City of Las Cruces Wins Multiple Telly Awards

The City of Las Cruces announces that the Communications Office and Visit Las Cruces have earned several video awards spanning a multitude of categories in the 47th Annual Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honors excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks, and production companies.

The City of Las Cruces received a total of eighteen awards; 2 Gold, 8 Silver and 8 Bronze. Judges evaluate entries to recognize distinction in creative work and do not put entries against each other. Winning entries are placed into performance scales of Gold, Silver or Bronze based on combined scoring from judges. Top honors may be awarded to more than one entry in a particular category.

Technical Operations Manager Adrian Guzman, Media Production Specialist Nathaniel Bitting, Digital Content Specialist Cherish Pena, Media Production Interns Celso Acosta and Eduardo Sandoval worked with multiple City departments to create content across multiple categories. Visit Las Cruces Marketing Manager Lorena Lozano and her team created tourism focused content that was recognized.

Here is a listing of all the Tellys awarded to the City (Each Official Listing contains a link to the winning video – Some may require you to click on the “View more from this project” link):

Gold Telly Winners:

• The Fire Family | Las Cruces Fire Department in Social Video – Workplace Culture Category: Official Listing
• Serve Your Community | Join LCPD in Social Video – Recruitment Category: Official Listing

Silver Telly Winners:

• Bus Art Stop Series in Online – Arts & Culture Category: Official Listing
• LCFD Physical Ability in Social Video – Tutorial & How To Category: Official Listing
• City Jobs in Social Video – Workplace Culture Category: Official Listing
• Bridging the Badge in Social Video – Talkshow & Interview Category: Official Listing
• Neighborhood Leadership Academy in Social Video – Government Relations Category: Official Listing
• Crossroads Music Sessions Season 1 in Online – Travel & Tourism Category: Official Listing
• Road Trippers, Las Cruces is Calling – Visit Las Cruces, NM in Online Commercials – Travel & Tourism Category: Official Listing
• The Real New Mexico in Online – Travel & Tourism Category: Official Listing

Bronze Telly Winners:

• Southwest Spirit in Non-Broadcast – Narrative & Scripted Category: Official Listing
• Shared Soil in Non-Broadcast – Documentary: Short Form (Under 40 Minutes) Category: Official Listing
• Southwest Spirit in Non-Broadcast – Travel & Tourism Category: Official Listing
• Preparing for Gas Line Emergencies: Training Responders in Social Video – Government Relations Category: Official Listing
• Forged in Service in Social Video – Arts & Entertainment Category: Official Listing
• Day in the Life | Carson Carter in Online – Documentary: Individual Category: Official Listing
• Crusaders of the Lost Art Scavenger Hunt in Local TV – Arts & Culture Category: Official Listing
• Amador Live in Online Commercials – Real Estate Category: Official Listing

This year there were more than 13,000 entries from across the globe and top producers. A full list of winners from the 47th Annual Telly Awards can be found at: www.tellyawards.com/winners.