AdNews has extended the deadline for entry for its coveted Top 20 Emerging Leaders of 2021 list until 9am on 5 August, 2021.
No further extensions will be granted after this time.
Know someone who deserves to be nominated? Don't miss out on celebrating your rising stars and the industry's next leaders.
The Top 20 Emerging Leaders will be revealed in the September/October edition of AdNews with the winner announced at the AdNews Agency of the Year Awards.
The winner of the Emerging Leader award will receive a year's subscription to AdNews, two tickets to an AdNews Live of their choice and an executive coaching program of six coaching sessions from The Transition Coach, with an opportunity to work on their professional goals and leadership development.
Judging for the program will take place later in August. Meet this year's judges here.
JUDGING CRITERIA
This will be selected by a separate judging committee who will select the Top 20 Emerging Leaders of 2021. The list that will run in AdNews in September/October 2021 with the winner to be announced at the AdNews Agency of the Year Awards.
Weighting is as follows:
10%: outline nominee’s key achievements in career to date.
5%: name the nominee’s top five skills that demonstrate they are an emerging leader.
30%: provide an example of a challenge the nominee overcame and the solution they adopted in order to do so.
30%: provide any examples of how the nominee is involved in the business and/or broader industry beyond their daily role.
25%: why do you (the person who made this submission) think the nominee deserves to be listed as an Emerging Leader?
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Submit copy no more than 1000 words covering all items listed under the judging criteria above and include a high-res profile image of the nominee. The submission for the nominee must come from someone more senior to them in their company (ie: the person they report to). Nominees must have a minimum of seven years in the advertising/media/marketing world. Please provide resume and LinkedIn profile link to support this. Nominees must not be currently working in a C-suite or managing director role.
The cost per entry is $75 plus GST.
Check out the Top 20 Emerging Leaders of 2020 here.
For more information on the Emerging Leaders and the AdNews Agency of the Year Awards visit here. All entries can be made here.
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