Margie is a copywriter at GS&P. She shares a site with AD Megan Penmann. There’s a ton of fun stuff on their site, including “Mow The Lawn” for Quattro for Women and a vid + spots for Huggies Pull-ups. “One Big Kid. One Ancient Throne. One Unforgettable Journey.”
Portfolio: meganandmargie.com
Lori is a senior copywriter/ACD in San Francisco, formerly at AKQA, GS&P and W+K. She’s got a bunch of cool interactive work on her site that was done recently, so I apologize for featuring the old milk board above. (Couldn’t help myself.) How about Lori’s site? And old-school Blogger simply titled BOOK. Who needs a fancy site when you have fancy work?
Portfolio: lorinygaard.com
Neil is a senior copywriter at BBDO West, formerly at TBWA and W+K. Jump on his site and scroll right through the years of his career and a killer mix of work: ESPN, World Series of Poker, 8th Continent Soy Milk, Snickers, Sci-Fi Channel, Vlasic Pickles …
Portfolio: neilbruce.com
Jeff is a freelance copywriter in San Francisco. Name a good agency in SF, chances are Jeff has written for them over the past 10+ years. So, asks you, what does it take to be a successful freelance writer in SF for that long? Three things. One, a bionic brain. Two, nice person. Three, I don’t know number three. If I knew, I’d be a freelance copywriter in SF like Jeff.
Portfolio: jeffkerrin.com
Michael is a freelance copywriter/CD in San Francisco. So, what do you do if you’ve been a SVP/GCD at McCann for awhile, and most everyone in town knows you’re awesome, and you’ve got a ton of work to show, but instead of showing it on your site you decide to make people laugh? Well, you do this:
Portfolio: michaelbettendorf.com
Jenna is a copywriter/CD in San Francisco who’s done time at Riney, W+K Amsterdam and Fallon. Don’t miss her Travel Writing section. Russia, Morocco, Rwanda, Japan, Vietnam, Tibet, Chile … seriously.
Portfolio: jennahall.com
Brooks is a copywriter at GS&P in SF. He’s got a new site and some killer new work up on it. Last week, I wrote that Cargo is taking over the Creative Portfolio Universe and for good reason. Here, my friends, is this week’s evidence.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/brooksjackson
Mandy is a copywriter at Goodby in San Francisco. She shares a site with art director/husband Aaron Dietz. Their site broken out into channels: DietzTV, Work, Picmap, News, Haircuts (including the photo above), etc. The Work page is a series of non-active thumbnails, plus a link to an article about Mandy and Aaron. So interesting!
Portfolio: aarondietz.com
Peter is a senior copywriter at GS&P, previously at Y&R and Mullen. Ton of great work in his book for a really awesome mix of clients, from Sprint to the Sopranos. His site is hosted on Cargo, which has taken over the Portfolio Site Universe over the past three months, and for good reason. Clean, easy to nav, and makes work look tay-ay-asty.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/petercarnevale
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
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
Alex is a creative at GS&P, formerly a copywriter/CD at Saatchi and Modernista!. His portfolio is just sick. Tons of killer work for Hummer, including the It’s A Little Monster spot, which is one of my faves. Some awesome surprises too, like a print campaign for Herb Chambers Car Dealership.
Portfolio: alexflint.net
Justin is a copywriter/ACD at Publicis & Hal Riney. He’s got nine projects in his book, and they range from a killer site for Riney (breakthrough nav) to branded content/film Unflinching Triumph, directed by Mark Decena. NOTE: Instead of a rez, Justin links to his LinkedIn profile. Starting to see more of that.
Portfolio: justinkramm.com
Amanda is a sr copywriter/editorial manager at Old Navy in San Francisco. It takes a special kind of copywriter to go after retail and make it great. Got to love writing. You can tell Amanda does, and writing loves her back.
Portfolio: amandahughes.carbonmade.com
Justin is a copywriter at R/GA in San Francisco, Cutwater and McCann T.A.G. before that. How about this for a client list: Jeep, Ray-Ban, Nike, Arnette, Oreo, Master Lock, Gibson. Suh-weeet.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/justinchen
Neil is a copywriter/ACD at BBDO West in San Francisco, Odiorne and Chiat before that. Lots of awesome SF Zoo work on his site. Check out his Innovative Media section.
Portfolio: neilrlevy.com
Mark is a copywriter/ACD in San Francisco, formerly at Fancy, Chiat and McCann. Don’t misses: Chiquita, xbox welcome video (directed by Tom Kuntz), and Mark’s Photography.
Portfolio: Click here
Alex is a junior copywriter in San Francisco. She’s already got an impressive freelance rez and a nice book to go with it, including a couple of killer games for Coke Happiness Factory 3.
Portfolio: almostperfectalex.com
Courtney graduated from Miami Ad School in 2009 and lives in San Francisco. Check out her Long’s Horseradish site (One Show merit) and messy Revlon Colorstay campaign. FUNNY: Courtney went to the U of Wisconsin before MAS. On her site, she has a little photography section. The first photo? Cheese.
Portfolio: somethings-happening.com
David graduated from Miami Ad School in 2009 and is now a copywriter at Razorfish in San Francisco. Lots of good stuff on his site. The third campaign, for Jolt Energy Gum, is hilarious.
Portfolio: heygordon.com
Chris graduated from Miami Ad School in December 2009 and lives in San Francisco. He’s got a tight portfolio (seven campaigns) that includes a nice mix of everything: two headline campaigns, two visual campaigns and three interactive campaigns.
Portfolio: cwmead.com
Jackie is a copywriter at Draftfcb in San Francisco, Arnold before that. Her site is built with Indexhibit, which is clean and easy to nav. Check out her digital installation for Citizens Bank. Good times.
Portfolio: jackiemeyercw.com
Josh is a freelance copywriter in San Francisco. He graduated from VCU in 2006, interned at AKQA and did some time at Arnold. The first thing in his portfolio is the “Carnival Interactive Aquarium” and it’s just ridiculous awesome.
Portfolio: joshfinderup.com
Joel is a senior copywriter at Pereira & O’Dell in San Francisco, CP+B and AKQA before that. On his site, right under his name, are the words Integrated Creative. It’s no joke. Give yourself some time to go through this one. Almost every piece is an experience, and they’re all just sick.
Portfolio: joelakaplan.com
Alexandra is a senior copywriter at Goodby in San Francisco, before that an ACD at Evolution Bureau. Going through her site makes me feel like the PC guy standing next to the Mac guy. Just wow.
Portfolio: alexandratyler.blogspot.com
Kevin is a copywriter/CD at Apple in Cupertino. Check out his TV/interactive reel. Great stuff, including a couple of episodes of one of my favorite web video campaigns EVER, The True Adventures of Chad, The Guy Who Was So Into Super Monkey Ball™ Deluxe That He Decided To Live In A Ball.
Portfolio: kevinfranksf.com
Mike is a senior copywriter at Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners in Sausalito, Cole & Weber before that. Awesome awesome awesome site filled with amazing work. I’m a sucker for the long copy, and Mike’s writing on his US Department of State campaign is just beautiful. Give yourself some time to savor and enjoy this one.
Portfolio: tutonglobalwide.com
Jake is a copywriter at Goodby in San Francisco, Saatchi NY before that. Good writers have the ability to shed themselves and write in character. Good copywriters have the ability to shed themselves and write in brand. (I just made that up. Deep!) Stepping through Jake’s book, he just nails brand after brand. His Tide campaign is clean. His ASPCA campaign is heartbreaking. His Fruit By The Foot ad is fun. His Hyundai campaign is a Cannes Lions 2009 Titanium Award Winner.
Portfolio: lovetownusa.com
Desmond is a copywriter/CD/SVP at DraftFCB in SF, before that Element 79, before that Leo Burnett. His site is my holiday gift to you. When you’ve had enough of the relatives and need a little break – pour a glass of wine, grab the laptop and excuse yourself for some advertising awesomeness.
Portfolio: desmondswork.com
Robyn is a freelance copywriter in San Francisco, previously at Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners. Her book is filled with absolutely awesome writing – and I mean filled. She’s got a couple booklet/brochures for MINI that she just wrote the hell out of, including one of my all-time faves, Field Guide To Good Motoring. To top it off, she’s into taxidermy.
Portfolio: robyngunn.com