Steven is a copywriter/ACD at AKQA. He’s got a shiny new site that begins with an absolutely hilarious Website Orientation Video Program. Love it love it love it.
Portfolio: steveohville.com
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Gene Albamonte
Gene is a senior copywriter/ACD at Anson-Stoner in Orlando. Most copywriters, it’s probably fair to say, enjoy the “writer” portion of the word “copywriter” more than the “copy” portion. Advertising is good, but writing is what it’s all about. Take a stroll through Gene’s site, you’ll see.
Portfolio: genealbamonte.com
Ted McCagg
Ted is a copywriter/ACD at R/GA in San Francisco. He’s written and illustrated a hilarious book called Paper Doll Orgy, which features a quote from Conan O’Brien on the front, “Ted McCagg is a truly original thinker who really makes me laugh. And for that, I hate him.”
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Ryan Hartsfield
Ryan is a senior copywriter in San Francisco, previously at McCann and GSP (as an account guy). His site is based on a stack of paper. In his words, “One day I started cleaning out my files because they were moving us. So I started to stack up all my old briefs, dead ads, scripts, etc. into a neat little 8.5×11 pile. By the time I cleared out two years of shit, the stack was about three feet high. It looked too interesting to throw it away, so I taped it up. It became an art piece as a joke. I found a stand and put a $3000 price tag on it. I held a contest for names: “Dead Weight,” “Tower of Futility,” and the overly pretentious “Work” are some of my favorites. I settled on “The Other 96%” because it represents all the bullshit we have to go through to make something that shouldn’t be as hard as it really is. Later I realized some of the better things I’ve done aren’t (theoretically) in the stack, so I turned the it into a site idea. And I suppose, in some way, made use of all the good n’ bad things in the pile that never came to be.” Love it.
Portfolio: ryanhartsfield.com
Ian Wishingrad
Ian is a senior copywriter at TracyLocke in NYC. He graduated from Syracuse in 2008, and already has a portfolio stocked with SoBe, Wisk, Gold Bond … and JWed.com, a dating site for Jewish singles. Tag: “Find your chosen one.”
Portfolio: ianwishingrad.com
Gerard Seifert
Gerard is a senior copywriter at WONGDOODY in Los Angeles. People sometimes ask MC, “What’s the right amount of set-up for projects in a portfolio?” Such a hard question to answer because every project is different, right? Right. But, if you had to point to an example of a portfolio with just the right set-up, content and tone, Gerard’s would be an excellent choice.
Portfolio: gerardseifert.com
Honorary: Vladislav Ivangorodsky
Vlad is a freelance art director in NYC, most recently at W+K. Killer site and portfolio. Big ideas all over the place. After checking out Work, click on Other Stuff I Made. It just keeps going. Which makes it 100% worthy of an MC Honorary post (and then some).
Portfolio: vladislav-ivangorodsky.com
Jean Morrow
Jean is a Miami Ad School grad and a new copywriter at Evolution Bureau in San Francisco. What a fun book she got out of MAS. Long copy (Canon), tequila app (Cuervo), beautiful art direction (Cowgirl), cool product ideas (Avis + Celestial), and nakedness (Maxim). Good times.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/jeanmorrow
Ryan Carroll
Ryan is a copywriter/ACD at GSD&M in Austin. Clients on his site: BMW, The Discovery Channel, Kohler, Southwest Airlines, Spyder, and Habitat for Humanity. Would you like a drink with your Client Envy, sir? Yes, thank you very much.
Portfolio: ryaninpixels.com
Kevin Thomson
Kevin is a senior copywriter at JWT in NYC. What a fun mix of clients in his book: Olympics, Jones Soda, Nike, Napa Valley Vineyards, Seattle Art Museum, Mud Truck, and the resurrection of the one-and-only Raaaaanieeeeerrrrrrr Beeeeeerrrrr.
Portfolio: kevin-thomson.com
Tom Archer
Tom is a copywriter in Georgia, previously at Mullen. What a fun portfolio, right down to the URL. Awesome stories all over the place. Copywriters come from every walk of life, and that’s cool. But there’s something to be said for a background/degree in writing/journalism.
Portfolio: alongwayforahamsandwich.com
Rob Rooney
Rob is a copywriter/CD in NYC. There are fewer and fewer portfolio sites that feel like someone made them from scratch. Rob’s site is one of the few, and it’s just awesome.
Portfolio: robrooney.com
Craig Alshin
Craig is a copywriter at Berlin Cameron United in NYC. Only two years in the biz, and his portfolio already has a bunch of really fun TV for Comcast, Amazon.com and Super 8 Hotels. Nice. Or as he would say, “Puh-pow!!”
Portfolio: craigalshin.com
Craig Geller
Craig is a senior copywriter in NYC. Check out his portfolio then check out his site 99dollartaglines.com. Now that’s how you take your copywriting skills and make a small biz. Rather than, say, making a blog about other copywriters’ portfolio sites with no hope of monetization whatsoever. (Ahem.) Nice.
Portfolio: csgeller.carbonmade.com
Matthew Bottkol
Matthew is a copywriter/ACD at Dentsu in NYC. His mother, Joan, describes him as follows: “Matthew grew up in a wood clapboard house near downtown Minneapolis. But, these humble beginnings belie his enormous talents. He sang in the Metropolitan Boys Choir and taught himself to play Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer” on piano. He started wrestling at age seven and was city champion by age twelve. He endured thirteen years of public schooling and got along with just about everyone he ever met. Needless to say, his talents have only multiplied with age. He’d be an invaluable addition to any agency. And I’m not just saying that because I’m his mother. Did I mention he’s also handsome? Feel free to call me if you’d like to talk about Matthew some more. You can get my number from my wonderful son who, by the way, never forgets to call me.”
Portfolio: web.me.com/mbottkol
Jon Murray
Jon is a copywriter at BBDO Toronto. His site is, as he described it, “not very jazzy.” Which makes it, one could argue, a very copywriter-ish site. Click through the un-jazziness and check out the work for the Vancouver International Film Festival. Awesome.
Portfolio: jonjmurray.com
Shannon O’Malley
Shannon is a copywriter in San Francisco. In addition to her portfolio, you’ll find quite a bit about her awesome blog and soon-to-be book, Apocalypse Cakes, on her site. In fact, it’s front and center. Which, for those of us who write on the side, makes you think about at what point you’d make copywriting your writing-on-the-side if your writing-on-the-side blew up. Hmm.
Portfolio: shannonomalley.com
Tim Roan
Tim is a copywriter/GCD/SVP at Mullen. His portfolio just totally rocks. Spent 15 minutes debating myself over which piece to feature above. Awesome.
Portfolio: web.me.com/roancreative
Jon Lee
Jon is a senior copywriter at AKQA in DC. Bunch of cool work on his site for VW, The Force Unleashed 2, and Fallout 3. Also on the site is a wide variety of his art including visual and video series, projects, and a performance series entitled “Feed Me,” in which Jon’s friends do just that.
Portfolio: starttouching.com
Honorary: Jon Arnold
Jon is an art director/designer/creative director at BOHAN in Nashville. His site is called Coolville, and that it is, especially his work for the United Methodist Church. Wow. Love the Fine Living spots, too. Says Jon about his portfolio, “My work is only as good as the writing i’ve been blessed enough to have been given.” Honorary MC post, ding!
Portfolio: thecoolville.com
Malachy Walsh
Malachy is a copywriter/CD in San Francisco. Love the silent video at the bottom right of each page – cool and arty and creepy all at the same time. Don’t misses: Nokia TV and About & Films (“A Single Woman” is awesome).
Portfolio: malachywalsh.com
Chiyong Jones
Chiyong is a senior copywriter at JWT NY, formerly at Ogilvy & Mather and Leo Burnett. That’s a rez right off Mad Men, but Chiyong’s work is fresh as fish. (Fresh as fish?) Bing, Yahoo!, IBM, awesome.
Portfolio: chiyongjones.com
Honorary: Diego Zambrano
Diego is a Brazilian art director/senior partner/CD at Ogilvy NYC. His site is so simple. It’s a “karaoke style reel,” plus links to Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr, Contact, Store (yes, a store), and Tweet This!
Portfolio: workforfood.nu
Andy Thieman
Andy is a copywriter/creative manager at Target in Minneapolis, a cyclist, and a good friend of MC. (That’s him above left, with designer Jason Miller on the right.) Andy discovered he had testicular cancer on Christmas Eve. He started treatment on Monday. His blog BLOOD SWEAT CHEMO “exists to expose the daily grind behind four cycles of chemo.” Check it out. Get inspired. Give a little if you feel like it.
Randy Quan
Randy is a copywriter at Saatchi LA. Almost everything on his site is for one brand, Toyota, but what a mix of work. So cool spending a solid chunk of time on a big brand like that. You get the knowledge and the variety. Good times.
Portfolio: randyquan.carbonmade.com
Julia Regan
Julia is a freelance copywriter in Los Angeles, formerly at WONGDOODY and Publicis. Nominee for best brief ever: “TBS wanted a way to countdown to the date of Conan’s first show, November 8th 2010.” Love it. Love the campaign, too.
Portfolio: juliaregan.com
Paul Korel
Paul is a senior copywriter at IQ in Atlanta. Some awesome writing in his book, including hilarious South Park Little League yard signs. His site is hosted on Krop, the second on MC. From Paul’s LinkedIn page: “Not sure how cool this is, but I worked at Disney World as Chip & Dale while at school.” So cool.
Portfolio: krop.com/paulkorel
Christine Call
Christine is a copywriter at Deutsch. She shares a site with art director Clemente Bornacelli. They’ve done some cool work for VISA, including pieces of the Go World campaign for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Their site is hosted on Cargo and presented as verbs (above), except “???” which are their answers to James Lipton’s 10 questions. Christine’s favorite curse word: “Douchebag.”
Portfolio: christineclemente.com
Mark Anderson
Mark is a copywriter/ACD at BBDO in NYC. With Cargo, Carbonmade, etc., out there, MC is seeing fewer and fewer sites that feel custom. Mark’s is one of the few. Not only does it look cool, but it’s super easy to nav through the work (which is great, by the way). Nice.
Portfolio: monkeyscribble.com
Kacey Coburn
Kacey is a recent Miami Ad School grad, living in SF, looking for her first gig. Laughs: Wheel of Fortune (Kacey held her own with Pat Sajak, nice), About page “I want to hate Kanye West, but deez hips sure don’t,” and her blog The Kace Face.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/kaceycoburn