural and Entertainment Advocacy, Everytown for Gun Safety

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Tania Yuki

CMO, EVP Digital, Comscore

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Atiya Zaidi

CEO/CCO, BBDO Pakistan

Meet More 7th Annual Impact Awards Shorty Judges

Learn more about the 7th Annual Shorty Impact Awards judging panel. A group of leaders in the ever-changing digital space. The judges' expertise expands across different fields such as marketing, design, communications, sustainability and more!

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Judging Criteria

The Shorty Impact Awards recognize excellence in the professional social media community.

ALL ENTRIES WILL BE SCORED BY JUDGES ON THESE MAJOR CRITERIA*:

Creativity & Originality: Unique and innovative execution, quality and originality of the creative, aesthetic impression, and overall original impact of the approach, user engagement, and social experience.

Effectiveness & Impact: Overall effectiveness of the campaign - did it achieve the desired objectives and results (be specific)? What social impact was made as a result of this effort?

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