LIA Announces Amber Finlay as 2017 Jury President for The NEW

03 April 2017

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(New York 3rd April 2017) The NEW hopes to constantly drive the industry to evolve by spawning new categories that are fruitful directions for agencies and brands. This year LIA has made some significant changes to The NEW, adding new categories to reflect and champion evolution in the industry.

London International Awards (LIA) announces Amber Finlay, Senior Director, Global Brand Communications at Converse as Jury President of The NEW.

“Amber’s diverse background – agency and client, creative, media and digital, makes her the best fit to chair this jury,” stated Barbara Levy, President of LIA. “The NEW was created for work that pushed the boundaries. It is a medium that is ever-changing to reflect the evolution of our industry and to honor those that create outside the box.”

As the Senior Director of Global Brand Communications at Converse, Amber gets to put her obsession with fashion and culture to use every day, overseeing the development of creative content that reflects the daring spirit of youth that drives the Converse brand. Before taking a role on the brand side at Converse, Amber spent her career in roles spanning brand, digital and communications strategy at agencies such as Arnold Worldwide, Naked Communications, Deep Focus, McGarry Bowen, and DDB.   With a passion for technology and how it shapes culture and people, Amber has worked on projects across those agencies for brands including Google, HBO, Johnson & Johnson, Jack Daniels, and Progressive Insurance.

On presiding over the LIA Jury Amber stated, “I’m honored to chair the 2017 jury for LIA’s competition for The NEW. If you buy into Arthur C Clarke’s thought that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, then there is nothing more exciting than creative work that fits into none of the existing boxes. I’m ready to see some magic.”

Judging will take place at Encore Las Vegas from September 29th through October 7th.

The Entry System is open for entries. The initial entry deadline is the 9th June.

For more information on submissions and eligibility, please visit the LIA website at www.liaawards.com.

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ABOUT LIA

London International Awards (LIA) is a global festival honoring creativity and new ideas in Advertising, Production, Digital, Design, Music & Sound and Technology. The awards, founded in 1986 by President Barbara Levy, began by honoring advertising in the realms of Cinema, Television, Print and Radio worldwide, evolving since its inception into 19 unique media types. It was the first truly international advertising awards of its kind to acknowledge all media and methods from all over the world to be judged by a diverse global jury. Every member on each Jury Panel, including the Jury President, judges all entries, excluding their own work, in their respective media. Each Jury has the discretion to award a Grand LIA within the media they are judging.