2025 Marketing Awards: Public Service jury revealed

Another jury has been revealed for this year’s Marketing Awards, with the participants in the Public Service jury announced on Thursday.

First introduced in 2022, the Marketing Awards’ Public Service category recognizes non-profit and cause-related advertising.

This year’s jury will be led by co-chairs Josh Budd, CCO of Citizen Relations, and Denise Cole, creative director, freelance and professor, with George Brown College.

The 103 Marketing Award winners will be revealed at a live event in Toronto this June.

The juries for Advertising, Digital, Craft and Design have been announced, and the shortlist juries will be announced next week.

Entries are currently being accepted for the 103rd Marketing Awards, with a regular rate deadline ending Jan. 17. The final deadline is Jan. 31. More information on categories, eligibility and entry guidelines can be found on the Marketing Awards website.

Marketing Awards Public Service Jury

Shawn James, creative director, art director, Freelance
Danielle Haythorne, CD, Will
Athina Afton Lalljee, creative director, McCann
Jason Lee, creative director, TBWA\Media Arts Lab
Matt Litzinger, founder, chief creative officer, The Local Collective
Michelle Spivak, GCD, Rethink
Abeer Verma, VP, CD, Edelman
Nicole Ellerton, GCD, Cossette
Kim Tarlo, executive creative director, Mint
Josh Stein, partner, chief creative officer, LG2
Catherine Allen, GCD, Publicis
Jean-Francois Dumais, EVP, head of creative, Sid Lee