How staff picks work
What the Staff Pick badge means and how entries get chosen.
Staff picks are the curated layer of the library — the entries we think show the craft at its best. An approved pick gets a Staff Pick badge and appears on the dedicated staff picks page.
How an entry becomes a staff pick
Picks are curated by hand. Our team reviews published work and approves the entries that make the cut — there's no self-nominate action and no automatic flagging. You don't apply; you just publish strong work and keep your entry complete.
On your work list an approved entry carries the Staff Pick badge. Until then there's nothing to do on your end.
What helps your chances
There's no trick, but the picks tend to share a few traits:
- Strong, believable integration — the effect sits naturally in the real footage.
- Clean entry details: real brand name, correct work types, a proper title, credits.
- Good image quality — compression artifacts and watermarks hurt.
Staff picks also factor into FOOH Awards visibility, so a complete, well-presented entry pays off twice.