A total of 16 awards were handed out at a glittering ceremony at The Brewery on March 4 across categories covering journalism, sales, marketing, and design.
Dennis Publishing took home a total of three awards on the night, including the Best Media Owner for New Talent.
The Grand Prix category, which is chosen from all of the night’s winners, went to Lucy Thackray of Cedar Communications who won the New Content Strategist of the Year award for her work on British Airways High Life Magazine.
Shortlist Media and Hearst Magazines UK each scooped two awards and the remaining categories were claimed by EMAP, Future, IPC Media, Immediate Media Co, and Ocean Media Group.
In the student categories, open to those studying on PPA-accredited journalism and publishing courses, the Most Promising Student (Postgraduate) went to Ellie Austin from City University London, and the Most Promising Student (Undergraduate) went to Andy Biddulph from the University of Central Lancashire.
Loraine Davies, Director of PPA Careers, said: “Our congratulations go to all the winners of the PPA New Talent Awards 2014 as well as the highly commended entries and those who made it to the shortlist. Today’s consumer magazine and business media brands are evolving at pace, and this event is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the individuals, teams and – for the first time this year – the companies that are shaping our future.”
The full list of winners:
MOST PROMISING STUDENT (UNDERGRADUATE)
Andy Biddulph
University of Central Lancashire
MOST PROMISING STUDENT (POSTGRADUATE)
Ellie Austin
City University London
BEST GRADUATE/INTERN OF THE YEAR
Laura Scanlan
HSJ, EMAP
NEW RISING SALES STAR OF THE YEAR
Kirsty Setchell
Mass Market Women & Equestrian, IPC Media
NEW MARKETING EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Eva Grabe
Marketing Executive, Shortlist Media
NEW SECTION EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Sophie Beresiner
ELLE, Hearst Magazines UK
NEW DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Peter Ainsworth
Esquire, Hearst Magazines UK
NEW CONTENT STRATEGIST OF THE YEAR
Lucy Thackray
British Airways, High Life Magazine, Cedar Communications
NEW SALES TEAM OF THE YEAR
Classified and Inserts Centralised Team
Immediate Media Co
NEW CONSUMER SPECIALIST/CUSTOMER JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
James Spender
Cyclist Magazine, Dennis Publishing
NEW BUSINESS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Heather Spurr
Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group
NEW CONSUMER JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Lizzie Pook
Stylist, Shortlist Media
NEW SALES LEADER/DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Ciaran Scarry
Entertainment Division & The Big Issue, Dennis Publishing
NEW EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Oliver Lindberg
net magazine, Future
BEST MEDIA OWNER FOR NEW TALENT
Dennis Publishing
GRAND PRIX
Lucy Thackray
British Airways, High Life Magazine, Cedar Communications
The event was sponsored by the PPA’s Strategic Partners: Adestra, Air Business, Dovetail, Polestar and Readly; Event Production Partner Whitespace Productions; Print Partner Pensord; Paper Partner UPM; and Event Supporter NLA Media Access.
