Ayyaz Amjad

Recognition

Awards x Honors

National and industry recognition for video, motion design, public-service programming and performance, 2011 to today. Every winning video that is public is playable below.

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2025 Telly Silver

The Trashy Driver

Litter PSA, Trashy the Raccoon series · Prince William County

Video & motion design

  • 2025
    Telly Awards — Silver, “How I Serve”46th Annual Telly Awards, Non-Broadcast: Campaign – Internal Communications. Credited to Senior Communications Analysts Ayyaz Amjad and Hunter Ekvall, Prince William County Government. Telly entry ↗ · Watch: Kris Spoon · Dennis Delaney
  • 2025
    Telly Awards — Silver, “The Trashy Driver”46th Annual Telly Awards, Promotional Video: General – Sustainability. Credited to Ayyaz Amjad and Hunter Ekvall, Prince William County Government. Telly entry ↗ · Watch
  • 2025
    NATOA Government Programming Awards — Award of Distinction, “How I Serve”Profile of a City/County Department or Employee. Kris Spoon · Dennis Delaney · 2025 winners list (PDF) ↗
  • 2025
    NATOA Government Programming Awards — Award of Distinction, “Shorter Topics”Interview/Talk Show/Video Podcast. Crisis Response System · Parks & Recreation
  • 2024
    NATOA Government Programming Awards — Award of Honor, “Stroke Smart PSA”Public/Mental Health category. Watch · Spanish version · 2024 winners list (PDF) ↗
  • 2017
    AVA Digital Awards — Platinum Award (Cultural Video), “Our Cvent Story”Co-production, editing and shooting. Watch on Cvent’s channel
  • 2015
    ALS Association DC/MD/VA Chapter — Best Corporate ALS Ice Bucket Video (1st place), “Cvent ALS Ice Bucket Video”The official video is currently private on YouTube.
  • 2015
    45th Creativity International Awards — BronzeVideo work for Cvent. Listed on Ayyaz’s NATOA profile ↗
  • 2012
    Surgeon General’s “Tobacco — I’m Not Buying It” video contest — Grand Prize, ages 18–25, “You Don’t Smoke Cigarettes, Cigarettes Smoke You”Watch · CDC’s upload · CDC announcement ↗ · VCU News ↗
  • 2011
    Bronze Presidential Volunteer Service AwardAs a creative designer at Islamic Relief USA, an international humanitarian relief organization.

Honors & performances

  • 2024
    NATOA memberNational Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors — member profile ↗.
  • 2015
    Performed at the MGM Grand, Las VegasLive hip-hop performance as AYZ.
  • 2012
    InLight Richmond FestivalLive notated, video-based sound performance with a group of peers.
  • 2012
    Mr. South Asia 2012 — Virginia Commonwealth University▶ Watch the winning performance
  • 2012
    Released debut mixtape/album “Conquest of the Inner Sanctum”Produced with Shawn Amjad. Listen on SoundCloud ↗ · Sound page