Monthly Archives: October 2011

Creative Circus Week | Fall 2011 – CW Grads

Ladies and gentlemen, MC is honored to present the portfolio sites of the Fall 2011 Creative Circus graduating copywriters (in alphabetical order):

Peter Berta – peterwberta.com

Amanda Caldari – cargocollective.com/amandacaldari

Rachel Carlson – rachelmcarlson.com

Megan Cohen – cargocollective.com/megancohen

Marco Diaddezio – marcopywriter.com

Skyler Dobin – skylerdobin.com

Jason Donaldson – thisreadsright.com

Sarah Gatling – sarahgatling.com

Peter Harris – peterharriscw.com

Shannon Hollsten – shannonhollsten.com

Chip Kelly – yochipper.com

Nick Larson – nicklarsonwriter.com

Matt League – mattleague.com

Amy Lieberthal – amylieberthal.com

David Ma – david-ma.com

Kristen McManus – kristen-mcmanus.com

Simmi Nikki Patel – nikkispatel.com

Bryce Post – brycepost.com

Sara Steinberg – sarawithnoh.com

Cameron Van Der Veer – cameronvanderveer.com

Creative Circus Week | Fall 2011 – Nikki Patel

Nikki’s anti-facial hair campaign for Gillette cracks up MC. So does her disclaimer above it: “This campaign does not represent the beliefs or ideals of Nikki S. Patel. Any potential employers that have facial hair should not trash her resumé on account of being insulted. We are sure Nikki S. Patel thinks facial hair looks extremely manly and rugged on you, kind sir/ma’am).” Smart move. Especially if she’s eyeing a shop in Boulder or Minneapolis.

Portfolio: nikkispatel.com

Creative Circus Week | Fall 2011 – David Ma

I remember seeing David’s GRADMEN idea somewhere (created with fellow Circus grads Deanna Director and Mike Quattrocchi), and thinking it was genius. Doesn’t matter if they got Don Draper to speak at their graduation ceremony or not. They got to spend time with 50 working CDs at agencies most CWs would love to land in right out of school. Winner.

Portfolio: david-ma.com

Creative Circus Week | Fall 2011 – Sara Steinberg

MC had the opportunity to meet Sara, along with fellow Circus grads Shannon Hollsten and Kristina Spaid, when they were in the Bay Area recently doing agency tours/interviews. Can’t say enough good things about the three of them. Can’t say enough good things about Circus, and how fast they are to respond to opportunities for their students. Tip o’ the hat to Kim Kurtz, Director of Career Services.

Portfolio: sarawithnoh.com

CWs Wanted: Factory Labs

Sara Greene, Recruiting Strategist at Factory Labs and friend of MC, is looking for a CW, two Sr CWs, and an ACD/CW at Factory in Denver. From Sara, “The North Face, Oakley, Callaway, and Aspen/Snowmass – These are just some of the premium brands we work on, and live every day. As a full-service agency we don’t do anything—we experience everything. From hiking to golfing to company snow days slopeside, our creatively rich environment is pure energy for those who live our brands. We are always looking for top talent who are looking to grow, learn, explore, expand and experiment at Factory.”

Send your rez/link to Sara at: careers@factorylabs.com

CW job description: Click here

Sr. CW job description: Click here

ACD/CW job description: Click here

Tom Kelly

Tom is a copywriter/ECD at Brand Content in Boston. You know what’s great about portfolio sites? Versus the old portfolio portfolios? The archive section. If they love it, it’s like extra credit. If they don’t love it, it’s like, so what? It’s the archive section. (Plus, for writers, it means being able to include your fave headlines on one-shots, spec ads, oldies, and so-so art directed pieces.) Be sure to check out Tom’s archive section. Some awesome work in there. Glad we got a chance to see it.

Portfolio: tomkellycopywriter.com

Chicago Portfolio School Week – CW Grads

Ladies and gentlemen, MC proudly presents the portfolio sites of the Chicago Portfolio School 2011 Fall copywriter grads (in alphabetical order):

Eamon Conway – eamonconway.com

Chris Davis – chrisdaviscw.com

Ben Klassman – benklassman.com

Mike McCarthy – mikemccarthyads.com

Lisa Norris – lisajnorris.com

Tim Ottolin – cargocollective.com/timottolin

Natalie Pavalko – nataliepavalko.com

Lauren Phillips – laurennphillips.com

Andrew Shaffer – andrewcopywriter.com

Steve Stenholt – cargocollective.com/stevestenholt

Jake Thompson – bookofjake.com

Chicago Portfolio School Week – Jake Thompson

Hello, Chicago Portfolio School Week! MC’s first, and we’re psyched. Kicking it off with The Book of Jake. Can’t tell you how many times MC has heard some version of this: “How come they don’t make copywriters who can write headlines anymore?” To which MC responds, check out Jake’s book. Ton of headlines in there, and more than a few are awesome.

Portfolio: bookofjake.com

Brett Minieri

Brett is a copywriter/ACD at Colangelo in NYC. Awesome mix of work on his site, from print to banners. Can we talk about banners for a second? The best way to show ’em? We think Brett’s nailed it. Motion screen capture, edited into a little video, and then posted on Vimeo. Easy for everyone. (NOTE: Motion capture software. We like iShowU. You can get it at shinywhitebox.com for $30.)

Portfolio: brettminieri.com