So hard to pick which VCU CW grad portfolios to feature during VCU Brandcenter Week! They’ve all got something special about them. Don’t miss Andrew’s Botot radio (the world’s first toothpaste, created for King Louis XV, who knew?), and Shun Cutlery campaign (Honor Haiku, funny). Nice to see some creativity in brand/client selection. Good times.

Portfolio: andrewckong.com

VCU Brandcenter Week 2013 – Daniel Chen

Posted on 04/23/2013 by Siciliano

VCU Brandcenter Week Tuesday: Mr. Daniel Chen. Lots of fun writing all over his site, including a type solution campaign for Wonderbra (not kidding) and Sad Children’s Projects, which really is one of the saddest things MC has ever seen in a portfolio. Macaroni WE CAN’T AFFORD THIS and homemade 3RD FAVORITE SON medal. Yes.

Portfolio: thedanielchen.com

VCU Brandcenter Week 2013 – Kai Neddersen

Posted on 04/22/2013 by Siciliano

VCU Brandcenter Week! Love it. And Kai is a perfect start to the week. He was an intern copywriter at inHouse, Target’s fabulous internal creative department, back in 2010, when MC was a Creative Manager there. Kai could have probably gone right from that internship into a job, but instead decided that he wanted to learn more. He didn’t just want a good first job, he wanted a great first job, and he recognized that what he needed to get it was, well, VCU. Now, couple of years later, here he is, graduating from VCU, and that’s crazy awesome. Congrats, Kai!

Portfolio: kaineddersen.com

Dave Smith

Posted on 04/17/2013 by Siciliano

Dave is a freelance copywriter/CD in Nashville (Nashville Addy’s “2012 Copywriter of the Year”), previously at BBDO and Hill Holiday. Lots of beautiful writing all over his site for clients like LandTrust of Tennessee, United Methodist Church, and Boys & Girls Club of Boston.

Portfolio: davewordsmith.com

Richard Tseng

Posted on 04/15/2013 by Siciliano

Rich is a copywriter in Boston, formerly at Arnold. Actually, he was recently let go by Arnold, which would be a bummer for anyone. However, Rich took the opportunity to write his colleagues a good-bye email that is, in his words, “at least as good as any of the other stuff I wrote while I was there.” Check out his email on AgencySpy here. Or check out his other stuff by clicking on the link below.

Portfolio: richtseng.com

Hall Carey

Posted on 04/11/2013 by Siciliano

Hall is a copywriter in Denver, previously at Factory Labs, now looking for his next gig. His link was featured on MC in Summer 2012 as part of Creative Circus CW Grad Week. So cool to see what he’s added since then.

Portfolio: hallcarey.com

Greg Foster

Posted on 04/08/2013 by Siciliano

Greg is a copywriter in Salt Lake City, currently at MRM/McCann. He’s got a shiny new Carbonmade site and a bunch of fun writing all over it, from brand identity manifesto to words on the side of a beer can. Got to take advantage of every opportunity, because you never know what’s going to hit. Dig it.

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/gregfoster

Todd Lintner

Posted on 04/06/2013 by Siciliano

Todd is a copywriter in Minneapolis, previously at digital agency space150 (for six years). Definitely got the digital chops. But he’s also a wordsmith—with years of proofreading experience before becoming a copywriter, and a degree in English Lit. Love that.

Portfolio: toddlintner.carbonmade.com

Helena Heras

Posted on 04/01/2013 by Siciliano

Helena is a new copywriter in NYC, having recently graduated from Miami Ad School in March. (Site submitted by Dhruv Nanda, big ups.) Being a great copywriter means coming up with great ideas. Check out Helena’s app Safe & Sound, which tells you the safest walking route home according to crime reports, open stores and people’s reviews. Why doesn’t that exist already? Or her Radiohead Lights app, which gives concertgoers access to other concertgoers’ smartphone video, so everyone can edit multi-camera music videos. Yes, please.

Portfolio: helenaheras.com

James Beswick

Posted on 03/27/2013 by Siciliano

James is a copywriter at BMF Sydney. His site URL is awoooooga.com and, as you can probably guess, there’s a ton of humor all over it. Lots of personal projects mixed in with ad work, which is cool. Love his stunt for Polycell.

Portfolio: awoooooga.com

Aaron Vick

Posted on 03/25/2013 by Siciliano

Aaron is a copywriter at Draftfcb in Chicago. His portfolio is half produced work, half student, all fun. Check out Motorola (above) and American Greetings for Draft, and Winnebago and Nair from his U of Texas days. Also, don’t miss his write-up, “Boys, indeed.” Dig it.

Portfolio: menwillbeboys.me

Cole Orloff

Posted on 03/23/2013 by Siciliano

Cole is a copywriter at Plan B in Chicago. His portfolio site is all words. (Brilliant.) Instead of thumbnails, you nav through big words. MC loves that. MC is totally geeking out on that, but it’s ok because that’s what CWs do with words. Big ups, Cole.

Portfolio: coleorloff.com

Rod Goodman

Posted on 03/18/2013 by Siciliano

Rod is a copywriter/CD in Louisville who’s been doing the contract/freelance thing for awhile now. It’s interesting to see how permalancers market themselves through their portfolio sites—the difference between selling your skills to land clients/projects versus landing a job. The work is the work, but how it’s presented is so different.

Portfolio: callmegoody.com

Brad Roseberry

Posted on 03/15/2013 by Siciliano

Brad is a copywriter/Global CD for Accenture at TBWA Chiat/Day NYC. His resume is sick: Chiat, W+K, GS+P, BBDO, 180. His site is loaded with big campaigns for monster clients like Pepsi, GE, Adidas, Old Navy, and includes a couple of classics for Got Milk? and Airwalk. Good times.

Portfolio: bradroseberry.com

UPDATE: Howard Hill

Posted on 03/12/2013 by Siciliano

Howard is a senior CW in Los Angeles. Since his last post on MC (03.28.11) he’s updated from Krop to Cargo and added some killer new work, including pieces for Sony’s Xperia Studio and Americans Elect. About the latter, from Howard: “We tried to use the internet to nominate a president. That one didn’t work out but it was worth a shot because someone’s going to do it eventually.”

Portfolio: howardhillcreative.com

Derek Man Lui

Posted on 03/06/2013 by Siciliano

Derek is a San Francisco copywriter currently at Proximity BBDO Beijing. Lots of killer stuff in his book, including an awesome campaign for Volkswagen in China. MC is way into infographics right now—love the 3D interactive VW infographic (above). Good times.

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/derekdidit

G. Andrew Meyer

Posted on 03/04/2013 by Siciliano

G. Andrew is a copywriter/EVP/ECD at Leo Burnett Chicago. As you can probably guess by the title, his site is loaded with killer work—for clients like Altoids, Corona, Samsung, and Starbucks. His stuff for Altoids could be a dynamite portfolio all by itself. Love it love it love it.

Portfolio: gandrewmeyer.com

UPDATE: Scott Shalles

Posted on 02/21/2013 by Siciliano

Scott is a copywriter/ACD at STIR in Milwaukee. Since his last post on MC (9/21/10), he’s put together a new site with all kinds of new work for clients like Cousin’s Subs, Milwaukee Riverkeeper, and Agnesian Healthcare. Check out his campaign for the Wisconsin State Fair, which includes a video featuring Bacon Boy, a talking pig doll, hunting for a Fair date (woman, not sow).

Portfolio: scott-shalles.com

James Schmidtke

Posted on 02/18/2013 by Siciliano

James is a junior copywriter/visual artist in Austin looking for his first CW gig. He went to school in L.A. for TV Production/New Media/Advertising at Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication. Then studied copywriting and interactive at The Book Shop. Clicking through this site, it’s 90% visual arts and 10% copywriting. Thing is, so many shops/companies are looking to add in-house video capability, someone out there might think that’s just fine.

Portfolio: jamesschmidtke.com

Alex Harvey

Posted on 02/14/2013 by Siciliano

Alex is a copywriter in San Francisco. In an age of conceptual CWs, its such a pleasure to click through a writer’s site and find a bunch of fun headlines. Yahoo! Grudge Judge, Twisted Root, 7-Eleven Las Vegas Billboards, dig ’em.

Portfolio: alexharv.com

Chelsea Davison

Posted on 02/11/2013 by Siciliano

Chelsea is a junior copywriter at Tribal DDB in NYC and a stand-up comedian. (Once again proving MC’s theory that comedians and drummers make the best copywriters.) Don’t miss her video for Docracy: “What It Feels Like To Be A Freelancer.” Word.

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/chelseadavison

Stefani Zellmer

Posted on 02/08/2013 by Siciliano

Stefani is a copywriter/CD in Austin. Over the years, she’s worked with Crispin, Porter & Bogusky, Ground Zero, BBDO, Ogilvy & Mather, Lowe Worldwide, and GSD&M. And now she’s got a shiny new portfolio site to show it off.

Portfolio: stefanizellmer.com

Courtney Davidson

Posted on 02/05/2013 by Siciliano

Courtney is a new copywriter interning at RPA in Los Angeles. Her site is mostly Honda banners she’s produced while at RPA, plus her student work from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse (great school). Courtney’s looking for her first gig. Who’s looking for their Courtney?

Portfolio: courtney-davidson.com

James Maravetz

Posted on 01/28/2013 by Siciliano

James is a copywriter/CD at Crispin in Boulder. (This is a good one, kids.) All kinds of fantastic work on his site for brands like MetLife, Xerox, Arby’s, Vitaminwater, and Under Armour (campaign for women—nicely done, sir). Don’t miss the bottom link, ME/WORK EXPERIENCE. Loud, proud and …

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/jmaravetz

Michael Grant

Posted on 01/24/2013 by Siciliano

Michael is a copywriter at Eleven in San Francisco. (His link was submitted to MC by fellow CW Chris Elzinga, big ups.) Lots of really fun work on his site for an awesome mix of clients like Sun Valley, Nike Baseball, Square, Spiderman 3, Virgin, and Black Star Beer (see above trophy). Don’t miss Skippy, the stone skipping robot. Good thing MC didn’t find Skippy when he was live online. Would have been five days of complete un-productivity.

Portfolio: spacecampfire.com

Dan Peterson

Posted on 01/21/2013 by Siciliano

Dan is a senior copywriter/brand strategist at Urban Influence in Seattle. He’s also an official MLB scorekeeper for the Seattle Mariners (awesome). Huge range of work in his portfolio, including spots for Rhapsody, Epipheo videos, a review in Antennae Magazine, sandwich boards, and even a little iPhone photography.

Portfolio: dp643.com

Anne Hagerty

Posted on 01/17/2013 by Siciliano

Anne is a writer/ACD in Chicago. Her site features a ton of big, national brands for agencies like Leo Burnett and Y&R. Fun to see what she’s done with them. For example, the above bumper cars spot for Always. In which the ride is a giant, um, and the bumper cars represent, uh …

Portfolio: krop.com/ahagerty

Bowen Mendelson

Posted on 01/14/2013 by Siciliano

Bowen is a copywriter/ACD at Energy BBDO in Chicago. All kinds of fun work on his site for big brands like General Mills, Jack-in-the-Box, Chase, Mercedes, and Expedia.com. Don’t miss his video for Skispace.com featuring Bode Miller. Good times.

Portfolio: bowenmendelson.com

Harry Truong

Posted on 01/09/2013 by Siciliano

Harry is a new copywriter in Austin, having graduating from Texas in 2012. Ok, how cute is his ad for Remington Super Quiet Mowers (above), with the sleeping wiener dog in the patch of un-mowed grass? Adorable. Hello, MC post.

Portfolio: harrytruong.com

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