Comms Council has announced the international judges for this year's
Axis Awards - DDB Sydney executive creative director Tara Ford and
Juniper Park\TBWA, Toronto executive creative director Jenny Glover.
Ford
is a board member of the Communications Council Australia with
experience working in some of the most creative agencies around the
world.
Ford's work has been consistently recognised throughout
her career, winning her in excess of 200 awards, on a range of clients,
both for creativity and effectiveness. They span across the disciplines
of brand experience and activation, direct, social media, PR,
integrated, print, print craft, outdoor, media, film, film craft, design
and Glass (Good). Award shows include; Cannes, D&AD, Webby Awards,
One Show, Spikes, British Television, Midsummer Television, Creative
Circle, Kinsale, Mobius, London International and New York Festivals,
Caples, Clio, Locus, ADMA, AWARD, AdNews and B&T.
This includes her GAYTM campaign for ANZ Bank which won a Cannes Grand
Prix (amongst others) and was also named the 'Best Direct campaign in
the World for 2014' by the Big Won and #1 'Best of Print/Outdoor/Design
for 2014' by Creativity-online.com
Her experience ranges from
cars, banks and politics to fashion, alcohol and gaming, and everything
in between. Brands include PlayStation, Nike, McDonalds, Absolut, ANZ
Bank and VW to name a few.
Ford has judged and chaired various
award shows including Cannes, D&AD, Clios, Spikes, New York
Festivals, AWARD Award (Aus), Adfest (Asia), AADC (Aus), Women in Media
Awards (Aus), AdNews (Aus), Creative Circle (UK) and the Roses Awards
(UK).
She has been an active mentor to young creative talent
through the Cannes 'See It Be It' and young Lions Program, RMIT student
program, Miami Ad School and AWARD School.
And she was a panelist at the inaugural 3% Conference Australasia.
In between all this, Ford squeezes in raising her four spirited boys and making art.