Pier Lalonde (Lead Judge), Jocelyn Luciano (Program Director)

Experienced Perspectives. Independent Judgment.

For more than three decades, the Summit Awards has brought together accomplished advertising and marketing communications professionals from around the world to evaluate creative excellence.

Our judging teams are assembled through peer nominations, professional recommendations, and a careful selection process. Judges are chosen for their industry accomplishments, depth of experience, and ability to evaluate creative work with informed, independent judgment.

We particularly welcome nominations of established creative directors, art directors, copywriters, agency principals, and senior advertising and marketing communications professionals. Our judges bring firsthand experience developing, directing, and evaluating creative work across a range of media and disciplines.

Nominate a Judge

To nominate yourself or a colleague for consideration, please email judging@summitawards.com with a brief professional biography, current position, and relevant industry accomplishments.

Nominations are reviewed as judging opportunities arise. Selection is based on professional qualifications, areas of expertise, and the needs of each competition. Submission of a nomination does not guarantee an appointment to the Board of Judges.

About the Judging Process

Simon Coffin (Turner Studios)

Judging is conducted online through the Summit Awards’ secure jury portal.

Selected judges are assigned categories aligned with their professional expertise. They may evaluate entries individually or as part of a judging team. Each judge is expected to review assigned entries within the established timeline, apply the competition’s scoring criteria consistently, and maintain impartiality throughout the process.

Adherence to Summit’s judging guidelines is essential. Evaluations that do not meet these standards are excluded from the final results.

To maintain meaningful distinctions in creative quality, the Summit Awards uses a scoring curve with minimum standards for recognition. Fixed-percentage grading models and predetermined scoring bands do not reflect the comparative evaluation standards used by the Summit Awards.