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If you are new to The One Club, you can easily create an account which will allow you to enter.
No. You do not have to be a member of The One Club to enter. However, we always recommend the benefits of One Club membership! For more details on membership, click here.
Unfortunately no, the competition is open for creative professionals only. But we look forward to your entry in a few years!
Next Creative Leaders is a global portfolio competition open to professionals in creative roles including Art Directors, Copywriters, Designers, Associate Creative Directors, Associate Design Directors, newly-promoted Creative Directors and Design Directors (read: less than 1 year in the role as of the competition launch date) and creative teams of two (must meet criteria above).
Yes, creative teams are eligible to enter together under one entry. Just remember that you must have both worked on all the pieces of work you’re submitting, and when discussing the work, be sure to account for both of your POVs.
Yes, as long as you meet all of the other qualifications, you are welcome (and encouraged!) to enter again. That said, if you have already been named a Next Creative Leader, you may not enter again. That includes members of a past winning team entering solo and vice versa.
The deadline has been extended to June 30, 2025.
No. The entry system will not allow you to close your entries until you have added the required media.
NOTE: Judging media cannot be edited on closed entries.
Nothing. This is a free competition.
Next Creative Leaders entrants must submit a minimum of four (4) and a maximum of six (6) projects. At least three (3) projects must be professional, published projects. One (1) personal passion project is allowed.
Projects entered need not have been created in a particular year — entries will be judged as a collection of work. Submissions need not conform to any specific media categories; your entry may feature projects in one medium or several.
No. Your Next Creative Leaders entry should represent the breadth of your professional portfolio. If you cannot confidently include 4-6 examples of your best work, we recommend that you consider entering in a year or two.
Only The One Club team and the 2025 jury will have access to your work throughout the entire Entry and Judging process and it will not be shared publicly. Winners' media will be displayed online.
We strongly encourage you to submit your files natively to the entry system when possible. This allows the judges to view your work more easily and eliminates viewing barriers, such as password-protected pages, unrelated work at the same URL, inactive links, etc.
Yes. English translations are required for all work in another language.
All judging will be done online. As in past years, all work will be judged by our esteemed international juries. Work that has advanced past First Round will be judged in Final Round.
The first and final round of judging will take place in July 2025.
All winners will be notified by email after judging is completed in August 2025. Notifications will be sent to the primary email address associated with your account. Please be sure to keep this information up to date.
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