24 November 2025
From 2–4 December, smartclippers from across all departments of the company logged on for our annual hackathon — three days dedicated to building, breaking, rethinking, and pushing our tech stack (and ourselves) a bit further.
The event took place online, which kept participation broad and made collaboration straightforward. Just like last year, the hackathon remained open to everyone — not just those who live and breathe code. Last year’s mixture of perspectives made for sharper ideas, and this year’s teams leaned into that freedom.
Teams explored a mix of product-driven and operational challenges, alongside a few experiments that sit slightly outside the day-to-day — like a concept for a health-focused app to keep us all a bit more accountable, leveraging AI to optimise our debugging process, and plan for keeping our platform running efficiently regardless of how many new features and enhancements we introduce.
Once the presentations wrapped, the floor shifted from building to reflection. Everyone on the call was invited to vote for their favourite projects across a set of categories like best pitch and presentation, most innovative, best problem-solving, best implementation plan, future relevance, and an overall hackathon winner. The goal wasn’t to crown a single “best” idea, but to surface which concepts resonated most and might be worth exploring further, while also recognising teams for different strengths and approaches.
Even in just its second year, our hackathon once again showed the value of stepping away from the daily grind. This year sparked another round of impressive results, and we’re excited to see how these ideas evolve beyond the first three days.
Lee is the Marketing Specialist Europe at smartclip and is responsible for content writing, editing, social media, and creative support across the department and company. Originally from the United States, Lee graduated from the University of Cincinnati, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Electronic Media. Before joining smartclip, she has worked with various organisations managing social media accounts and assisting in the video and audio production processes.
Lee Richter
Marketing Specialist Europe
