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 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
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
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 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 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 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 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
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
Nick is a graduating UT copywriter/photographer. He’s got a super clean portfolio that includes Aquafreshman: a campaign for Aquafresh targeting incoming college freshmen. Probably the most perfect student campaign idea ever. Definitely the freshest.
Portfolio: iseedelisi.com
What happens when a self-described “Indonesian oil brat imported to Texas” goes through the Texas Creative program? Idaho Tourism, Waffle House, and Fossil Watches, of course. Love the crazy mix of clients in Ananta’s portfolio. (True for whole Texas graduating CW class, actually.) Dig it.
Portfolio: anantapra.com
Sarah has her Bachelor’s in English: Creative Writing from The University of North Texas and now has a Masters in Advertising from the University of Texas. (Big ups!) From her About page: “I craft blogs, movie reviews, news articles, ad copy, short stories, and scribbles of absolute nothings on slips of paper I leave scattered across my apartment. I enjoy Hemingway, Hitchcock, and a band called Beirut. I believe in the Oxford Comma. And the occasional sentence fragment.” High-five on the Oxford Comma. And the sentence fragment.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/sarahturner
David graduated last week as a copywriter from the University of Texas at Austin, how’s about that? Big congrats, and a big thanks for helping MC put together U of Texas Week on MC. Don’t miss his Vegas social app, Interfriention. MC can think of so many uses.
Portfolio: davidbassine.com
Ricardo is a copywriter at LatinWorks in Santa Monica, just finishing up his first year there. He’s got a rad mix of produced, spec, conceptual, and just fun stuff on his site. He’s also a drummer, and there’s a link to some of his music as well. (Once again proving MC’s theory that drummers and comedians make great copywriters.) Well done, Mr. Duran.
Portfolio: ineedricardoduran.com
Roger is a senior copywriter at McKinney in Durham, NC. Since his last post on MC (01.16.12), he’s moved from Arnold Boston to McKinney and added a bunch of new work to his site, including some killer stuff for ESPN. Time for an update!
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/rogerfish
Chase is a copywriter at STRUCK in Salt Lake City. From his About us page: “Every morning I wake up and tell myself I’m not going to be weird today, and every morning I fail because that’s a weird thing to do.” (Nice.) Don’t miss his Glasses.com vids. Beautiful.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/chaseisnotabank
Fawn Frank, Senior Recruiter/Talent Acquisition at Sony HQ in San Diego, is looking for a senior copywriter to join their in-house creative team. From Sony: “Sony Electronics is on the hunt for a Senior Copywriter to join the in-house creative team at our North American headquarters in San Diego. Senior Copywriters collaborate with product, media and creative teams to produce advertising copy and other marketing messaging across many mediums: from broadcast and print to web and retail.
To join this world-class brand, you must possess a strong portfolio demonstrating your diversity and ability to create a unique voice. You’ll be responsible for writing assignments on strategic initiatives within the Sony Brand Marketing team (creative team), including managing all outgoing content, advertising, websites, retail, experiential and CRM initiatives. The ideal candidate must be able to understand Sony technologies and synthesize them into consumer-friendly language.”
For more info and/or to apply: Click here
Maddie is a copywriter at The Richards Group in Dallas, almost one year into it after graduating from University of South Carolina in 2013. She’s already got some big Dodge Ram spots in her portfolio, plus cool work for Black Kow Fertilizer, American Classic Tea, and Sailor Jerry Rum. Good times.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/maddiemcdowell
Nick is a copywriter at Saatchi & Saatchi NY. You know, there’s nothing better than ads that make you laugh, like Nick’s Smooth Musings for Keystone with Keith Stone (“Bon Jovi. Which of course in French means, good Jovi”). Except, maybe, for ads that make you feel better about the world. Like Nick’s Super Bowl spot for Cheerios, or his videos for Goodwill. Nicely done, sir.
Portfolio: nickmarchese.tv
Since his last post on MC (03.06.11), Louis moved to Euro where he worked on Dos Equis and The Most Interesting Man in the World, then to Grey New York where he works on everything from Pringles to Purolator. On the side, he’s also doing something awesome for the CW community. From Louis: “I do a Google Helpout where anyone (students mostly) who wants me to take a look at their portfolio can set a up a time, video chat with me, and I’ll tell them what I think. It’s completely free.” To check out Louis’s Helpout: Click here. Big ups, Louis!
Portfolio: louiswittig.com
Since his last post on MC (wayyy back on 12.01.09), Chris has moved from Butler to Draftfcb to McKinney, where he’s now an ACD/writer. He’s also added a ton of killer new work to his site, including Chipotle, Travelocity and Priceline. Wayyy past time for an update.
Portfolio: chrishancockwriter.com
Since his last post on MC (03.26.12), Jim has moved from Portland to SoCal and added some new work to his site. Time for an update! It should also be noted that Jim is an Oregon grad, as is MC. So, while he’s now living the high life in Hermosa Beach or wherever, his head is firmly on the ground. Or his feet. No, his feet are in the sand. His head, then. On the ground. (Ahem.) Go Ducks!
Portfolio: themothership.cc
Martin Baker, a writer at Mother, gave MC a heads-up that they’re looking for a couple of summer CW interns in NYC. And that they’ve got this guy, Donald, trolling LinkedIn for candidates. How do you know if Donald is trolling for you? Watch the video and find out.
Check out Donald: Click here
Watch the video: Click here
Apply for internships: Click here
Ladies and gentlemen, MC is honored to present the portfolio sites of the 2014 VCU Brandcenter graduating copywriters (in alphabetical order):
Sam Bauer – sambauercw.com
Karen Bolipata – karenbolipata.com
Jimmy Burton – jimmyburton.com
Ally Farrish – allyfarrish.com
Peter Henningsen – peterhenningsen.com
Katie Johnston – katierjohnston.com
Blakeley Jones – blakeleyjones.com
Demian Kendall – demiankendall.com
Chase Kimball – clkimball.com
Nicole Lague – nicolelague.com
Liz Loudy – lizloudy.com
Samson Madella – samsonmadella.com
Steve Nass – stevenjnass.com
Trong Nguyen – tronghnguyen.com
Hunter Pinnell – hpinnell.com
Erin Ridgeway – erinridgeway.com
Garrick Sheldon – garricksheldon.com
Gabe Sherman – meetgabesherman.com
Colleen Trachy – colleentrachy.com
Jimmy’s Divorce-A-Ments project begins with this simple introduction: “A lot of things change after your parents get divorced. One of those things is Christmas.” Amen, brother. MC is guessing we’ll see some form of these in Urban Outfitters around November/December.
Portfolio: jimmyburton.com
Samson is from South India, where from 2002 through 2012 he was a professional bass player, church elder, missionary, guitar player, songwriter, clinician, proofreader, gofer, report writer, activist, publicist, singer, change agent, band manager, hotel lobby musician, content writer, and social justice advocate. Today, he is a new copywriter grad from VCU Brandcenter, and his site features projects represented by electric guitar pedals. Excellent.
Portfolio: samsonmadella.com
You know what’s funny? Listening to people annunciate when they’ve got a cold. It’s just stupid funny. Ally’s campaign for Afrin features a Google Translate language setting for Congested (sponsored) that turns ordinary sentences into their stuffed-up equivalent. Afrin needs to do that.
Portfolio: allyfarrish.com
VCU Brandcenter Week 2014 kicks off with Mr. Garrick Sheldon. Part of the fun of putting together a student book is that you not only get to go crazy creative with the work, but also with clients/projects. Garrick’s Monsanto campaign “In search of solutions, not popularity” flips the finger at protesters in the name solving world hunger. His Gas-X campaign “Focus” is a series of short documentaries about people who need less distractions on the job—female and male strippers is the first (above), bomb technicians will be the second. His LegalZoom.com campaign “Garage, Inc.” is about connecting entrepreneurs with investors who are willing to invest workspace. Dig it.
Portfolio: garricksheldon.com
Taylor is a copywriter/acd at R/West in Portland. After checking out his portfolio (don’t miss the First Tech spot with the pen, “A pen. Notice anything different about it? No chain attached.” Yes.), click over to his Culture page and behold Cruisedays On The Roof, which is all about watching Tom Cruise movies on the agency roof. (See Ice Man ice sculpture above.) Warning: there’s a tight-whitey shot halfway down the page.
Portfolio: taylorsiolka.com
Ben is a freelance writer in Chicago. Since his last post on MC, just after graduating from Circus (09.28.12), he’s spent time at INNOCEAN and Draftfcb, and added a bunch of work to his site. His book is in that in-between stage, part student and part produced, which MC digs seeing the most. So interesting to check out what writers create in school, and what that means in agency life, at this shop or that. Clicking through Ben’s site, MC totally remembered his school book vibe. And watching his FootJoy video, it’s like, yep, there he is—Bag Checking a pro golfer, just hoping to find Atomic Fireballs or Laphroaig.
Portfolio: bensantoriello.com