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The awards program that recognises the best content and social media work in Australia.
For five years, Content Summit – the country’s leading brand and content marketing conference – has championed the craft of content. Now we’re recognising the people, brands and agencies doing it best.
Introducing the Content Summit Awards.
From a single brilliant post to a year-long content strategy; from a creator building an audience from scratch to an agency delivering for clients at scale; these awards celebrate the full breadth of what great content looks like in 2027.
Entries are judged by a panel of senior industry practitioners and winners are presented in front of hundreds of attendees at Brisbane Powerhouse. There’s no better room to have your work recognised in.
2027 award categories
Brand and Agency track
Best Educational Content
Best Behaviour Change Content
Best Commerce Content
Best Community Building
Best Employee-Generated Content
Best Creator Partnership
Best Content Agency
Best Creator Agency
Best Social Agency
Best In-House Team
Content Marketer of the Year
Social Media Manager of the Year
Creator track
Presented by The Lord Mayor of Brisbane
Creator of the Year – Education
Creator of the Year – Entertainment
Best Brand Partnership
Post of the Year
Best Brisbane Storyteller
Best Emerging Creator
Judges
Zhoe Low
Fractional CMO, ex-July
Anri McHugh
Head of Marketing Awareness & Consideration - ANZ at Specsavers
Maddie King
Product Marketing Manager at Canva
Austin Macfarlane
VFX/CGI Director at Macfarlane Brothers
Lachlan Macfarlane
VFX/CGI Director at Macfarlane Brothers
Alice Harris – Marketing Lead at On the House
Anne Shea – Product Owner, Social Media at Aware Super
Danielle Zikman – Director LTS Marketing JAPAC at LinkedIn
Elly Strang – Head of Marketing at Appetise
Erin Core – Managing Director at Veracity Research
Jason Kibsgaard – Executive General Manager, Marketing & Proposition at NTI
Karen Robinson – VP of Growth and Marketing at Shorthand
Kurt Sanders – Head of Brand and Growth at Envigor
Lindsay Thompson – Art Director at The Star
Michael Apte – General Manager, Strategy at Guide Dogs NSW
Nic Fry – Chief Marketing Officer at Plungie
Nathan Low – Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Meat and Livestock Australia
Phoebe Miller – Head of Marketing at MADE Group
Rebecca Barnes – Chief Marketing Officer at The Cheesecake Shop
Ryan France – Head of Brand Strategy at Kantar
Stephanie Vigilante – Head of Social Media at Broadsheet ***
Sofie Spelta – Marketing Consultant and Creator
More to be announced
Key dates
Applications open — 1 September 2026
Applications close — 30 November 2026
Shortlist announced — 8 February 2027
Awards Presentation — 10 March 2027
Awards presentation
Content Summit Awards are presented on the afternoon of day two of Content Summit Australia (Wednesday 10 March 2027 at Brisbane Powerhouse) with the official afterparty to follow.
Tickets are available for the full conference, awards and afterparty, or the awards presentation and afterparty only.
Privacy
Entering an award means sharing sensitive information – client names, campaign budgets, strategy, results. We take that seriously, and our process is designed to protect it.
Entry fees
Brand and agency categories
$395 + GST per category
People and teams categories
$195 + GST per category
Creator categories
Free to enter
Multi-entry discount
10% off 3+ entries from the same organisation