Jayant is Creative Copy Group Head at Publicis in Mumbai, India. How does a copywriter get a campaign of straight-up palindromes in his portfolio? When it’s a campaign for the Skoda Laura with Parktronic, which drives the same forward or backward. Tip o’ the Hat, Jayant. Palindromes!
Portfolio: coroflot.com/koffeewriter/portfolio
Steve is a copywriter in … well, he’s all over the place. From his site: “Throughout 2014, I’ll be plying my craft at advertising agencies across North America and documenting the entire experience as I go. It’s about discovering creative transcendence, experiencing native cultures and developing a new understanding of what it means to be a part of this crazy world we call advertising.” Awesome idea. Good luck, Mr. Taylor!
Joe is a senior copywriter at Bernstein-Rein in Kansas City. Bunch of fun stuff on his site, including a spot in the Filet-o-Fish Submarine, outdoor for the Hostess Comeback, terrifying showers for Beauty Brands, and Bon Appétightwad for McD’s Grilled Onion Cheddar Burger (nice).
Portfolio: joe-d.com
Since his last post on MC (07.13.2010 “Elf Yourself”), Nick has become a writer/director—first with his short The First Day and soon with his first feature No Retreat. Nick is currently trying to raise $10k through indiegogo to produce it, and has over $7k so far. Check it out at the link below. You can also visit his portfolio site at the link below that.
Link: indiegogo.com/projects/no-reatreat
Nick’s portfolio: nickzafonte.com
Elizabeth is a copywriter/ACD at Kirshenbaum in NYC. She’s got tons of awesome work for BMW all over her site, and that’s really what MC should have featured above. But then, as Elizabeth put it, “Diamonds are a copywriter’s best friend.” Don’t miss Wall Street Journal Print, with side-by-side ads for the BMW 6 and 7 … Sterling, Draper … so good.
Portfolio: kingportfolio.com
Bevan is a copywriter in NYC. Since her last post on MC (6.10.13), she’s added a bunch of new work to her site including “Spread the Jam” for the Jam Wireless Speaker. Which looks like a giant food fight (with different flavored jams) slash rave on the streets of NYC. At some point, there was a producer who had to order a permit for that. “So, yeah, we’ve got these buckets of jam …”
Portfolio: bevanmahaney.com
Emily is a copywriter at Energy BBDO in Chicago. Bunch of fun work on her site, including “Best Lunch Notes from Mom” for Ziploc (39k submissions, nice), and “How Attractive Are You?” (to mosquitos) for OFF!. Sorry, Emily. In that one lone category, MC is actually the most attractive person on earth.
Portfolio: emilyakins.com
Wells Fargo is on the hunt for a copywriter to join their in-house Enterprise Creative Group in the Bay Area. From Wells Fargo: “The Enterprise Creative Group is an internal creative resource of Wells Fargo. We’re building our team to handle bigger, more creative projects for our internal partners, and we’re seeking a Copywriter to handle primarily Social Media, working directly with our Social Media team.
Social Media is an increasingly important, dynamic area of growth for Wells Fargo. We’re looking for a talented, engaged writer to help us push this practice to the next level.
The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of experience in an agency or in-house agency environment as a Copywriter, working across a range of digital and social projects including social content, video, websites, email, online advertising and digital direct response with an emphasis on creating day-to-day social media content for a large brand. The position requires working directly with clients in a fast-paced, collaborative, quick-turn environment. Financial Services category experience is a plus. Candidates must have an online portfolio of work samples for review.”
For the full job description/to apply: CLICK HERE
Phil is a freelance copywriter in Minneapolis. Over the past 20+ years he’s spent time at just about every great shop in Minneapolis, including Barrie D’Rozario Murphy, Carmichael Lynch, Fallon, Hill Holiday, and Leonard Monahan Lubars. He’s also written a bunch of work that makes MC flat-out jealous, like the above spot for United, with VO by Robert Redford. Geez.
Portfolio: philcalvit.com
Dave is a senior writer at ViTRO in San Diego, previously at Arnold, Leo Burnett, SapientNitro, and MMB. All kinds of killer work up and down his site for a crazy variety of clients, including Asics (the marathon treadmill is genius), Dodge Ram, Truth, Jack Daniel’s, Bahamas, Alaska Communications, Red Sox, and Radio Shack. Love it.
Portfolio: davekuhl.com
Jill Pool, Director of Creative Resources at INNOCEAN, is on the hunt for a copywriter. From Jill, “We’re looking for a social copywriter. Someone who loves and embraces everything social media. You’ve got solid concepting chops, but you’re also a tactical ninja. You punctuate with precision. You drop #hashtags in all the right places. And you crank out metadata like a machine. Being constrained to 90 characters? No big deal. (And that’s INCLUDING a bit.ly.) You get excited every time your Twitter app gets an update. Even more so whenever a new social app comes out. When your Klout score drops, your heart sinks, too. But then you come up with a new posting strategy FTW. Also, maybe you made bank selling your Flappy Bird-loaded iPhone on eBay recently. In which case you probably don’t need this gig. But we should talk anyway.” To apply, email your stuff to Jill at the address below.
Send your stuff to: jpool@innoceanusa.com
Brandon is a senior copywriter at Arnold Boston. He went to U of Texas plus VCU, then onto McKinney, Crispin and now, Arnold. (Nice.) Lots of killer work on his site for brands like Coke Zero, Domino’s Pizza, Carnival Cruise Lines, and Under Armor. Good stuff.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/bwillingham
Aaron is a copywriter at Translation in Chicago. Been about a year since his last post on MC (03.25.13), back when his book was part produced, mostly student work. Since then, he’s added a bunch of new stuff including a crazzeee social campaign for Big Mac. BTDubs: when MC looks in the mirror, he is always hungry for Big Mac.
Portfolio: menwillbeboys.me
Brett is a freelance/permalance senior copywriter in NYC. He shares a site with AD/creative partner/spouse Krista Brown, who submitted it to MC. All kinds of cool stuff in their portfolio, including work for Acura, Carl’s Jr., Harley, and an Armored Tailgating Vehicle for Union Bank. But, work aside, can we just pause here for a moment and applaud a married freelance/permalance creative team who still likes each other enough to do something nice, like submit their site to a little industry blog that specializes in what the other person does? Love that.
Portfolio: broughttoyoubytheletterb.com
Bernie is a copywriter/former punk rocker from Brisbane, Australia, who is about to land in the States with a Green Card/Diversity Visa and will be, well, ready to rock. It’s not often MC features direct mail in a post, but the above piece for Suncorp Insurance is pretty genius. Lots of other good stuff all over Bernie’s site, too. Looking forward to seeing where he lands!
Portfolio: berniewatt.com
Beth Voegtli at RIVET St. Louis is looking for a copywriter, senior copywriter, and a CW/CD. From Beth: “RIVET is looking for writers at the CD to Senior Copywriter to Copywriter level, experienced in traditional and non-traditional, fascinated by emerging media and dissatisfied with the status quo. To be considered for these positions at RIVET, you need to be one of those people that: Can write like nobody’s business. Strives for ideas that make our clients a little nervous. Knows that an idea is more than a 30 second TV spot. Doesn’t wait around for opportunities, but creates them. Is more concerned with what’s next than with what works. Understands the strategic why and how, not just the what. Can turn that strategy into a selling story. Has a burning desire to make brands more meaningful and sustainable. Knows how to make one idea extend across channels. Understands the importance of branded content and storytelling to the future of marketing.” To apply, click the link below.
To apply: Click here
Brian Delap, Creative Recruiter at kbs+ in NYC (Soho), is on the hunt for a Sr-to-ACD level copywriter who is experienced in both digital and traditional (with a focus on broadcast) to work across the entire BMW account. For more information about KBS+, job descriptions, or to apply, email Brian at the address below.
Email Brian at: Bdelap@kbsp.com
Dave is a copywriter at Saatchi & Saatchi NY. He shares a site with creative partner/AD Juan Leguizamon (both are pictured above, auditioning for their CW/AD roles, funny), called shoot-1st.com. From their About page: “We believe in burning midnight oil for work we believe in and that the best way to do something is to stop talking about it and do it.” Amen, brother.
Portfolio: shoot-1st.com
Will is a copywriter/CD in NYC. Since his last post on MC (05.24.2012), he’s got a ton of new work up on his site, including the above spot for the new BMWi launch that’s running during the Olympics—which kicked off this weekend in Sochi. In fact, MC just saw it while watching Luge. Dig it.
Portfolio: bloodsweatideas.com
Aron is a copywriter/CD at Tom’s Shoes in Los Angeles. Since his last post on MC (11.08.10), Aron left DDB NY to join Tom’s as Creative Director and start their Creative Lab. Awesome. What’s double awesome is that he found the gig on MC. Might even be triple. Love it love it love it.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/aronfried
Theresa Larson, Recruiter at Garage Team Mazda in Orange County, CA, is looking for a copywriter. From Theresa: “Garage Team Mazda is on the hunt for a writer with 1 to 5 years of agency experience to round out our Brand Group in the creative department. Exceptional writers fresh out of ad schools are also welcome to apply. Mazda is a courageous car company with amazing cars and a great story to tell. We want you to help us tell it. You’ll have the opportunity to concept and develop projects in every sphere: digital, social, experiential and, of course, traditional media. Show us fresh creative thinking underpinned by smart and insightful strategies. Demonstrate your grasp of new media. Be humble yet confident. Mature yet fun. Relaxed yet productive. The agency is growing and the Mazda brand is on the uptick. This is a perfect time to join us, build a great body of work, and become an integral part of our growth and success.”
Send rez/link to: Theresa.Larson@GarageTeamMazda.com
Chad is a copywriter/CD/entrepreneur/performer in Austin. Since his last post on MC (02.10.10), he’s got a ton of new work up on his site, launched like eight new companies, written and performed sketch comedy, done a bunch of voiceover work, and made some awesome silkscreen posters (including “Let’s Have a Meeting about a Meeting” above). MC gets tired just trying to sum it all up in one post. Tired, and inspired. Love it. This is what being a CW/idea factory is all about.
Portfolio: chadrea.com
Jeff is a copywriter/ACD at Jacobson Rost in Chicago. The first two projects on his site feature Conan and Will Ferrel for Bud Light. Does that make MC jealous, getting to shoot with Conan and Will Ferrel? And beer? No. No, no, no. Course not. Maybe. Little. Yes.
Portfolio: jmoswald.com
Holly Corrigan, Creative Services Manager at RP3 in DC, is on the hunt for a mid-to-senior level writer. From Holly, “RP3 is a 4-year-old, fiercely independent, 35+ people agency and growing fast. Our clients range from Johns Hopkins Medicine to Ripley’s Believe It or Not, plus freight rail, automotive, travel, museums, and performing arts venues. We’re doing some pretty cool work and building some pretty cool things, and you’ll help us do more. (And no, you won’t have to work on political attack ads or dysfunctional government websites, because we don’t touch that stuff.) You have at least 3-5 years experience, a great book full of integrated campaigns, an insane work ethic, and a bit of a start-up mentality. You communicate equally well with clients and code writers. And you’re intrigued by the idea of building a great agency in a town not necessarily known for them.” Awesome. To apply, submit resumes and portfolio links to the address below.
Submit rez/links to: jobs@rp3agency.com
Landon is a recent CW grad from Chicago Portfolio School. Lots of smart writing-based campaigns in his portfolio—which of course MC digs the most. Good times.
Portfolio: ohnohedinnin.com
Vera is a creative lead/ACD at Avenue Marketing & Communications in Chicago, previously in-house at University of Phoenix. Lots of the work in her portfolio is collateral/digital that’s more informational than marketing, which means that there’s lots and lots of writing. Which is what lots of lots of companies are looking for in a copywriter, you know?
Portfolio: coroflot.com/veraspringett
Josh is a copywriter/ACD at Butler Shine Stern & Partners in Sausalito. His portfolio rocks. MC’s been hearing a bit of poo-pooing lately about Cargo—that while it’s clean, you can’t get the modern look you can with Squarespace. Might be true. And MC digs them both. But Josh’s portfolio proves that, if you’ve got the content, super-clean super-easy-to-nav is all you need.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/joshleutz
Aleix is a copywriter/CD at Grey London Barcelona. Since his last post on MC more than three years ago (06.18.10, has it been that long?!?!), he’s been very, very busy. That includes a new site and all kinds of new work on it, like the above interactive YouTube video series for SEAT. Good times.
Portfolio: aleixbou.com
Recruiter (and friend of MC) Francesca Cohn checks in with a mid-level CW position at an awesome Bay Area shop. (Can’t name it, but it’s awesome.) Winner winner chicken dinner will get to work on a bunch of great accounts, including auto, travel and lifestyle. Ideal candidates have 4-5 years experience and killer, integrated portfolios (TV, print, digital, etc.). Relocation is paid, but Visa’s aren’t an option. If you’re interested, email Francesca at the address below.
Email Francesca at: francesca@bltrecruiting.com
Ladies and gents, MC proudly presents the portfolio sites of 10 Chicago Portfolio School copywriter grads (in alphabetical order):
Adam Repp – adamrepp.com
Andy Hunt – andy-hunt.squarespace.
Audrey Hansen – audrey-hansen.
Bridget Natale – bridgetnatale.com
Caroline Ganson – carolineganson.com
Justin Lake – justinthewords.com
Lyndsey Tonyan – lyndseytonyan.com
Sam Bordignon – samantha-bordignon.
Sarah Kennedy – sarahwritescopy.com
Sean Collander – seancollander.com