Mediaweek is excited to announce the award categories for the Next of the Best Awards, and to confirm that entries are now open. Candidates can now be nominated through this link.
For the inaugural Mediaweek Next of the Best Awards, nomination entry fees will be free.
The Mediaweek Next of the Best Awards will celebrate people under the age of 40 in the media industry that work in Sales, Advertising, PR, Ad Tech, Marketing, Media Buying/ Planning, Radio, Television, and Publishing. The awards ceremony will also name a Grand Prix Award winner at the end of the night, chosen from the winners of the first 17 awards. The Awards will also name the top 50 influencers in Australia.
The event will take place May 26, 2023, the first night of Vivid, at the Doltone House – Heritage Wharf at Jones Bay Wharf.
Key dates:
Entries open: 13th February 2023
Entries Close: 13th March 2023, this date is final and there will be no extensions provided. The system will automatically prevent entry submission after the deadline.
Shortlist announced late March
Awards presentation ceremony: 26 May 2023
Please see the list of categories for the awards below:
Sales
1. New Business/Growth – Agency
2. Salesperson – Media
Advertising
3. Creative Agency & Content Agencies
PR
4. PR – Media
5 PR Agency
6. PR Agency – Independent
Ad Tech
7. Ad Tech
Marketing
8. Marketing – Media
9. Marketing – Agency
10. Marketing – Corporate
Media Buying and Planning
11. Media Agency Specialists – All Agencies
12. Media Agency Specialists – Independent
Radio
13. Producer
14. Talent
TV
15. Producer
16. Talent
Publishing
17. Publishing
Grand Prix Award
To be eligible for Next of the Best Awards, the nominee must be age 40 or under (born June 01, 1983) and work in the media industry, departments include; Sales, Advertising, PR, Ad Tech, Marketing, Media Buying/ Planning, Radio, Television, and Publishing
The awards will be selected by an industry panel of 13 experts making the Next of the Best Awards the most prestigious young talent awards in the media industry. These judges will be announced later in the week.
The applicants will be considered as both current and future leaders of tomorrow and judged on criteria that will include success, innovation, creativity, and reputation.
Ranking Australian Influencers
The event will also reveal the Top 50 Influencers in Australia, using world-class data to rank the Influencers who cut through the most in the past 12 months. Having the Influencers and Australia’s top talent under 40 will make for an epic networking opportunity.
The Mediaweek Next of The Best Awards will take place during the Vivid Festival and be held harbourside at Doltone House, offering fantastic views of one of Sydney’s most exciting events.
As with the Mediaweek 100, Mediaweek will partner with the industry-leading event company,Usual Suspects.
Mediaweek wants these awards to be judged on merit as much as possible, so the application fee for the event will be FREE. Nominate candidates here.