Welcome to the AIMies. The place to showcase your work and be recognized for your creativity. 

The AIMies Award Program honors outstanding achievement in digital media, writing, photography & design, inclusivity, and innovation. The program recognizes editors, writers, designers, and teams whose work strives to communicate with our audience in memorable ways in a very crowded and often busy environment.

The program was created to recognize that creative works are a major contributor to the success of the Active Interest Media brand; without such bright beacons consumer loyalty for our titles would not exist.

Who's Eligible: All AIM Designers, Writers/Editors, Photographers, Illustrators, and other  professionals are eligible to submit entries. Submissions can be from an individual or on behalf of a team (eg., editorial/design). You can enter all five categories, but contestants are limited to ONE submission per category. For group entries, please choose one person to submit on behalf of the group. For individual entries, please only submit your own work; do not submit on behalf of someone else. 

The Categories:

• Excellence in Writing: To include news stories, features, and columns
• Excellence in Digital Media: To include podcasts, videos, blogs, vlogs, web specials, and social media
• Excellence in Design and Photography: To include covers, print and online features, and other design and photo-heavy projects
• Excellence in Inclusivity: To include media in any form that advances AIM’s diversity mission.
• Excellence in Innovation: To include any new and different thinking that enhances customer experience, supports business growth, or improves efficiency of our work.

What's Eligible: The judges will consider published submissions in any of the five categories. For the 2025 AIMies Annual Awards, submissions must have been published between January 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026.

What to Submit: Submit copies of the published creative. PLEASE MAKE SURE your name does not appear in the creative. Also include the requested support documents specified in the entry form.

Questions? Email sroeder@aimmedia.com or ajones@aimmedia.com.