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