Kiyomi is lead copywriter in-house at Lafayette 148 in NYC, previously in-house at Kiehl’s. She graduated with a B.A. in Creative Writing, and has worked her way into a copywriting career without the portfolio school stop. It’s possible!
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/kiyomidong
Brooke is a digital copywriter from Chicago who just moved to Philadelphia (available for full-time/freelance). She’s a graduate of the Second City writing program and you can tell—hilarious writing all over her site. Don’t miss her zombie work for Sears.com. So gross. So fun.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/brookerandel
Jen is a copywriter at RPA in Los Angeles, soon relocating to NYC. She’s got a bunch of cool work for Honda on her site. But if you’ve spent any time listening to NPR (what writer hasn’t?), don’t miss her Faces of NPR project. Ira Glass looks just like Ira Glass!
Portfolio: jenwinstondotcom.com
Brian is a copywriter in San Francisco. Since his first post on MC (March 2012), he’s moved from AKQA to Digitas and added some new work for eBay and Taco Bell to his portfolio — including a series of shorts for eBay called “eBay Thanks You.” Sometimes a story needs more than 30 or 60 seconds, you know? Also, MC would like Jonathan Adler’s beach house, please.
Portfolio: bookofbutton.com
Patrick is a new-ish copywriter in Los Angeles, after 10 years of performing sketch and improv comedy. (Again, says MC, comedians and drummers = the best copywriters.) There’s some hilarious stuff on his site, including a campaign for Ryan Airlines: “With prices this cheap, shut the f*ck up.” Nice. Don’t miss the video of 6-year-old Patrick called “All About Pat” at the bottom of the page Schedule a Kissing Consultation. MC was that kid, too.
Portfolio: patrickthedroll.com
Melissa Pacheco, Recruiting Manager at SapientNitro in Miami, is on the hunt for a senior copywriter. From Melissa: “Are you a great storyteller? Do you love merging film, video, and UX to explore how captivating content is made? Do you like white sandy beaches? Then come join us in Miami! SapientNitro’s diverse & creative culture connects the smartest, most passionate people & unifies them with a game-changing mindset. We’re looking for a Senior Copywriter to write amazing scripts, shoot at great locations and create branded content for clients like Fiat & Chrysler. We need a great writer who can help build major brands across the spectrum of digital, and rethink how narrative and audience interact in the newest media. To change your game, please send me your resume and portfolio.”
Email Melissa at: mpacheco@sapient.com
Oh wow, this is a good one. Kit Krugman, Creative Manager at Johannes Leonardo NYC, is looking for a brilliant CD. From Kit: “Johannes Leonardo is an award-winning international creative agency in New York with global clients like Sprite, Coca-Cola, and Google. We are currently looking for a Creative Director for a significant leadership role across all accounts at the agency. This person is a natural and proven leader who has not only created outstanding work but also led teams to create their best work. We are looking for candidates who are ambitious; relentless in their pursuit of creating the best work in the world. This person is as brilliant in their strategic approach as they are passionate about their craft. Since this will be a significant leadership addition to the team, we are looking for someone who would want to be a key player in agency growth, culture, and talent development. Experience required: 6-12 years creating global brand award-winning work at creative agencies.”
Send portfolio links to Kit at: kitk@johannesleonardo.com
Phil is a copywriter/creative director in Los Angeles. He’s done a ton of work for the film industry (awesome) — posters, trailers, sites, etc. He displays most of his work on tilt viewer, which has its pros and cons. Pros, you can click through it quickly. Cons, it’s hard for MC to snap a straight-up screen shot of a piece of work without a cursor smack in the middle of it. (Arrrg, tilt viewer!) Still, very cool to see a CW having fun with the movies in LaLa. Good times.
Portfolio: boldstandard.com
Carolyn is a writer/group creative director at mcgarrybowen Chicago. Ton of work on her site for big name bevs like Crystal Light and Maxwell House. Beach Body (above) for Crystal Light is hilarious. The CL drinker’s delivery of “I can help you with that” and “I’m gonna get wet” are so perfect. Nice.
Portfolio: carolynbergen.com
This is rad. Dana Parente, Human Resources Manager at D’Addario (yes, maker of guitar strings and Evan’s drumheads and ProMark sticks) is looking for an in-house senior copywriter. From Dana: “Look around… If you play music we are there. We are the largest manufacturer of musical instrument accessories in the world (strings, drumheads, drum sticks, reeds, mouthpieces, accessories of all kinds). And we’ve been making strings since the 1600’s. We’re a family run business but everyone who works with us becomes a part of that family. We are the real deal and we take an enormous amount of pride in bringing musicians the finest crafted tools for their trade out there. We’re all about inspiring performance but don’t take our word for it dig around and you’ll get the idea. (daddario.com, http://xlstrings.tumblr.com)
Here’s the good news: We design, engineer, manufacture and package our products in house, in the US, and are committed to sustainable business practices. We aren’t selling pre-packaged chemically processed food-like substances – we’re selling the tools that make music possible. And we pride ourselves on making the best gear in the business. More good news? These products are for EVERY musician out there from the beginner clarinet player to the grungiest rock band on the street. And we need to tell the compelling story of our brand to everyone. D’Addario is looking for a brilliant storyteller. An individual who knows how to turn the most mundane product copy into a great yarn. For this reason, talent will always trump experience. (Translation: a brilliant writer with 3 years of experience is fine.) If you join us you will be an integral part of the new D’Addario marketing team in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Inspired yet? We offer competitive compensation and benefits, including an excellent 401k Plan, and the opportunity to build a career with one of the most highly regarded organizations in the industry.”
Send your portfolio/link/rez to: jobs@daddario.com
Shloimy is a copywriter at kbs+ in NYC. He shares a site with creative partner/art director Chad O’Connell. At the time of this post, they’ve got six projects up on their site — but all six are great and that’s what counts. Like their spot for AdCouncil/AdoptUSKids. Is that real mayo??? Ugh.
Portfolio: chadandshloimy.com
Chris is a freelance copywriter in San Francisco (and a fellow Oregon Duck — go Ducks!). Since his last post on MC (Nov 21, 2009), he’s got a new site with a ton of new work from killer shops like Pereira & O’Dell, Hub Strategy, AKQA, Eleven … and on and on. Dig it.
Portfolio: chriselzinga.com
Ladies and gentlemen, MC proudly presents the portfolio sites of nine Chicago Portfolio School copywriter grads (in alphabetical order):
Alf Zapata – alfzap.com
Alicia Cressey – aliciacressey.com
Brett Williams – gbrettwilliams.com
John O’Toole – cargocollective.com/TheJohnOTooleExperience
Kerry Keady – kerrykeady.com
Kylie Hudgens – kylie-hudgens-02ye.squarespace.com
Megha Kumar – megkumar.com
Pete Kulak – petekulak.com
Rick Hickey – rickhickey.com
Anthony is a senior copywriter at Anomaly in NYC. So much awesome hilarity up and down his site. Anthony is also a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade, and in a punk band called Wrad. Proving, yet again, MC’s theory that comedians and musicians make the best copywriters.
Portfolio: anthonyfalvo.com
Ladies and gentlemen, MC is honored to present the portfolio sites of seven Summer 2013 Creative Circus graduating copywriters (in alphabetical order):
Keith Atzman – keithatzman.com
Caroline Cappelli – carolinecappelli.com
Scott Chalkley – scottchalkley.com
John Huddleston – justanotherjohn.com
Jameson Rossi – jamesonrossi.com
Lauren Wood – laurenwoodwrites.com
Gretchen Zachan – gretchenzachan.com
Dan is a freelance copywriter in NYC. Over the past two+ years, he’s spent time at shops like Ogilvy, 360i, Digitas, and Iris, has worked on a wide range of brands—including lots of cool social projects.
Portfolio: krop.com/danacasuso
Kim Perry, HR Director at Burdette Ketchum in Jacksonville, is looking for a senior copywriter. From Kim: “We’re on the hunt for a Sr. Copywriter who loves creating big fat ideas, long walks through Microsoft Word and fireside chats about hyphenation. We’re a young, growing shop located in Jacksonville, filled with talented agency vets from NYC, Austin, Atlanta and SF. We’re looking for a fresh, shiny new writer to join our team. Someone who loves to write a in a plethora of styles for a plethora of clients. A writer who can not only come up with award-winning integrated campaigns, but also write anything and everything that makes our clients shine. From headlines, radio and TV to the occasional brochure or long body copy or a good old fashioned print ad. Nothing too big or too small for our writing visionary. So if you want to work at a thriving, full-service integrated shop in a former hardware store, equipped with a garage door, Pandora playing overhead, a refrigerator full of unlimited Coca-Cola products, live animals (domestic) and an attic, come apply and let’s start that fireside chat.”
Apply via jobvite at: http://jobvite.com/m?3lVgVgwc
André is a copywriter at Y&R Perú. Since his first post on MC in August 2011, he’s got a shiny new Cargo site and a whole bunch of new work on it. Definitely time for an update.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/andretoledo
Jeffrey is a copywriter at The Richards Group in Dallas. He’s got a nice variety of clients and media on his site, including tons of work for Dodge Ram and GameStop. When you’ve got print, video and digital to show, does anything work better/simpler/faster than Cargo + Vimeo? If so, MC hasn’t seen it.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/jeffreyhodgson
Jenny is a freelance writer in South Carolina. So … when you click through a portfolio site, it’s all about the work, right? Then, if you like the work, you call and see if you like the writer. Sometimes though, you click through a portfolio site and read what the writer’s written, about their work, about their creative partners and clients, about collaboration, and you already know: this is a nice person. I could work with this person. That’s the vibe MC gets from Jenny’s site. She obviously loves what she does (web sites to wine labels) and who she does it with. That’s awesome.
Portfolio: jennybadman.com/portfolio
Bevan is a copywriter at Woods Witt Dealy & Sons in NYC. Her site is Cargo, in a template of scrolling columns that looks pretty rad on MC’s MacBook. In addition to writing, Bevan has performed at Upright Citizens Brigade and freelanced for Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live—proving once again that comedians make fantastic copywriters. Don’t miss the SNL Weekend Update jokes on her site. Here’s one to whet your appetite: It was reported this week that John Mellencamp and Meg Ryan have been “quietly dating” for about seven weeks. They also added that the two have been “quietly dying” for at least seven years.
Portfolio: bevanmahaney.com
Charlie is a freelance copywriter/CD in Los Angeles. As a full-time freelancer, he’s added a couple of little extras to his site that are pretty key. Check out this Testimonials link. He’s got 10+ quotes, not too long, super easy to nav, that say a lot about him. His contact info (phone and email) are right up top, in a universal header. And his About Us page is no-nonsense, just the facts. A very clean, well-organized, hard-working site. Nice.
Portfolio: charlienoback.com
Madeleine Clark, friend of MC and fabulous creative recruiter, is looking for multiple CWs at different levels for positions in San Francisco. From Madeleine:
ACD/Writer, San Francisco agency (5+ years). Small agency environment, part of global firm. Flat, non-political environment, great clients and colleagues. Looking for a conceptual powerhouse with excellent writing skills. Experienced in both traditional (print ads, direct mail, etc.) and digital (email, landing pages, banners, websites, videos). Able to translate complicated technical material into succinct, conversational prose. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills. Able to manage and mentor creative teams and also do hands-on work. Reports to ECD.
Mid-level Writer or CW/AD Team, San Francisco agency (3 – 5 years). Small agency environment, part of global firm. Flat, non-political environment, great clients and colleagues. Looking for a conceptual powerhouse with excellent writing skills. Experienced in both traditional (print ads, direct mail, etc.) and digital. Able to translate complicated technical material into succinct, conversational prose. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills. Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously and manage time accordingly. You can take a project and run with it. Help inspire junior team members. Be able to laugh and roll with client challenges. Always hungry to learn and have an interest in social and cultural trends and fashions.
Junior Writer or CW/AD team, San Francisco agency (graduate – 3 years). Small agency environment, part of global firm. Flat, non-political environment, great clients and colleagues. Strong conceptual and solid writing skills. Eager to learn and jump in on a variety of projects from traditional to digital. Solid interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills — you’re able to communicate your ideas clearly. Able to manage time and meet deadlines. Have an interest in social and cultural trends and fashions. Good attitude!
Email Madeleine at: mclark@clarkcohen.com
Kashyap is a copywriter/ACD at DDB Mudragroup in Bombay, India. MC’s first from Bombay. Seeing as how India is the world’s second most populous country, MC is hoping to quadruple its Twitter following after this post. Namasté!
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/kashyap
Grant is a copywriter in St. Paul, MN. He graduated in May and is currently leading up his own small creative studio called LESS Co. (http://theless.co). Love the ambition, right out of the gate.
Portfolio: grantdoeswork.com
Erin is a copywriter in San Francisco, one year after graduating from Miami Ad School. So fun to see a CW’s book at this stage, part student spec and part produced. Can’t wait to see where she lands next.
Portfolio: erinsmithwastaken.com
Peter is a copywriter at Arnold Boston. (Graduated from BU in 2010.) Awesome to see what he’s been able to produce at Arnold in only two years—for clients like Jack Daniel’s, Progressive, and American Eagle (love the spray-on jeans campaign). Big ups!
Portfolio: petermhughes.com
Erica Puorro, Creative Services Manager at MMB, is on the hunt for a killer team. From Erica: “MMB is looking for two people: an Art Director and Copywriter with direct marketing experience—in a variety of channels: print, email, online advertising. (Mobile, a plus.) This is a great opportunity to join a growing, creative agency. You’ll be doing what you do best…concepting innovative direct mail and digital creative for a family of global consumer brands. Check out our website at mmb580.com to see our work. You must be a strategic thinker, great presenter and comfortable working directly with clients who have an appetite for fresh thinking. Ideally, you’ve been doing this for 3+ years. Car experience a plus.”
Email portfolio/link to: creativeemployment@mmb580.com
Susie is a copywriter/CD in Chicago. She spent 17 years at DDB, during which she took a four year detour from copywriting and was their Director of Creative Recruiting (2007-2011). Now she’s back (freelance) and ready to write.
Portfolio: susiesteinberg.com
Justin is a copywriter at GSD&M in Austin (two years), after graduating from Miami Ad School in 2010. So cool to see what he’s done at GSD&M (awesome shop) during that time—including Meet The Aces, a campaign that puts Ace Hardware right next door.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/justinmiller