Announcing Ragan’s 2024 Video, Visual & Virtual Awards finalists
Congratulations to this year’s finalists!
This year’s finalist group represents the best creativity and innovation in video, visual design and virtual events. Their work captivated audiences, fostered meaningful connections and brought stories to life with stunning visuals and impactful virtual experiences. These projects highlight the power of design and technology in advancing communication goals.
From inspiring viewers to driving engagement and action, these entries set a standard for excellence. Congratulations to this remarkable group of finalists for their achievements and for pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
The winners will be revealed on Jan. 30, 2025 — don’t forget to mark your calendars!
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Grand Prize
Best Overall Video • Team of the Year • Virtual Event of the Year • Visual Design of the Year
Video Categories
Animated Video • B2B Video • B2C Video • Cause-Related Video • Company Overview Video • DE&I Video • Documentary • Educational Video • Employer Branding Video • Entertainment and Travel/Tourism Video • Health & Wellness Video • Humorous Video • Informational Video • Internal Communications Video • Interview or Profile • Long-Form Video • Marketing Video • Nonprofit Video • Public Awareness/Service Video • Science & Technology Video • Shoestring Video • Short-Form Video • Social Media Video • Video Series
Virtual Events Categories
Employee Events and Town Halls • Employee Recognition • Interview/Q&A • Editing • Illustration or Animated Design • Infographic • Internal Communications Design • Marketing Design • Motion Graphics • Photography • Print Design • Publication Design
Grand Prize
Costello Productions + Rebel With a Cause Films: Racing to Respond
Disney Entertainment Television: DWTS – Favorite dance move – humorous
Goddard Systems, LLC: The Goddard School Goes Back to the Future
Southwest Airlines: A Final Salute
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: 2024 Scientific Report Trailer
3M Company: 3M — Multimedia Productions team
Disney Entertainment Television V: Visual Communications Team
Life Time: Life Time Team Member Engagement & Belonging Team Member Stories
AARP: AARP’s Black History Month Campaign
Anywhere Real Estate: Anywhere Leads Network Awards
Flagship Pioneering: Flagship Studio
Space Workforce 2030: National Space Day
Syner-G BioPharma Group: Mental Health Awareness Month and Walk to Well Being
Ellucian: Ellucian Live 2024
Q’Straint: Q’Straint: The Art of Securement
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Scientific Report 2024
Video Categories
ABB Installation Products: From source to socket — utility products bringing the power to connect you to your life
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory: In Praise of Mystery
LNRS: Shaping Tomorrow Together
The Evoke Agency: Olivia Garden CurlyHair Collection Launch
The Tease Media: Olaplex x The Tease Media
Unisys: Unisys Celebrates 150 Years
FirstEnergy and Questline Digital: Personalized Videos Boost Financial Assistance Program Awareness and Enrollment
Jack in the Box: ‘FEEDING TIME’
The Evoke Agency: got2b Influencer & Paid Media
The Tease Media: JCPenney Salons Recruitment
Embecta: From the Beginning | 2023 World Diabetes Day Campaign
Eukanuba USA: Help Them Meet Their Match Sooner
Food Lion: A Special Vest Builds Confidence and Supports Belonging
Stony Brook Medicine: Remembering Edie Windsor
Embecta: Life Unlimited | Corporate Campaign
Endo: Endo: Inspired for Life
Sandia National Laboratories: A Brighter Future
Santa Barbara Airport (City of Santa Barbara): Santa Barbara Airport Brand Video
Southwest Gas Corporation: Safety to the Core
Unisys: Unisys Celebrates 150 Years
Disney Entertainment Television V: Creative Talent Development & Inclusion Sizzle — Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Food Lion: Distinctive Signs Preserve Cherokee Heritage
Life Time: Life Time Team Member Engagement & Belonging Team Member Stories
The Center for Health Affairs: Igniting Compassion
Costello Productions + Rebel With a Cause Films: Racing to Respond
Northwell Health: Harry
Seattle Children’s Hospital: Patient and Family Education and Communication team
Xperi: Xperi Employee Video Explains Financial Terms by a Non-Financial Person
Axalta Coating Systems: Accelerating Performance & Innovation
Church Pension Group: CPG Employee Value Proposition
ServiceNow: We are ServiceNow – Japan
Southwest Gas Corporation: Safety to the Core
The Tease Media: JCPenney Salons Recruitment
Wells Fargo: Meet Ryan: My Wells Fargo Journey Began as a Teller
Entertainment and Travel/Tourism Video
Disney Entertainment Television V: American Idol/Aulani – Synergy/Cross Promotional Video
Martin County Office of Tourism & Marketing: Explore Natural Martin Ecotourism Video
MSC Cruises: MSC Cruises Uses Apple Vision Pro to Immerse Viewers in New and Never-Before-Seen Ship, MSC World America
Alcon: Alcon India Brand Film
Cooper University Health Care: Cooper’s Pediatric Trauma Team – Sledding Accidents
MD Anderson Cancer Center: Rivals on the Court, Friends for life
Springfield Clinic: Employee Appreciation Week
Springfield Clinic: Patient Experience
Talkspace: Talk it out
CF Industries: Jack’s Day One
Disney Entertainment Television: DWTS – Favorite dance move – humorous
Goddard Systems: The Goddard School Goes Back to the Future
Manhattan Mini Storage: Stoner Grandpa
Xperi: Xperi Teases New Intranet While Getting a Laugh from Employees
3M Company: 3M — Multimedia Productions team
Alexion: AstraZeneca Rare Disease, Rare Connections in NMOSD
Baker Public Relations: Here to Stay
Xperi: Xperi Employee Video Explains Financial Terms by a Non-Financial Person
Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages: Best of the Best: Musical Engagement with Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
Colliers Engineering & Design: Core Values
DPR Construction: Word on the Street
Harford Mutual Insurance Group: “News in 90”
Macy’s: Energy and Pride Around “A Bold New Chapter”
Masonite: Unlocking Knowledge: How Flush & Molded Interior Doors are Made
SAP: GEM Central Showcase Analysts Walkthrough – SAP Sapphire 2024
Southwest Gas Corporation: Safety to the Core
Xperi: Xperi Employee Video Explains Financial Terms by a Non-Financial Person
Xperi: Xperi Teases New Intranet While Getting a Laugh from Employees
Disney Entertainment Television: Sharon Klein
Freedom Mortgage: Humans of Freedom
Metrolinx: Get to Know
St. Peter’s Health Partners: Reclaim Your Health: Victoria’s Story
Tapestry: Career Spotlight
Long-Form Video (3 Minutes or Longer)
Alexion: AstraZeneca Rare Disease, Rare Connections in NMOSD
Stony Brook Medicine: Remembering Edie Windsor
Alcon: Alcon India Brand Film
Jobs for the Future (JFF): North Star Video Series
See Forever Foundation & Maya Angelou Schools: Welcome To School
SMACNA: 2024 SMACNA Contractor of the Year Spotlight
Public Awareness/Service Video
4media group: New York Life Foundation/First Book PSA #1 in Series of 3
CDC: Firearms Prevention Video
Metrolinx: One Fare Transition Video
Metrolinx: Scotiabank Video
Method Communications: Reframing the Agricultural Narrative, As Explained by Syngenta’s CEO Farmer
Northwell Health with MediaSource: Integrated Video Storytelling Campaign Captures First-Ever Bioelectric Medical Breakthrough
University of Pittsburgh: Switchin’ Gears | Panther Racing
CF Industries: Jack’s Day One
Idaho State University: Working Together for Suicide Prevention: One Family’s Story of Heartbreak and Hope
Short-Form Video (Less than 3 Minutes)
Boeing: Fueling America’s Tanker
The Brandman Agency for Fouquet’s New York: Paris vs. New York Social Media Video Campaign
Axalta Coating Systems: Accelerating Performance & Innovation
Goodwill of North Georgia: The Marketing Team
The Tease Media: The Tease Owned Editorial Social Content
Boeing: KC-46 Employee Dedication Series
CF Industries: FOSSI Student Video Profiles
EdPlus at Arizona State University: Faculty Explains | ASU Online
Embecta: Life Unlimited – People with Diabetes (PWD) Vignettes
Rowan University: Pride of the Profs
SEGA of America: SEGA Showcases a Fresh Spin on Classic 2D Sonic the Hedgehog with Sonic Superstars Video Campaign
Virtual Events Categories
Employee Events and Town Halls
ConnectiveRx: ConnectiveRx 2023 Values Awards Hosted by John Mansfield
Syner-G BioPharma Group: Making an Impact Philanthropic Initiative
Syner-G BioPharma Group: May-rathon: Walk to Well-Being Challenge
Town of Cary, North Carolina: Virtual Town Hall — Oct. 18, 2023
Travel + Leisure Co.: Travel + Leisure Co. Virtual Global Town Hall
ConnectiveRx: ConnectiveRx 2023 Values Awards
ServiceNow: Board video
Inovalon: INOvators Thought-Leadership Podcast Series
Take The Lead: Women, Power, and Leadership: A Conversation with Gloria Feldt and Gloria Steinem Facilitated by Jamia Wilson
Defense Threat Reduction Agency: Advance the Workforce of the Future Recruitment Short for Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Smithsonian’s NMAAHC: Art as a Platform for Social Justice
Illustration or Animated Design
Defense Intelligence Agency: DIA Comic Book 2024
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory: NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System
TEAM LEWIS: TEAM LEWIS x Palo Alto Networks: Precision AI
B Lab Global: B Lab 2023 Annual Report
TEAM LEWIS: TEAM LEWIS x Palo Alto Networks: Precision AI
Internal Communications Design
Ascension: Ascension Service Commitments Champions Visual Design Program
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: MD Anderson Core Values Skybridge
Martin County Office of Tourism & Marketing: Explore Natural Martin Marketing Campaign
Q’Straint: Q’Straint: The Art of Securement
TEAM LEWIS: TEAM LEWIS x Palo Alto Networks: Precision AI
Southwest Airlines: A Final Salute
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: CRISPR Scientific Photography
Manhattan Mini Storage: Vote Manhattan Mini
Q’Straint: Q’Straint: The Art of Securement
Q’Straint: Q’Straint: The Art of Securement
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Scientific Report 2024
