Emerging Creative Award
Eligibility
This program is open to new and emerging creatives without significant experience working in advertising.
This may include students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program or any other emerging creative who has less than 5 years experience in the advertising industry.
Anyone who fits those parameters will be permitted to enter, with the exception of anyone who has previously worked on the Pepsi account.
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Creative Brief
Get more details on the goals, the audience, and other helpful information to guide you through the Pepsi challenge.
Entry Deadline
Frequently Asked Questions
Who qualifies as an Emerging Creative?
This program is open to new and emerging creatives without significant experience working in advertising. This could mean students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program or any other emerging creative with less than five years of experience in the advertising industry. Anyone who fits those parameters will be permitted to enter, with the exception of anyone who has previously worked on the Pepsi account.
What type of media is expected for submissions?
Submissions for this challenge should include 5-10 social posts.
You will also need one cover image to be used in our winners gallery if your entry is awarded.
Please see the brief for more details.
See previous winners from our student and emerging creative programs here:
How many winners will be selected?
The Clio Awards brand jury will select one winning entry. The winner will receive their Clio statue onstage at the 2024 award show in NYC.
What do you gain by participating?
Clio Awards is a globally recognized advertising award show, so by participating in this program, top global marketers will review your creative efforts. Should your work win or be shortlisted, it is a prestigious accolade to include on your resume, professional website and linkedin profile. You can also include this work in your professional portfolio. The winning work will also be profiled on our editorial platform Muse by Clio, which is read monthly by hundreds of thousands of creatives.
Many winners in Clio’s Emerging Creative and Student Programs have become global marketing leaders, and a few later served as Clio jury members.
What is the prize?
The winner that is chosen by the Clio Awards “Brand” Jury will be presented a Clio award live on stage at the 2024 Annual Clio Awards show in New York City on May 1, 2024.
Pepsi will provide roundtrip coach travel and accommodations for the winner and will also present the winner with a check for $5,000 US dollars.
The winning work will also be recognized for outstanding achievement within an editorial piece on Muse by Clio.