The Judges
Blaine Loyd
Creative Director
TracyLocke
When my band didn’t become the next Beatles (or even the next Smashmouth) I had no choice but to set off on a world tour of copywriting at every ad agency in Memphis, TN. I was lucky enough to get experience with clients ranging from Fortune 500 clients to national nonprofits.
Currently, I’m in Dallas, TX at TracyLocke, dedicated to
T-Mobile, but I’ve worked on FedEx, Pepsi, HGTV, Elvis Presley, Cotton Inc., ALS Association, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and more.
When not working, I eat too many carbs, listen to podcasts about murderers and teach my daughter to be better than me at everything, especially the guitar.
Mariana Costa
SVP, Executive Creative Director
Blue Sky Agency / Atlanta
Mariana Costa joined Blue Sky in Atlanta in 2019 as Executive Creative Director. Costa has over 20 years of experience in the advertising industry, including 12 years in New York working at McCann and DDB on brands such as Georgia-Pacific, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, Verizon and Reebok. She began her career at BBDO Chicago.
Chris Roe
Freelance GCD/CD/AD
Chicago
Since I have the pleasure of being one of your judges this year, I’ll be getting to know you and your work, I thought it only fair you get to me and mine.
I’m currently a 6’-2” freelance GCD/CD/AD in my hometown of Chicago. I’ve also worked full-time for BBDO Minneapolis & Chicago, DDB Chicago, Goodby Silverstein S.F., and The Onion Chicago.
I’ve created work for Bud Light, Chevrolet, Air BnB, IBM, KFC, SC Johnson, H&R Block, and other brands that use initials.
Some of this work has been awarded the Cannes Grand Prix, Clio’s, Radio Mercury, and The Art Directors Club, while most other work has been completely ignored.
Best of luck to all entrants and, for those interested, you can drop any and all judges' bribes off at the Hampton Inn and Suites Cincinnati.