Raft of presidents announced for The Drum Awards 2024
As the deadline for entries to The Drum Awards draws closer, jury Presidents and vice Presidents can now be revealed.
Design president Brian Collins
All categories in the festival have seen a refresh this year and so to have the juries. Each category will have a jury President and Vice President who will lead a panel of experts reviewing the entries from across the globe to select winners for the Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards.
Some 700 jurors will cover all the categories for this year’s festival including: Advertising; design; digital experience; social purpose; content; media; PR; B2B; Expriential; Social media; and Agency Business. Brands including Coca-Cola, The New York Times, Tinder, Lego and Ikea are already represented in the jury rooms.
This year’s juries will be formed from a combination of the most experienced, leading practitioners and buyers of creative and marketing services, giving a holistic perspective to submissions from those who commission, create and deliver these services.
Collins chief creative officer Brian Collins has been named as the jury president for Design and so will be responsible for design categories at this year’s The Drum Awards. He is also a director of the Art Directors Club of New York and brings a wealth of experience from the advertising industry prior to forming his own brand experience, strategy and design company, Collins.
Meanwhile IBMiX’s global chief design officer Billy Seabrook will preside over the digital experience disciplines, supported by Diageo global head of digital innovation Benjamin Lickfett, who will act as jury vice president, while Nike’s global director of social and integrated media, Allie Wassum will lead the jury for the social media categories.
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Entries are open until July 31 and winners will be featured across the Drum’s channels as well as in the the annual awards review. Wins in Creative categories also earn ranking points contributing to The World Creative Rankings.
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This article will be updated with the latest jury room announcements and more information about all categories in the Awards festival can be found here:
The Drum Awards Festival 2024 - Categories
The Drum Awards Festival 2024 - Judges
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