Celebrating excellence, the strength of the Annual AADC Awards has always come from the high caliber of its national and international judging panel, plus local industry leaders for the Student Jury.
The team behind the AADC Awards are now hard at work compiling 2026's Jury members and would love the industry's help in doing so.
- Jury—we're looking for individuals, studios or agencies from across Australia and the world to judge the core categories of advertising, design, for good and craft.
- Student—we're looking for industry leaders across Adelaide to judge the Student categories of Idea and Craft.
Please email members@aadc.com.au with people and/or businesses from your Jury wish list, or to nominate someone from your business locally.
2025 Jury
In 2025, the Jury was made up of close to sixty national and international industry heavyweights who generously donated their time and energy to the task of viewing hundreds of entries across all Advertising, Design, Craft and For Good entries. Plus, the Student Jury —made up of industry heavyweights from our own state— took reviewing a record-breaking number of student entries.
| Name | Role | Workplace |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Katz | Founder and CCO | COMPANY POLICY |
| Alby Furfaro | Head of Design | 303 MULLENLOWE |
| Alexandra Antoniou | Creative Director | FREELANCE |
| Annette Harcus | Creative Director | HARCUS DESIGN |
| Annie Price | Executive Creative Director | COMMUNICADO |
| Ben Coulson | Renowned Creative Leader & Former CCO | AT DENTSU CREATIVE |
| Ben Griffiths | Creative Director | OGILVY PR & OGILVY HEALTH |
| Cat How | Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Creative Director | HOW&HOW |
| Chris Clausen | Design Director | COFFEE COCOA GUNPOWDER |
| Connor Duin | Creative Lead | ZELIG SOUND |
| Craig Merrett | Head Creative Tinker | THINKERBELL |
| Dan Agostino | Head of Design | THE BRAND AGENCY |
| Dana Campanello | Director | REPRESENTED BY THE SWEETSHOP FILMS |
| Danaé Gosset | Founder & Creative Director | PENCIL TV |
| Elle Bullen | Partner | HELLIONS |
| Fabiana Xavier | Creative Director | FABS CREATIVE |
| George Hedon | Founder, Designer & Consultant | PAUSEFEST |
| Gerard Fitzgerald | Director | THE OPUS CONNECT |
| Jackson Elliot | Art Director | SAATCHI & SATCHI |
| Jeongmin Seo | Creative Director | ORDINARY PEOPLE |
| Jess Wheeler | Creative Director & Copywriter | SICKDOGWOLFMAN |
| Jimmy Muldoon | Design Director | PARTNER STUDIO |
| Justin Ruben | Founder & Chief Creative Officer | OBLONG CREATIVE AGENCY |
| Katyayani Singh | Art Director & Graphic Designer | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| Kevin Blackburn | Creative Director | MADE BY BIG |
| Kirsty Gavin | Group Creative Director | CLEMENGER BBDO |
| Lachlan Reid | Senior Strategist | RE DESIGN |
| Lauren Eddy | Associate Creative Director | THE ROYALS |
| Leti Bozzolini | Creative Director | HOWATSON & CO |
| Liam Annert | Lead Sound Designer | RUMBLE STUDIOS |
| Loz Maneschi | Creative Director | COCOGUN |
| Marcel Moniaga | Creative Director | DENTSU CREATIVE ANZ |
| Mark Gretton | Chief Technology Officer | CLEMENGER BBDO |
| Martyn Zub | Sound Engineer | FORMOSA GROUP |
| Max Harkness | Co-Founder & Director | CO-PARTNERSHIP |
| Melissa Radman | National Design Director | VML |
| Michelle Mattar | Founder & Principal | PRACTICE |
| Minjae Huh | Creative Director | DOUBLE D |
| Nancy Hartley | Founder/Creative Partner | RUMBLETOWN VENTURES/RUMBLE STRATEGIC CREATIVE |
| Nathan Moraza | Senior Copywriter | AKCELO |
| Nubia Navarro | Graphic Designer - Lettering Artist | NUBIKINI |
| Paul Garbett | Creative Director | STUDIO GARBETT |
| Peter Whiddon | Designer | RED CONSULTANCY |
| Phebe Schmidt | Director & Photographer | REPRESENTED BY THE SWEETSHOP FILMS |
| Pooja Manek | Founding Member & Creative Director | TALENTED |
| Ralph Barnett | Founder | RALPHIE CO |
| Regina Stroombergen | Creative Director | THINKERBELL |
| Reyhan Susilo | Senior Creative | PUBLICIS WORLDWIDE AUSTRALIA |
| Roger How | Chief Executive Officer & Founder | HOW&HOW |
| Sam Whatley | Creative Director | SUNDAY GRAVY |
| Samuel Raftl | Creative Director | DDB GROUP AUSTRALIA |
| Sean Izzard | Founder & Photographer | THE POOL COLLECTIVE |
| Séverine Flamand | Associate Creative Director | DIGITAS AUSTRALIA |
| Simon Westlake | Co-Founder & Creative Director | BITEABLE |
| V. Wassim Kanaan | Creative Director | 72ANDSUNNY |
| Yah-Leng Yu | Principal | FOREIGN POLICY |
| Zander Williment | Head Creative Tinker | THINKERBELL |
2025 Student Jury
| Name | Role | Workplace |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Lipson | Executive Creative Director | KWP + PARTNERS |
| Annalise Menzel | Executive Producer | YES DARLING |
| Becq Hinton | Partner | SUPER-DUPER CREATIVE |
| Cinzia Di Vito | Creative Director | CDV CREATIVE SOLUTIONS |
| Corey Swaffer | Creative Director | COREY SWAFFER |
| Jason Wood | Design Director | STUDIO BAND |
| Jessica Bradley | Art Director & Production Manager | SOCIETY |
| Kellie Campbell-Illingworth | Partner | PARALLAX |
| Leesa McMahon | Managing Director | THEM |
| Michael Cervelli | Art Director | SIMPLE |
| Michael Gagliardi | Creative Director | SAUCE |
| Niccola Phillips | Creative Director | FULLER |
| Nick Brz | Creative Director | NATION |
| Reuben Gore | Founder & Managing Director | TOPBUNK |
| Rory Kennett-Lister | Creative Director | SHOWPONY |
| Sarah Anesbury | Creative Director | THE CREATIVE UNION |
| Sarah Luthaus | Managing Director | TEN PAST TEN |