The One Club Promotes Adam Izen To New Chief Awards Officer Role

The One Club for Creativity announced the promotion of Adam Izen to the newly-created position of Chief Awards Officer, responsible for the vision, integrity, and impact of the nonprofit organization’s entire global and regional awards ecosystem.  Previously Director of The One Show awards, Izen now has executive oversight of that prestigious program as well as the Art Directors Club ADC Annual Awards, Art Directors Club of Europe ADC*E Awards, ONE Asia Creative Awards, Type Directors Club TDC competition,  Young Ones Student Awards, ADC Young Guns, and Next Creative Leaders program.…

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Four Young Creatives Named Portfolio Night All-Stars Grand Prize Winners

The One Club for Creativity has announced four talented young creatives who were selected as 2025 Portfolio Night All-Stars Grand Prize winners, each receiving a free trip to Creative Week 2026 in New York. Established in 2003, Portfolio Night has long been recognized as the world’s largest advertising portfolio review program, taking place in dozens of cities around the world on the same date to help the next generation of creative talent entering the industry.   A highlight of the program is Portfolio Night All-Stars, where industry professionals from each…

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Winners from Eight Countries Announced for ADC Young Guns 23

The global Art Directors Club, part of The One Club for Creativity, announced the diverse group of 28 talented young individuals and four creative teams based in eight countries who are the winners in the prestigious ADC Young Guns 23 competition, celebrating global creative professionals age 30 or younger. ADC Young Guns is the industry’s only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and celebrates today’s vanguard of young creative professionals.   This year’s winners are: Nic Antaya, documentary photographer, Detroit Omer Ben-Shachar, writer, director, Los Angeles Emma Branderhorst, director, the…

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The One Show Launches Free “Best Use of TikTok” Award

The One Club for Creativity has expanded its ongoing partnership with TikTok with the launch of the new Best Use of TikTok award as part of The One Show 2026.  As a special award sponsored by TikTok, there is no fee to enter. The new award, established in recognition of the importance of short-form video and rise of creator content, will honor a brand’s exceptional use of TikTok, embracing the network’s native behaviors, creative tools, and storytelling styles to build cultural relevance and measurable impact.   Winning entries will meaningfully lean…

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Elite Media To Host $50,000 Pitch Competition At 2025 “Where Are All The Black People” Conference

The highlight of this year’s Where Are All The Black People (WAATBP) annual diversity conference and career fair will be an exciting “Keep It 100” entrepreneur pitch competition sponsored by Elite Media, where one winner will receive $50,000 in funding. Now in its 15th edition from the nonprofit One Club for Creativity, WAATBP 2025 is a hybrid event on October 16-17, 2025, with the first day taking place online and the second in person at Convene, 177 West 46th St. near New York’s Times Square. WAATBP 2025 keynote address on…

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