The global Art Directors Club, part of The One Club for Creativity, has chosen its ADC Young Guns 24 jury members, more than 100 creative professionals from around the world. Included are three from Australia and one from New Zealand.

ADC Young Guns is the industry’s only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and celebrates today’s young creative professionals. The program is open to those ages 30 and under who have been working for at least two years, full-time or freelance. Eligible entrants can submit a combination of professional and personal work.

Jury members from Australia are Andrew Maynard, director at Austin Maynard Architects in Melbourne (YG4), and Chris Rowson, head of creative at Good Drinks Australia in Perth.

Representing New Zealand on the global jury is Robert Wallace, director at Parallel Teeth in Lower Hutt (YG11).

View the complete list of all ADC Young Guns 24 judges here.

The online entry system is now open, with the reduced-fee regular deadline of August 27, 2026, and final deadline September 24, 2026. Winners will be announced in January 2027, with the YG24 awards ceremony and party slated for January 27, 2027 in New York.

The competition regularly attracts entries from upwards of 45 countries, with more than half coming from outside the US.  

All ADC Young Guns winners receive a unique version of the ADC Young Guns Cube, designed exclusively for this year’s incoming class, and have their permanent profile page added to the YG website.  

Winners also receive a complimentary one-year One Club for Creativity membership, permanent membership in the YG network, a chance to be featured in YG events and an assortment of career-boosting opportunities from YG sponsors.

Past ADC Young Guns include rising stars who went on to become leaders in their chosen fields, including Oscar-winning film director duo, DANIELS (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) (YG14); Top Gun Maverick director Joseph Kosinski (YG4); graphic designers, James Victore (YG1), Stefan Sagmeister (YG1), Natasha Jen (YG4) and Jessica Walsh (YG8); artist/designer Rich Tu (YG8); ad creatives, Rei Inamoto (YG4) and Menno Kluin (YG6); illustrators, Christoph Niemann (YG2) and Deanne Cheuk (YG4); fashion designer, Kerby Jean-Raymond (YG14); artist/filmmaker, Calmatic (YG16); director/photographer, India Sleem (YG17); typographers, Alex Trochut (YG6) and Gemma O’Brien (YG13); and animation artist, Todd St. John (YG1).

ADC Young Guns 24 branding and YG Cube trophy were created by Brooklyn independent illustrator and designer, Chantal Jahchan, a winner in last year’s YG23 competition.  

For more information and to enter, visit the ADC Young Guns 24 website.