Jury recruitment · Now open

Judge with the indie side of the industry.

Indie Agency News is assembling the jury for the next cycle of IndieHQ Awards — a creative honors program built for the independent agency world. We’d like your name on it.

Apply to judge → Just your name and email

The short version

Working indies judging the best of indie work.

Two rounds, mostly asynchronous, run on your own time from a dedicated judges dashboard. Category Captains lead each category; jurors score; a Top 40 Jury names the winners. Everything private until the reveal.

First half of the year

Top 40: Classic

All about the work. The campaigns, the craft, the swing-for-the-fences ideas coming out of the independent world.

Recruiting for 2027 cycle now

Second half of the year

Top 40: People + Agencies

The other half of the story. The people, the shops, the culture and craft that make the work possible.

Launching Monday, August 24 · recruiting now

Who we want

Working indies. Practitioners, not just titles.

Creative, strategy, media, culture, ops — the people who make the work. Bring your taste, your ear for the room, and your patience for reading a case.

Independent agencies only.

What’s the ask

Roughly 8–15 hours across the season.

Two rounds of judging, mostly async, on your own time.
More if you take a Category Captain seat; less if you’re a general juror.
All work happens in a dedicated judges dashboard we’ll walk you into.
Confidentiality throughout. No leaks, no LinkedIn spoilers before reveals.

What you get

Standing among the working indies who set the bar.

Public credit on the Meet the Jury page — plus a permanent honor roll after the show wraps.
An honest read on where the craft is right now, across the whole indie scene.
The satisfaction of being in the room that decides.

Ready?

Add your name to the jury.

Just your name and email. We’re opening the judges’ platform on August 24 — get on the list now and we’ll email you the moment it’s live so you can register.