Approximately 600 industry representatives donned their glad rags and rocked up to Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney tonight to celebrate the best and brightest females that the industry has to offer.
In a fitting follow-on from the inaugural 3% Conference Australasia yesterday, B&T‘s Women in Media Awards saw three new categories added this year: Male Champion of Change, Best Ad Campaign and Creative Producer.
Congrats again to all of the shortlisted candidates for this year’s awards, and of course to our winners, with special shout outs to Women in Media Power List winner Nicole Sheffield (News Corp), Woman of the Year Imogen Hewitt (Havas Media), Lifetime Achievement award winner Julia Zaetta (Pacific Magazines) and People’s Choice winner Alison Cole (GrooveQ Sydney).
See the full list of winners from the Women in Media Awards, as well as the Power List, below:
Women in Media Awards 2017
| Category | Name | Company |
| Best Ad Campaign | ANZ’s push for an Equal Future | TBWA\Melbourne |
| Best Ad Campaign | Redefine Women | Host |
| Creative | Carmela Soares | Isobar Australia |
| Creative Producer | Jo de Fina | The OTTO Empire |
| Employer | OMD Australia | |
| Entrepreneur | Susannah George | The Urban List |
| Journalist/Producer | Jodi Boylan | KEO Films Australia |
| Male Champion of Change | Chris Howatson | CHE Proximity Australia |
| Marketing | Elaine Herlihy | PayPal Australia |
| Media Planner/Buyer | Sue Squillace | Spark Foundry |
| Mentor | Aimee Buchanan | OMD Australia |
| PR | Jo Scard | Fifty Acres – The Communications Agency |
| Rising Star | Olivia Warren | Initiative |
| Sales/Account Manager | Naomi Gorringe | Clemenger BBDO Melbourne |
| Strategy | Imogen Hewitt | Havas Media Group Australia |
| Tech | Taryn Williams | theright.fit |
| People’s Choice | Alison Cole | GrooveQ Sydney |
| Lifetime Achievement | Julia Zaetta | Pacific Magazines |
| Woman of the Year | Imogen Hewitt | Havas Media Group Australia |
Women in Media Power List 2017
- Nicole Sheffield – chief digital officer, News Corp Australia
- Tracey Fellows – chief executive, REA Group
- Annie Parker – interim CEO, Fishburners/ director, Code Club Australia
- Deanne Weir – managing director of content aggregation and wholesale, Foxtel
- Cathy O’Connor – chief executive, NOVA Entertainment
- Aimee Buchanan – chief executive, OMD Australia
- Melinda Geertz – CEO, Leo Burnett Australia
- Jodie Sangster – chief executive, ADMA
- Katie Rigg-Smith – CEO, Mindshare
- Kimberlee Wells – CEO, TBWA\Melbourne
- Emily Perrett – managing director, Clemenger BBDO Sydney
- Edwina McCann – editor-in-chief, Vogue Australia (News Corp)
- Ellie Rogers – head of agency relationships, Facebook
- Ita Buttrose – co-host, Studio 10 (Ten Network)/ managing director, Chief Executive Women
- Vittoria Shortt – group executive of marketing and strategy, Commonwealth Bank
- Joe Pollard – CMO and group executive of media, Telstra
- Olivia Wirth – group executive of brand marketing and corporate affairs, Qantas
- Inese Kingsmill – CMO, Virgin Australia
- Kim Portrate – CEO, ThinkTV
- Lauren Williams – CEO, CarsGuide.com.au
- Lorraine Jokovic – chief executive, LOUD
- Kirsty Muddle – founding partner, Cummins&Partners
- Virginia Hyland – founder and principal, HM Communication Group
- Sunita Gloster – chief commercial and strategy officer, Ten Network
- Jackie Frank – general manager, Pacific Magazines
- Mia Freedman – co-founder and creative director, Mamamia
- Nicole Byers – editor-in-chief, Australian Women’s Weekly (Bauer Media)
- Dee Madigan – executive creative director, Campaign Edge
- Suzie Blinman – chief commercial and corporate development Officer, Multi Channel Network
- Bec Brideson – director, Bec Brideson (consulting)/ founder and executive creative director, Venus Comms
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