Frank is a junior copywriter at Hill Holiday in Boston. So cool to see what a writer can do at an awesome shop in a year and a half.
Portfolio: frankcartagena.com
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Konstant Hercules Van Huyssteen
Kon is a copywriter/planner/CD, previously head of copy at a crypto exchange (that went boom), and before that 18+ years at W+T, Lowe, Ogilvy, and TBWA and affiliates. He now freelances between Thailand and South Africa. So much to discover on his site. Awesome Thai director (Thanonchai Sornsrivichai), great Thai agency (Jeh United), and a bar called Ronnie’s World Famous Sex Shop For Ice Cold Beer.
Portfolio: konhouse.com
Jenny Nicholson
Jenny is a copywriter at McKinney in Raleigh-Durham. Lots of cool stuff on her site for Virgin Mobile, Sherwin-Williams and Travelocity. Check out “Chatroulette.” Can you imagine what that poor Gnome saw? Don’t even want to think about it.
Portfolio: jennysayshi.com
Andrew McMurchie
Andrew is an interactive copywriter at CP+B, previously at AKQA. Don’t miss: The Lost Ring case study. Amazing project. Amazing sponsorship. Just wow.
Portfolio: andrewmcmurchie.com
Nancy Crimi Lamanna
Nancy is a copywriter/GCD at MacLaren McCann in Toronto. Check out this portfolio client list: Coke, Lotto, Chevrolet, Tylenol, Bell, Great Wolf Lodge, GM, Dentyne, Cheerios, and Nike.
Portfolio: napkinscribbler.com
UPDATE – Casey Brewer
Casey is a copywriter at Publicis in Seattle. He’s got a new Cargo site and a bunch of new work on it, including the now world famous Erotic Bakery Boner Cupcake campaign thing social media grosstrosity. How can you not laugh? You just can’t. Not laugh.
Portfolio: caseybrewer.com
Chris Pouy
Chris is a copywriter in Los Angeles, currently at Chiat. Some hilarious TV on his site. Don’t miss the IKEA spot (top row, third from left) and the Jack In The Box spot (third row, third from left). Also, check out “Chairs” (top nav, far right). I want one.
Portfolio: chrispouy.com
Andrew Goldin
Andrew is a senior copywriter at CP+B in Boulder. Don’t misses: Burger King’s King Roulette, Nike Punishment Tracks and VW Routan Boom. Just awesome.
Portfolio: andrewgoldin.com
Brian Murray
Brian is a copywriter at McKinney in Raleigh-Durham. Some really cool clients in his portfolio, like Richardson’s Rod & Custom, Serious Robots, Wieler Modern Homes, and Durham School of Boxing. Awesome work for Southern Comfort too – including the SoCo Night Institute. Check out the instructional vid for Dancing With A Drink In Your Hand (Web: SoCo Night Institute: link in lower right).
Portfolio: murraydeluxxxe.com
Bill Force
Bill is a senior copywriter at EURO RSCG in Chicago, Grey Direct before that. His site starts with tasty campaigns for Brigid’s Bags and Parker Brothers … and then, wham! Check out the old school Rolex spreads. Fellow copywriters, if print is dying, know this: MC will be with you every step of the way. Together, we will march to the grave. Together, we will tap the dirt with our shovels. Together, we will raise our glasses to 36-point centered Palatino, 150 words of body copy and a tag that drives it all home in four. Salute!
Portfolio: billforce.blogspot.com
Nick Zafonte
Nick is a copywriter out of NYC, previously at Toy and BBH. He shares a site with creative partner/AD Thompson Wharrell. They’re responsible for one of the greatest online virals of all time: Elf Yourself.
Portfolio: nickandthompson.com
Francisco Cassis
Francisco is a copywriter/CD at Leo Burnett in Madrid. There’s all kinds of awesome work up and down his blog, but be sure to watch the first video: “Prodis. Let us do it.” Seeing an agency use their powers for good is so cool. Especially when it’s done like this.
Portfolio: fcassiswork.blogspot.com
John Reid
John is a copywriter/ACD at Butler Shine, CP+B and Cramer Krasselt before that. This, my friends, is a perfect Friday post. John’s got 20 killer projects on his site, some of them with as many as 10 pieces. Enough for Saturday and Sunday, too.
Portfolio: johnreidportfolio.com
Tom Kelly
Tom is a copywriter/senior creative exec in Minneapolis, formerly EVP/ECD at both Arnold and Martin Williams. What, you ask, does someone with those credentials put in their portfolio? Well, MC answers, see for yourself.
Portfolio: tomkelly.carbonmade.com
Erik Kvålseth
Erik is a copywriter at Risdall in Minneapolis, previously at Brooklyn Point, Martin Williams and Carmichael Lynch. Don’t misses: Crumpler Custom Bags vid (cool to see someone actually making the custom bags) and letters from Hell’s Kitchen NYC to OJ, Manson and Skilling.
Portfolio: kvalseth.com
Luke Zehner
Luke is copywriter at Cutwater in San Francisco. He’s got himself a St. Bernard named Harper, new baby on the way, and a Cargo site that’s good times. Go, Luke!
Portfolio: thebookofz.com
UPDATE: Chris Ford
Well, how about this? The one and only Chris Ford, long-time copywriter/CD at GS&P (and the very first copywriter posted on MC), is moving to Australia to become ECD of Ogilvy Sydney. Congrats, Ford!
Portfolio: chrisford.tv
Oliver Albrecht
Oliver is a freelance senior copywriter, currently at AKQA. From his LinkedIn profile: “I’ve been at it for over ten years and have never felt the need to see a shrink. That should count for something.” Amen, brother. Amen.
Portfolio: oalbrecht.com
Jordan Cohen
Jordan is a copywriter at Rethink in Vancouver. He’s brand new, but has already been named one of CMYK’s Top 100 New Creatives 2010. Don’t miss: Gay For Advertising (link in top nav).
Portfolio: jordancohen.ca
UPDATE: Carolyn Durkalski
Carolyn is a freelance copywriter in Los Angeles. She’s got a shiny new Cargo site that looks fabulous. She’s divided her work into business categories: financial, auto, tech, beauty, etc. Hardly ever see that, but it’s smart for a full-time freelancer with the experience (and work) to do it.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/carolynd
Paula Maki Biondich
Paula is a copywriter/CD at mono in Minneapolis, Fallon before that. She gets co-writing credit, along with Tom Sebanc, for the Holiday Inn campaign I mentioned in yesterday’s post. Just hilarious. The rest of her site is a gold mine: Blu Dot, Harvard, Sesame Street, so smart. But you absolutely have to read the print campaign for Kool-Aid (above). Pee-your-pants writing.
Portfolio: paulamakibiondich.com
Tom Sebanc
Tom is a copywriter at McKinney in Raleigh-Durham, Fallon before that. Sometimes you go through a site and it’s just like, this person has fun being a copywriter. This person had fun making all of this stuff. Check out the first Holiday Inn spot: Unicycle. I just watched it five times in a row. “What is he a clown or something?” “I hope so.” “Good for him.”
Portfolio: tomsebanc.com
HONORARY: Lee Clow
Lee Clow is MC’s second Honorary Copywriter. (Brock Davis was the first.) Why give the title to someone Ad Age named Advertising’s Art Director Guru? One reason: writing. If you don’t follow @leeclowsbeard yet on Twitter, you don’t know what you’re missing.
Twitter: twitter.com/leeclowsbeard
Ellen Karas
Ellen is a copywriter at Deep Focus NYC, previously at AKQA. Being the Janet Champ fan I am, I’m always interested in the evolution of Nike Women. Ellen has a Nike Women Asia campaign in her book that’s pretty huge. Lots of other cool stuff for Nike, Xbox and Visa, too.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/ellenmkaras
Cindy Hammel
Cindy is a copywriter/ACD at TBWARAAD in Dubai, Publicis in Seattle before that. Dubai! So interesting. Such a crazy opportunity. Would you?
Portfolio: cindyhammel.com
Sally Hogshead
Sally was a copywriter/CD at W+K, Fallon, Martin, her own shop, and then she opened a CP+B office. Since then, she’s done more with her career than 10 average copywriters combined, including writing the popular book Radical Careering (above). What else can I say? She’s Sally Hogshead. Her career is what’s possible.
Site: sallyhogshead.com
Sam Mazur
Sam is a copywriter/CD at JWT in NYC. His site just rocks. Couple of don’t misses: first two spots of Fatty Golf Open (hilarious!) and, in Info, scroll down and check out the Client History Map. Never seen that.
Portfolio: sammazur.com
Aleix Bou i López
Aleix is a senior copywriter in Barcelona who’s done time at Publicis, BBDO and Atletico. Don’t misses: SEAT Toledo TVC (second spot, so simple, why haven’t I thought of that?) and WWF Print.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/aleixbou
Rebecca Renner
Rebecca is a copywriter/ACD at AKQA NYC. Her site is super quirky fun. (Totally stole my theme song, BTW.) A little taste from her self-description: “West Virginia native but I still have most of my teeth. I’m allergic to cats, in need of a tan, and teach Easy Bake Oven cooking classes in my free time. (Very tiny meatloaves).” Want one! Don’t leave without checking out her Weird Fun page. It’s weird. And fun.
Portfolio: freewebs.com/rebeccarenner
Luke Carmody
Luke is a copywriter at Razorfish in NYC, AKQA before that. His portfolio is a blast to poke around and explore. On top of page two is a site for Benjamin Moore that’s described like this: “What is the color of Rock n’ Roll? What is the color of passion? Of power? Of sound? Discover how others view color and express your own.”
Portfolio: lukecarmody.com