Jury Process

Jury Process

 

The Academy

All entries for the Communicator Awards are evaluated by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA), an assembly of industry leaders from acclaimed brands, institutions and agencies including experts from PepsiCo, Accenture, GLAAD, FedEx, Netflix, Big Spaceship, National Geographic Society and more.

 

Evaluation Process

• At the start of the judging process, all Jurors are provided with the specific criteria for each category
• Depending on the medium and category, jurors evaluate strategic, creative, and/or technical achievement, achievement within the specific category entered, and overall impression
• All work is evaluated on its own merit, based on a standard of excellence as determined by the AIVA and, as such, a category may have several or no winners at the end of the process
• Entries are scored on a 10-point scale by the Jurors
• Award of Excellence Winners typically receive a score of 9 or above
• Award of Distinction Winners typically receive a score of 7 to 8.9
• All Jury decisions are final

 

Notification

Judging for the Communicator Awards will be completed in April and entrants will be notified by email and postal mail in early May as to the status of their entries. At that time, Excellence and Distinction Winners will be provided the opportunity to secure their custom-engraved Statuettes and Winner Certificates.

 

To learn more about the AIVA, please visit aiva.org.