The aim of the ORCA is to encourage creatives in the advertising industry to let their talents loose and explore the options afforded by radio. They provide a means to recognise and endorse outstanding radio creative advertising which creates impact and effectiveness for the client.
Previously a monthly competition, the revamped version of the ORCA will be an annual event which allows creatives to submit their best work over a 12 month period.
The Grand ORCA
$10,000 cash prize
$10,000 radio schedule for the client
Invite to an exclusive lunch for finalists
The People's Choice
$2,000 Cash Prize
$5,000 Radio schedule for the client
Invite to an exclusive lunch for finalists
Multiple Awards and Categories
All finalists will be invited to an exclusive lunch where the winner of the 2019 ORCA and People’s Choice Award will be presented.
Vote for your favourite ORCA finalist and you’ll go into to the draw to win one of two Amazon Echo’s (2nd generation)
Our 2019 ORCA Judging Panel
Who's picking the Grand ORCA?
Australia, New Zealand, USA, New Zealand. No matter where she goes, Lisa’s student loan still waits for her. So, she keeps on working – From BBDO to DDB to TBWA to Droga5 and now Ogilvy where she is Executive Creative Director.
Since her time in the business, Lisa has made the most successful recruitment film for the New Zealand Police, that has seen the largest intake of female and diverse recruits ever. She has also charged male politicians 10% more than women for their morning coffee to bring awareness to pay inequality, unconvincingly tried to convince Americans to vote for Hillary Clinton, humiliated one of Australia's most celebrated sportsmen for McDonald's, and hidden novels in Word and PowerPoint documents so employees can read books at work.
Along the way, Lisa's work has won awards at Cannes, D&AD, One Show, Clio and Webbys. She was also named in Young Guns Top 10 Creatives of the Decade.
And has judged at Cannes, Clio, New York Festivals, London Internationals, Young Guns and AWARD, as well as a number of other local award shows.
For two years she was National Head of AWARD School in New Zealand, which prepared her for nurturing young talent.
Lisa keeps a spare key under the lemon tree next to her front door. Pop in and say hi sometime.
Trevor has worked in New Zealand radio for over 25 years in many roles, including copywriter, creative director, and programme producer. He’s a Senior Lecturer at AUT and teaches radio performance, radio production, and applied radio techniques. He also works as a freelance producer, writer, presenter and voiceover artist. Trevor produces and co-hosts the weekly children’s radio programme, Suzy & Friends with Suzy Cato, which plays on 23 radio stations nationwide. He’s won numerous New Zealand Radio Awards, including: Best Radio Commercial, Best Daily or Weekly Series, Best Documentary/Feature Programme and Best Children’s Programme. In 2017 he was a finalist in the prestigious New York International Radio Awards. Trevor judged the original TRB Orca Awards and is on the judging panel for the New Zealand Radio Awards.
With over 20 years of global advertising experience on some of the world’s biggest brands, Kim Pick has worked at leading agencies in Australia, Singapore, London, New York and New Zealand.
Kim was ECD of RAPP New York until 2014, when she returned to the New Zealand industry, joining Colenso BBDO as creative director. She was appointed Executive Creative Director of VMLY&R New Zealand in 2018.
She has won more 100 creative and effectiveness awards for her ideas and craft in brand, direct, digital, social and experiential. A former head of Australia’s AWARD School, she currently serves on the New Zealand Commercial Communications Council Diversity and Inclusion panel. Her jury experience includes Spikes, Cannes Young Lions, New York Festivals, Effies, AdStars, John Caples, AWARD, Axis and more.
Luke starting working in advertising at the ripe old age of 19. Since then he has worked across Banking, Beer, Insurance, FMCG, Airline and Automotive clients (plus many more), helping create successful & distinctive campaigns such as NZ most successful bank advertising campaign for ASB Bank and putting a pub on a boat and taking it to London as part of a multiple Cannes Lion winning campaign for Speight’s Gold Medal Ale.
Luke moved across to BC&F Dentsu in 2012, where he is Managing Partner and has been part establishing the agency as New Zealand’s champions of effectiveness and the resulting Effies awards won for clients are a testament to the success of the agency. He believes that work should be a place people enjoy being and are proud of what their outputs.
He fill his weekends up with family activities and as much fishing as possible, where he happens to have some equally effective results.
Australia, New Zealand, USA, New Zealand. No matter where she goes, Lisa’s student loan still waits for her. So, she keeps on working – From BBDO to DDB to TBWA to Droga5 and now Ogilvy where she is Executive Creative Director.
Since her time in the business, Lisa has made the most successful recruitment film for the New Zealand Police, that has seen the largest intake of female and diverse recruits ever. She has also charged male politicians 10% more than women for their morning coffee to bring awareness to pay inequality, unconvincingly tried to convince Americans to vote for Hillary Clinton, humiliated one of Australia's most celebrated sportsmen for McDonald's, and hidden novels in Word and PowerPoint documents so employees can read books at work.
Along the way, Lisa's work has won awards at Cannes, D&AD, One Show, Clio and Webbys. She was also named in Young Guns Top 10 Creatives of the Decade.
And has judged at Cannes, Clio, New York Festivals, London Internationals, Young Guns and AWARD, as well as a number of other local award shows.
For two years she was National Head of AWARD School in New Zealand, which prepared her for nurturing young talent.
Lisa keeps a spare key under the lemon tree next to her front door. Pop in and say hi sometime.
Trevor has worked in New Zealand radio for over 25 years in many roles, including copywriter, creative director, and programme producer. He’s a Senior Lecturer at AUT and teaches radio performance, radio production, and applied radio techniques. He also works as a freelance producer, writer, presenter and voiceover artist. Trevor produces and co-hosts the weekly children’s radio programme, Suzy & Friends with Suzy Cato, which plays on 23 radio stations nationwide. He’s won numerous New Zealand Radio Awards, including: Best Radio Commercial, Best Daily or Weekly Series, Best Documentary/Feature Programme and Best Children’s Programme. In 2017 he was a finalist in the prestigious New York International Radio Awards. Trevor judged the original TRB Orca Awards and is on the judging panel for the New Zealand Radio Awards.
With over 20 years of global advertising experience on some of the world’s biggest brands, Kim Pick has worked at leading agencies in Australia, Singapore, London, New York and New Zealand.
Kim was ECD of RAPP New York until 2014, when she returned to the New Zealand industry, joining Colenso BBDO as creative director. She was appointed Executive Creative Director of VMLY&R New Zealand in 2018.
She has won more 100 creative and effectiveness awards for her ideas and craft in brand, direct, digital, social and experiential. A former head of Australia’s AWARD School, she currently serves on the New Zealand Commercial Communications Council Diversity and Inclusion panel. Her jury experience includes Spikes, Cannes Young Lions, New York Festivals, Effies, AdStars, John Caples, AWARD, Axis and more.
Luke starting working in advertising at the ripe old age of 19. Since then he has worked across Banking, Beer, Insurance, FMCG, Airline and Automotive clients (plus many more), helping create successful & distinctive campaigns such as NZ most successful bank advertising campaign for ASB Bank and putting a pub on a boat and taking it to London as part of a multiple Cannes Lion winning campaign for Speight’s Gold Medal Ale.
Luke moved across to BC&F Dentsu in 2012, where he is Managing Partner and has been part establishing the agency as New Zealand’s champions of effectiveness and the resulting Effies awards won for clients are a testament to the success of the agency. He believes that work should be a place people enjoy being and are proud of what their outputs.
He fill his weekends up with family activities and as much fishing as possible, where he happens to have some equally effective results.
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