The Wait Is Over: Shortlist Revealed For B&T’s Women In Media Awards 2022!
In 2022, there’s still a 13 per cent pay gap between men and women in Australia, and if that wasn’t a loud enough reminder, we haven’t reached equality.
We’ve also seen Roe Vs Wade get overturned in the states, which has stripped American women of the rights to their own bodies.
Here at B&T, we feel like it has never been more important to host our annual Woman in Media Awards presented by Are Media.
There’s still so much change that needs to happen before we can reach equality and we want to shine a very bright light (think iPhone light bright) on the women in our industry that are smashing away at the glass ceiling.
It’s going to be a glam and fabulous occasion, like The Logies, but honestly, at the rate things are going, with more celebrities. We’ve got Leigh Sales as our keynote speaker, so prepare for some wisdom and the utterly fabulous Kumi Taguchi, Mcing.
The event will be held on August 19 from 5.30-11.30pm at The Venue in Alexandria.
Register HERE now to secure your spot at this year’s WIM Awards!
Our judges have been living out their Simon Cowell fantasy, but they have also had a very tough time getting through all the fabulous and worthy entries. We had a total of 370 entries across 26 categories, meaning putting together this very important shortlist was no mean feat, but they did it!
If you’re on the list, huge congratulations! You beat out some stiff competition, and you need to ring your parents and boss immediately to brag, also maybe an ex. Make sure you share it on Linkedin – this is not the time to be humble.
Chep Network has come out swinging with a bunch of very cool nominees, newcomer Shameless Media is definitely in it to win it, Seven’s name is everywhere, and The Monkeys are frankly just showing off with how many nods they got.
If your name is somehow spelt incorrectly, please email fern@themisfits.media! You want to get your spelling right because it’ll be the name displayed on your shiny trophy if you win.
Just a loud reminder that voting is still open for the People’s Choice category, but only until 9am (AEST) on Thursday, 4th of August.
Click HERE to have your say on who should be crowned the WIM Awards People’s Choice winner now!
Once again, a big thanks to our outstanding judges and presenting partner, Are Media and our sponsors, Foxcatcher, GroupM, LVLY, Marie Claire, OMD, Pinterest, QMS, Quantcast, Scroll Media, Twitch, Twitter and Women’s Weekly, for all your support.
We simply couldn’t be putting on such a fabulous event without each and every one of you!
Now, without further ado, here’s the shortlist for this year’s WIM Awards…
Agency Sales Account Management
Annabelle Pocock, CHEP Network
Amy Weatherlake, Equality Media + Marketing
Belinda Drew, The Monkeys part of Accenture Song
Christina Knox, Chello
Carly Pelham, Innocean Australia
Emily Foat, Twitter
Katherine McVeity, Integral Ad Science
Katie Dally, Thinkerbell
Julia Van Der Linden, Impressive Digital Agency
Grace Vizor, CHEP Network
Sheryl Xue Ying Chen, Finecast
Tori Lopez, Special Australia
Best Ad Campaign Championing The Equality Cause
Empower Moves | UN Women Australia from The Monkeys part of Accenture Song
Fck The Cupcakes – Be the change from Innocean Australia
Where babies come from CHEP Network
The $876K hand cream from MIA (Mums In Ads)
More for less from Squeak E. Clean Studios
Business Support
Anne Marie Turner, Magnite
Christina Bova, QMS
Emily Bolton, Spark Foundry
Emma Richards, Free Folk Agency
Fiona Curran, Equality Media + Marketing
Maxine Petrovic, Broadsheet Media
Tina Zissis, GroupM
Jessica Goodwin, Paramount ANZ
Sarah Clark, Paramount ANZ
Casting Agent
Caitlin Donehue, Penny Social
Holly Bryar, Bryar Casting
Kylie Green, The Lime Agency
Champion Of Change
Sev Griffiths, Bohemia
Jessica Hunter, Cartology – Part of Woolworths Group
Marilla Akkermans, Equality Media + Marketing
Sunita Gloster, Gloster Advisory
Lauren Galloway, M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
Katie Barclay, Magnum & Co
Regina Stroombergen & Julia Spencer, MIA (Mums In Ads)
Philippa Moig, OMD
The Aunties, The Aunties
Jacquie Alley, The Media Store
Stephanie Famolaro, The Trade Desk
Amanda Bardas, Val Morgan Digital
Client Services
Emily Cook, Carat
Alicent Wong, Excite Media
Anna Magliano, Kaimera
Saynaree Oudomvilay, M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
Sophie Whincop, Quantcast
Larissa Parry, Quantcast
Sarah Burling, Re
Laura Wall, Samsung Ads
Belinda Drew, The Monkeys, part of Accenture Song
Katie Dally, Thinkerbell
Lauren Thornborough, UM
Megan Elliott, Zenith Media
Creative
Cass Jam + Fee Millist, CHEP Network
Huei Yin Wong, Clemenger BBDO Melbourne
Carla Yannoulis, Foxtel Media
Effie Kacopieros, Innocean Australia
Margot Alais, Paper + Spark
Samantha Cable, Razorfish
Shannon Bell, Re
Anita Lun, Seven
Samantha Power, Seven
Fernanda Gil-Pier, The Monkeys, part of Accenture Song
Regina Stroombergen, Thinkerbell
Shannon Crowe, Thinkerbell
Creative Producer
Jacqueline Archer, Bastion Make
Tash Johnson, CHEP Network
Catherine Stone, crybaby Productions
Clare Alstin, crybaby Productions
Kate Gooden, Scoundrel
Jill Munt, Seven
Nat Taylor, SHERPA
Sarah Fischer Letts, TotallyAwesome
Sharice Bellantonio, Usual Suspects Creative
Employer
Equality Media + Marketing
In Marketing We Trust
Initiative Australia
OMD Australia
PhD Media
Reload Media
Spark Foundry
Sparro
The Mint Partners
Thrive PR
Entrepreneur
Teresa Sperti, Arktic Fox
Marilla Akkermans, Equality Media + Marketing
Emma Daines, Fin Design + Effects
Robyn Foyster, Foyster Media
EJ Granleese, History Will Be Kind / Deepend Group
Samara Kitchener, House of Kitch
Corrie McLeod, InnovationAus.com
Tash Menon, MASH
Zeina Khodr, Paper + Spark
Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald, Shameless Media
Sharyn Smith, Social Soup
Kristie Atkins, Wink
Executive Leader
Lauren Joyce, ARN
Yatu Widders-Hunt, Cox Inall Ridgeway
Yun Yip, Foxcatcher
Laura Aldington, Host/Havas
Jo McAlister, Initiative Australia
Melissa Fein, Initiative Australia
Jasmin Bedir, Innocean Australia
Fiona Roberts, MiQ
Beverley McGarvey, Paramount ANZ
Imogen Hewitt, Spark Foundry
Leilani Abels, Thrive PR
Jane Sullivan, Wavemaker
Glass Ceiling presented by Marie Claire
Dee Madigan, Campaign Edge
Marilla Akkermans, Equality Media + Marketing
Jo Scard, Fifty Acres
Emma Daines, Fin Design + Effects
Rebecca McCloy, Fox Sports
Claire Butterworth, GroupM
Melissa Webber, Holy Cow!, Creative
Effie Kacopieros, Innocean Australia
Alexandra Gannon, Reload Media
Marion Desaunettes, Resolution Australia
Tara Ford, The Monkeys part of Accenture Song
Journalist/Producer
Katya Wachtel, Broadsheet Media
Erin Ferreira, Fox Sports
Emma Horne, Light + Shade Media
Jodi Boylan, Lune Media / SBS
Sheree Gibson, Nine
Poppy Reid, The Brag Media
Marketing presented by Twitter
Lauren Joyce, ARN
Azadeh Williams, AZK Media
Kim McConnie, Kayo
Melissa Rodrigues, Minor Hotels
Julie Jensen, Outdoor Media Association
Andreana Walton, Paramount ANZ
Chloe Jones, Princess Cruises
Emma Woolley, Razorfish
Georgina Wall, Resolution Digital
Charlotte Valente, Seven
Karissa Fletcher, Shopper
Kristie Atkins, Wink
Media Buyer/planner presented by Twitch
Kate LeMoine, Atomic 212°
Adele Gibb, Carat
Jessica Lane, CHEP Network
Kirsty McMeekin, CHEP Network
Sarah Kramer, CHEP Network
Amy Weatherlake, Equality Media + Marketing
Sasha Smith, Howatson+Company
Danielle Galipienzo, Initiative Australia
Alexandra Fardouly, Paramount ANZ
Hayley Monterio, Resolution Digital
Lucie Jansen, Spark Foundry
Philippa Noilea-Tani, Wavemaker
Media Sales/Account Management
Ashleah Harding, Cartology – Part of Woolworths Group
Katherine Frost, Foxtel Media
Denise Barnes, Man of Many
Joanne Jenkinson, Meta
Jin Subasinghe, Paramount ANZ
Tamar Hovagimian, Paramount ANZ
Jenny Cheng, Pinterest
Georgie Nichols, Seven
Katie Finney, Seven
Rhiannon Joyce, Shameless Media
Danielle Rigg-Smith, TikTok
Elizabeth Tsavaris, Val Morgan Cinema
Orsi Tóth-Pál , Yahoo
Mentor
Jessica Hunter, Cartology – Part of the Woolworths Group
Shirley Liu, Finder
Janette Higginson, Index Exchange
Bel Harper, oOh!media
Hannah Pritchard, oOh!media
Zeina Khodr, Paper + Spark
Stephanie Douglas-Neal, PHD Media
Alison White, Spark Foundry
Hannah Jones, Sparro
The Aunties, The Aunties
Kylie Green, The Lime Agency
Jessica Graham, Thinkerbell
People & Culture
Marilla Akkermans, Equality Media + Marketing
Eithne McSwiney, GHO Sydney
Lisa Lie, Half Dome
Virginia Scully, Hatched
Tanya Suna, impact.com
Sharon Edmondston, M&C Saatchi
Vanessa Morley, Nine
Jessica Farrell, Razorfish (Publicis Groupe)
Lauren Faulkner, Sabio Agency
Katie McGrath, Seven
Jacquie Alley, The Media Store
Snezna Kerekovic, Thrive PR
Project Manager
Emily Barlow, Broadsheet Media
Lucy Hicks, Campaign Edge
Louise Hesse, CHEP Network
Sophie Belluomo, crybaby Productions
Nicole Tang, Finder
Terri Owens, GroupM
Lee-Ann Hyman, Jack Nimble
Natalie Moskovska, LADbible Group
Hazel Nichols, M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
Stephanie Briggs, Paramount ANZ
Martine Lozevski, Seven
Tamasia Noerianto, Seven
Public Relations
Leisa Goddard, Adoni Media
Sharon Zeev Poole, Agent99 PR
Azadeh Williams, AZK Media
Megan Lane, Campaign Edge
Alexandra La Sala, Fifty Acres
EJ Granleese, History Will Be Kind
Phoebe Netto, Pure Public Relations
Alex Bryant, Red Havas
Genevieve Taubman Campbell, The Mint Partners
Recruiter
Vicky Drake, Bang The Drums
Julie Anne Longano, Peeps Consulting
Rebecca Roebuck, TikTok
Rising Star presented by OMD
Cassandra Carse, Excite Media
Olivia Fleming, Half Dome
Stephanie Rinaldi, HERO
Sasha Smith, Howatson+Company
Summer Treseder, Initiative Australia
Charlotte Berry, Innocean Australia
Rachel Andrada, MediaCom Australia
Anais Read, Ogilvy Australia
Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald, Shameless Media
Laura Tran, Sharesies
Suzi Williamson, Thinkerbell
Kim Dao, Yahoo
Social Change Maker presented by women’s weekly
Ebony Gaylor, D.O.A
Jasmin Bedir, Innocean Australia
Davanh Inthachanh, Seven
Simone Douglas, Social Media AOK | The Duke of Brunswick Hotel
Joanne Orlando, TechClever
Jacquie Alley, The Media Store
Belinda Drew, The Monkeys part of Accenture Song
Shani Langi, Usual Suspects Creative
Stephanie Plunkett, Zenith Media
Sue Hensley, Zenith Media
Social Media
Elly Scales, HERO
Reshma Narayan, Kennards Hire
Alicia Ng, Paramount ANZ
Mia Kyrikos, PHD Media
Kimberley Knight, Ramsay Health Care
Nikki Brown, Seven
Ashley Byers, The Wired Agency
Alexa Tubertini, Yahoo
Strategy
Peta Quirk, Brand Council
Teagan West, Free Folk Agency and Ivy Talent Co
Camille Gray, Initiative Australia
Sam Cousins, iProspect
Liz Longuhrst, Nine
Surbhi Mishra, oOh!media
Remi Baker, PHD Media
Anna Cherry, Spark Foundry
Michaela Drewe, Spark Foundry
Tech presented by salesforce.
Lisa Gresens, Finecast
Gemma Dawkins, PHD Media
Nicole Bence, Seven
Joanna Georges , The Trade Desk
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