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CATMEDIA Announced as one of Atlanta’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in 2020

What is Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®?

Every year companies throughout Atlanta compete to be named one of “Atlanta’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®.” Only companies that distinguish themselves as having the most innovative and thoughtful human resources approach can be bestowed this honor. These select companies will be honored on Tuesday July 21st, 2020 on a digital platform that the honorees will log into.

The winning companies also compete for 13 elite awards, one granted for each category. Also, an overall winner that has excelled in all categories will be honored with a “Best of the Best Overall” award. The elite award winners will be revealed during the digital presentation. All companies, no matter their size, can be a Best and Brightest Company to Work For® resulting in Better Business, Richer Lives and Stronger Communities.

Winner selection

An independent research firm evaluates each company’s entry based on key measures in various categories. They include Compensation, Benefits and Employee Solutions; Employee Enrichment, Engagement and Retention; Employee Education and Development; Recruitment, Selection and Orientation; Employee Achievement and Recognition; Communication and Shared Vision; Diversity and Inclusion; Work-Life Balance; Community Initiatives; Strategic Company Performance and the Best of the Best Small Business, Medium Business and Large Business.

“Through the first half of 2020, the Best and Brightest Companies To Work For have demonstrated leadership and forward thinking as they pivoted their business and workforce through Covid-19. As the conversation and focus has shifted, our Best and Brightest winning companies have also been a voice for important actions regarding Race. It is in these unique times, the Best and Brightest Companies To Work For excel and share their knowledge with others” said Jennifer Kluge, President and CEO, Best and Brightest Programs

The annual symposium and awards program this year will be a digital event due to the COVID19 virus and will begin at 9:30 a.m. with Keynote Speaker, Steve Lowisz,- Qualigence International. The digital awards presentation is emceed by Abhi Golhar of Strategist, Author, Podcaster, and National Speaker. The awards presentation will adjourn at 11:00 a.m.

Atlanta’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® is sponsored by Baudville Brands, TMobile, uMap, Qualigence International, Quantum Radiology, NOW Health Group, and Corp!
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To participate in the digital conference, contact the NABR at 866-321-1822 or visit www.thebestandbrightest.com.

About CATMEDIA

CATMEDIA is an award-winning Inc. 500 company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1997, the company specializes in advertising, creative services, media production, program management, training, and human resource management. As a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), CATMEDIA provides world-class customer service and innovative solutions to government and commercial clients. Current CATMEDIA clients include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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Best and Brightest – more information

The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® is a program that provides the business community with the opportunity to gain recognition, showcase their best practices and demonstrate why they are an ideal place for employees to work. This national program celebrates those companies that are making better business, creating richer lives and building a stronger community as a whole. It is presented annually in several markets including Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Milwaukee, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, West Michigan and Nationally. Nominations are now being accepted. Visit www.thebestandbrightest.com to obtain an application.

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CATMEDIA Takes Home 3 Wins from the 41st Annual Telly Awards

Press Release June 5, 2020 –

CATMEDIA is once again a triple winner at the 41st Annual Telly Awards. This year for their work with the Air National Guard’s 194th Wing and DeKalb County Fire Rescue. This marks the second year the creative agency has won for work done with the DeKalb County Fire Rescue. The Telly Awards honors excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks, production companies and including Dow Jones, Duplass Brothers Productions, Complex Networks, A&E Networks, Hearst Media, ESPN Films, RYOT, Vice+ and Vimeo. Check out all of CATMEDIA’s Tellys here.

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Winning Work

With over 20 years of media and branding experience, CATMEDIA provides full-service creative capabilities that propel brands forward and rise to the top of their industries. By virtue of our top-top notch media solutions and creative services, their clients are able to communicate effectively and deliver their branded message with fine-tuned intent and precision.

This year’s wins are a reflection of the strides CATMEDIA is taking in video production, animation and branded content development. Their work for DeKalb County Fire Rescue has continued to be recognized for their outstanding approach to capturing the fire department and its personnel. This year’s winner was for the Physical Agility Test Training video. The step-by-step video was made to educate future firefighters on how to successfully complete and pass the rigorous test. The video won in the categories for Craft Videography/Cinematography and Instructional Branded Content. Last year they won for the DCFR Recruitment video produced for the department.

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CATMEDIA also won in the category for Online Commercials for the production of an animation series for the Air National Guard’s 194th Wing. “The purpose of the series is to show the different initiatives of the 194th Wing on the Wing’s website and on social media,” said Amy Ferzoco, Director of Creative Services at CATMEDIA. “Using a mix of animation and photographs we produced five animations, each of which highlight the individual Groups that the Wing is comprised of. We delivered creative treatments, scripts, pre-production, production, post-production, voiceover narration, music and sound effects mixing, and 508 compliances.”

“Pushing Boundaries”

”CATMEDIA is pushing the boundaries for video and television innovation and creativity at a time when the industry is both rapidly changing and heavily impacted by the current crisis,” said Sabrina Dridje, Managing Director of the Telly Awards. “Our theme for this season, Telly Award Winners Tell Great Stories is a true reflection of the diversity of stories the community is skillfully able to tell. Now, more than ever, do we need to celebrate them and those that bring global stories to our attention. This award is a tribute to the talent and vision of these creators.”

Today’s winners announcement caps a year-long celebration of creators around the globe and across all screens. Continuing on from the inaugural Film & Video Screening Tour last season, The Telly Awards toured a selection of Telly Award winning work to London, NYC, Amsterdam and Toronto, culminating with an online event. This year also saw the continued expansion of new categories further to the awards’ recent initiative to rebuild the honors for the multi-screen era. New categories included serialized Branded Content and expanded Social Video and Immersive & Mixed Reality categories, alongside new categories honoring important work in Social Impact and Diversity & Inclusion.

Last year, The Telly Awards attracted more than 12,000 entries from top video content producers including Adult Swim, the BBC, Condé Nast, Complex Networks, Netflix, Refinery29, RadicalMedia, T Brand Studio and Ogilvy & Mather.

The full list of the 41st Annual Telly Awards winners can be found at
https://www.tellyawards.com/winners/2020/branded-content/campaign-branding

About CATMEDIA

CATMEDIA is an award-winning Inc. 500 company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1997, the company specializes in advertising, creative services, media production, program management, training, and human resource management. As a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), CATMEDIA provides world-class customer service and innovative solutions to government and commercial clients. Current CATMEDIA clients include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

About The Telly Awards:

The Telly Awards is the premier award honoring video and television across all screens. Established in 1979, The Telly Awards receives over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents. Entrants are judged by The Telly Awards Judging Council—an industry body of over 200 leading experts including advertising agencies, production companies, and major television networks, reflective of the multiscreen industry The Telly Awards celebrates. Partners of The Telly Awards include Catalyst, LAPPG, NAB, Stash, Storyhunter, NYWIFT, Production Hub, IFP, Social Media Week and VidCon.

Atlanta Magazine Lists Catherine Downey As One of The 500 Most Powerful Leaders

For the last several years Catherine Downey has been working alongside other Atlanta leaders to bolster CATMEDIA’s profile. While also finding opportunities to give back to the community. For that reason, it comes as no surprise that she’s been listed by Atlanta Magazine as one of the city’s 500 Most Powerful Leaders, for Marketing and Public Relations in the Professionals sector.

This is the second time Downey has been recognized by Atlanta Magazine. Earlier this year she was also listed in the 500 of Atlanta Magazine’s Top CEOs, coming in at number 55.

With CATMEDIA’s broad project history and Downey’s effective leadership style, the path to success for CATMEDIA has been paved with many successes.

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“You’ll notice that each sector also includes a list of Legends. These honorees are the indisputable forces who’ve shaped our city. It is for the acknowledged pioneers in their respective fields, whose names really need no introduction.” – Betsy Riley,  Editor-in-chief of Atlanta Magazine

Years of Success

Downey has been recognized through multiple awards and honors as a leader who has made significant strides in their careers, are making a difference in their communities, blazing the trail for others, and leaving an indelible mark on the Atlanta business community. Also recognized as one of the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Women Who Mean Business, and the 2016 Small Business Person of the Year.

Last year Downey was accepted in to the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2019: a nine-month, executive-level series, in which 85 established leaders are chosen each year to represent a broad cross-section of metro Atlanta. The goal of Leadership Atlanta is to work together as a network of established leaders to improve and strengthen the City of Atlanta long-term.

The Future is Bright

CATMEDIA is recognized as one of the nation’s “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” for three years in a row, and is recognized as a leader among government services contractors. CATMEDIA is a two time mention on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America and made it into the Top Ten of the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2015 Pacesetter Awards for Atlanta’s 100 fastest-growing private companies.

CATMEDIA is a full service creative and marketing agency that has been recognized as a leader among government services contractors. Fully staffed with true innovators, the firm is patent-pending on several trainings and communications technologies.

ABOUT US

CATMEDIA is an award-winning Inc. 500 company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1997, the company specializes in advertising, creative services, media production, program management, training, and human resource management. As a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), CATMEDIA provides world-class customer service and innovative solutions to government and commercial clients. CATMEDIA clients include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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