Beth Voegtli at New Honor Society in St. Louis is on the hunt for a copywriter, “an experienced creative storyteller who knows the power that well-crafted words can wield.” To check out New Honor Society, click their logo above. To learn more about the position and to apply, click the link below.
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Andrew Hunter
Andrew is a new copywriter at kbs+ in NYC, after graduating from Miami Ad School in Brooklyn. (Big ups, Andrew!) So, what kind of portfolio does it take to land at an awesome shop like kbs+ in NYC? Here’s your chance to find out.
Portfolio: writingandmischief.com
Andrew Lewis
Andrew is a freelance copywriter who left San Francisco to become an International Man of Leisure/Freelance Copywriter. He now resides in Prague, where he created the above campaign for Two Tales Beer—aiming to save the global economy (and the world) by belting America’s baggy pants, one beer at a time. Sounds crazy, right? Until you discover that Joe Satriani re-tweeted the campaign. Time to expand that title to International Man of Leisure/Freelance Copywriter/Evil Genius.
Portfolio: andrewsaurus.com
Phil Gable
Phil is a copywriter/CD in NYC. One of MC’s favorite things is clicking through an awesome portfolio, recognizing killer work, but then discovering something new and amazing that MC hadn’t seen before. Like Phil’s video for Meetup. Beautiful.
Portfolio: philgable.com
Daniel Del Toro
Daniel is a freelance copywriter in [wherever awesome gigs appear]. His portfolio is ridiculous. Wieden, Crispin, Untitled Films Toronto … Volkswagen, Burger King, ESPN, Brahma, Levi’s, Best Buy, Little Trees Air Fresheners (?!?!) … just sick. Love it.
Portfolio: danieldeltoro.com
Nate Steele
Nate is a copywriter at Leo Burnett in Chicago. Whole bunch of Allstate in his portfolio including TV, banners and print. How great is the Mayhem campaign? Great. He’s also got a Second City sketch that he wrote and titled, which ran for five weeks. Once again proving that comedian and copywriter are like peanut butter and jelly.
Portfolio: natesteele.com
Travis Meidell
Travis is a copywriter at Amazon.com in Seattle, previously at Leo Burnett in Chicago. Lots of great work all over his site, including his Doritos campaign (above) “encouraging” moviegoers to snack on chips instead of popcorn. So scary!
Portfolio: travismeidell.com
Todd Shikora
Todd is a senior copywriter moving from Chicago to San Jose this month. The first project on his site is for Ziploc: “Will you prevail in a zombie apocalypse?” Um. Guess what. MC is going to survive a zombie apocalypse. Know why? Because sandwich baggies. Thanks to you, SC Johnson, A Family Company. And thanks to you, Mr. Shikora.
Portfolio: toddshikora.com
Lindsey Campbell
Lindsey is an in-house copywriter at Staples in Framingham, MA. There’s nothing MC digs more than an in-house CW fighting the good fight for a classic brand. From the holiday Snowbot to Alice Cooper to one of the best back-to-school spots ever (click here) to Lindsey’s Easy Button mailer (above), Staples has a voice that’s got to be fun to play with a writer. Nice.
Portfolio: copylady.virb.com
Jason Niebaum
Jason is a copywriter/ACD at TM in Dallas, where he’s been for 15 years (his entire career). MC loves that. Don’t miss his campaign for Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen. The acting performances in the first spot (above) are perfect. Like, perfect.
Portfolio: jasonniebaum.com
Brigham Young University 2014 – CW Grads
Ladies and gentlemen, MC is honored to present the portfolio sites of the 2014 Brigham Young University graduating copywriters below. (Would have done BYU Week, but already had posts scheduled and wanted to get this up ASAP after graduation — apologies!) Big thanks to Chase Lucero for coordinating. Congrats to all!
Spencer Ashton – spencerashton.com
Chase Hilton – chasehilton.com
Seth Jenkins – seththompsonjenkins.
Megan Machen – dropr.com/meganmachen
Chase Lucero – chaselucero.com
Ryan Siepert – ryansiepert.com
Brian Shaw – Bshaw.org
Kendall Tingey – kendalltingey.com
Brooke Taylor – cargocollective.com/br
Camille Trent – cargocollective.com/
CW Wanted: KW2, Madison, WI
Elizabeth Jones, ACD at KW2 in Madison, WI is on the hunt for a writer. From Elizabeth: “KW2 is looking for a writer who wants to join an award-winning team of creative storytellers. We tell stories with words. We tell stories with pictures. We tell the stories of our clients and the good they do for their customers.
You’re a copy genius with 3 to 5 years writing experience, a great portfolio and a bucket full of eagerness. You know concepting, long form and digital. You work your butt off. You’re resilient. And you have loads of passion and talent, along with strong teamwork skills.
Requirements:
- 3-5 years experience as a writer at a digital or ‘traditional’ agency
- Work samples required
- Ability to work on a fast-paced team of professionals”
Email cover letter, resume and a link to (or PDF of) your portfolio to jobs@kw2ideas.com. Please put ‘COPYWRITER – MC’ in subject line of your email.
Ralph Stieber
Ralph is a freelance copywriter in Berlin. Don’t miss his films “The Journey” for Johnny Walker and “Life Is Calling” for Levi’s. What’s better than a beautiful road trip?
Portfolio: behance.net/ralphstieber
UPDATE: Bridget Deenihan
Bridget is a Senior Copywriter at Anson-Stoner in Orlando. Since her last post on MC (09.28.11), she’s got a new gig, a new site, a bunch of new work, and cool new side projects. Like her romantic cards rooted in reality (above). Or her films, Hear Something. Or her FREE Hot Poop sticker, which MC is hoping to acquire very soon. Time for an update!
Portfolio: bridgetdeenihan.com
CW Wanted: Connelly Partners, Boston
Connelly Partners in Boston is on the hunt for a junior to mid-level copywriter with at least 2 years experience. From Connelly: “Responsibilities include print, digital, social, video and broadcast. Must be full of good ideas and willing to work hard to make them great ones. Connelly Partners is a collaborative 100+ person full-service marketing agency located in Boston’s South End.” Click the logo above to visit their site. Email below for more info or to apply.
Email: jobs@connellypartners.com with URL or PDF portfolio (no calls).
Creative Circus Week: Emily C. P. Owens
Couple of weeks ago, MC was chatting with someone about CPR, about how all adults should know at least the basics, and that it was time to find a class. After reading Emily’s American Red Cross campaign (above), MC found a class and signed up. Just nails it.
Portfolio: emilycpowens.com
Creative Circus Week: Mariangela McMurray
On the back of Mariangela’s “The Official New Orleans Guide Of Who Not To Bring” there’s a quote by Mark Twain: “I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” Perfect quote. Hilarious project.
Portfolio: mariangelamcmurray.com
Creative Circus Week: Zan Puig
Zan’s campaign for Waze (“the crowd-sourced navigation app that helps you outsmart traffic and other traveling troubles”) features the line: “Three minutes late but thirty-three minutes earlier than the rest of the office.” Hello, every single day in San Francisco.
Portfolio: iknowzan.com
Creative Circus Week: Jordan Dodson
Sometimes you see a project in a writer’s portfolio and think, “I wish I’d done that.” Other times, you see a project in a writer’s portfolio and think, “I want to DO that.” MC has a high school photo from back in the day that needs Jordan’s Great Clips HAIR DO-OVER, so bad. So, so bad.
Portfolio: boyjordan.com
Creative Circus Week: Lara Kesler
Big thanks to Lara for hooking up Creative Circus Week on MC. She graduates on June 20th with four other writers (big ups!), and then the future of advertising is in their hands. No pressure. Don’t miss her campaigns for Monopoly, Warby Parker (above), and Ford Fiesta. Good stuff.
Portfolio: larakesler.com
Dan Jordan
Dan is a copywriter/ACD at Calvary in Chicago. (Second City alert! Once again proving MC’s theory that comedians, drummers and surfers make great copywriters.) Fun stuff up and down his portfolio. One of MC’s faves is Chili’s “Open Letter” (above) reaction to Steve Carell and Paul Rudd’s spoof of LeBron’s famous “I’m going to Miami” ESPN interview. Steve and Paul end up describing/laughing about the letter on Charlie Rose. Genius.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/cawpywriter
Sam Bartos
Sam is a new copywriter at MRY in NYC, previously at Slate. His portfolio is, if MC had to sum it up in a word, cool. Portrait Of A Dairy for Slate, cool. The Last HIV Generation project, cool. The Driven, cool. But most of all, getting to color a space shuttle in the Crayola Coloring Club, super cool. Dig it.
Portfolio: sbartos.com
Chris Endecott
Chris is a copywriter at MRM McCann in Frankfurt, Germany. Bunch of cool microsites in his portfolio, including five for Opel. Don’t leave without checking out his crazy Snackball machine for GranataPet. They need to have a contest where you can win one of those things for the backyard, your very own auto dog feeder and fetcher. Just make sure to duck before the tennis ball launches—dangerous!
Portfolio: chrisendecott.com
CWs Wanted: Flint and Steel, NYC
Marc Greengrass, COO of Flint and Steel in NYC, is on the hunt for junior to mid-level copywriters. From Marc: “Who are we? We are a seasoned shop with start-up nerve. Why? We’ve recently bought ourselves back from one of the big agency conglomerates, in an attempt to challenge the definition of what a marketing champion can be. This has given us renewed autonomy and creative freedom. We are democratic, intolerant of mediocrity and creating ideas that range from gaming, Sundance awarded films, category-shifting TV campaigns and more. And we’re doing it for clients including Pepsi, NASCAR, Topps, HBO and others.
Who are you? A young, passionate thinker, in the business for 0-4 years, who wants to experience real satisfaction in their job. A person for whom writing and creativity isn’t just a profession, it’s a calling. A person who wants to leverage all their varied interests to create things that are truly meaningful. You can concept big, think fast, and aggressively contribute to an inspired culture that wants and needs you.”
Yes? Send your link to Marc at: mgreengrass@flintandsteel.com
UPDATE: Rich Tseng
It’s been about a year since Rich’s last post on MC (04.15.13). Since then, he moved from Boston to NYC where he’s done some killer work and overhauled his book. Don’t miss his stuff for Tommy John men’s premium underwear (above, so smart). Time for an update!
Portfolio: richtseng.com
Carrie Bain
Carrie is a new copywriter (just graduated from Chicago Portfolio School) at The Food Group in Chicago, former comedian, and excellent casserole maker. Plenty of hilarity all over her site, like her Hungry Man campaign (love the Vine), but don’t leave without watching her video resume. Disappointed!
Portfolio: carriebain.com
Craig Miller
Craig is a copywriter/SVP/Group CD at Arnold Worldwide in Boston. Since his last post on MC (04.22.11), he moved from Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Boulder to Arnold, and added a bunch of new work to his portfolio—which just rocks. It’s one those sites where you go, “Oh, that campaign. And that campaign. And he did that campaign, too. Geeeez.” Just awesome.
Portfolio: craigmillercreative.com
Chris Wernikowski
Chris is a junior copywriter at kbs+ in NYC, five months into it. (He’s also a surfer, which once again goes to prove MC’s theory that surfers, drummers and comedians make great copywriters.) Right now, his book is mostly student work — but MC can’t wait to see what he adds from kbs+ this year.
Portfolio: chriswern.com
Steven Jaynes
Steven is a copywriter at Blue Chip Marketing in Chicago. Just a crazy variety of projects and media in his portfolio. From a Cover Girl/MTV VMA Twitter Party to Food Network food porn for Fisher Nuts (above), there’s a little something for everyone. Plus, have to mention, MC got the chance to chat with Steven a couple of times over the past few months—and he’s good people. Dig it.
Portfolio: stevenjaynes.com
U of Texas at Austin Week 2014 – CW Grads
Ladies and gentlemen, MC is honored to present the portfolio sites of the 2014 University of Texas at Austin graduating copywriters (in alphabetical order):
Joy Barnett – joybar.
David Bassine – davidbassine.com
Amanda CoTan – amandacotan.wix.com/
Nick Delisi – iseedelisi.
Erik Donham – erikdonham.com
Janell Hendricks – cargocollective.com/janell
Megan Leinfelder – cargocollective.com/
Stuart Lovinggood – stuartlovinggood.com
Chris Nordahl – cnordahl2.wix.com/
Ananta Prayitno – anantapra.com
Cécile Robertshaw – cargocollective.com/
Sarah Turner – cargocollective.com/
Ben Wyeth – benwyeth.com





























