Monthly Archives: May 2021

Copywriter Wanted: Allstate (in-house), Chicago

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As many of you know, MC has been an in-house writer/creative director at Allstate Protection Plans for years and years. Our parent company, Allstate, also has an awesome in-house creative team in Chicago and they’re on the hunt for a copywriter. If you’re looking to join a killer team and work on some great projects, this is the one for you. From Will Bright, Allstate Group Creative Director/Writer:

“Allstate is looking for a conceptual-minded copywriter for our in-house agency. We are looking for books with big ideas and smart writing. This position will be working on the larger Allstate brand as well as several other brands within the Allstate family. Projects will range from TVC, OOH, DM, social, and digital advertising. Hybrid at-home and in-the-office position, occasionally working out of our downtown Chicago office. Minimum of 2+ years agency experience required.”

For more info or to apply, send your portfolio site link to Will at: will.bright@allstate.com

Sharath Verghese

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Sharath is a senior copywriter at Mekanism in NYC. Since his last post on MC (back on 04.04.2016), he’s added all kinds of killer projects to his portfolio. Don’t miss the first one on his site, The Date for Jose Cuervo. So painful (in a painfully good way). Also, be sure to check out his campaign for Peloton: “Contrary to popular perception, Peloton’s ridership isn’t exclusively comprised of skinny, rich, white people who live in lens-flare prone penthouses. In reality, their members are as unique and diverse as the reasons they ride. So, for the company’s first ever global brand campaign, we found some real-ass Peloton members and filmed them in their real-ass homes as they talked about the real-ass reasons they ride their stationary-ass bicycles!” So good.

Portfolio: sharathverghese.com

Chicago Portfolio School: The Pipeline Fund

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This is so cool. Sarah Latz, Director of Education for Chicago Portfolio School, reached out to MC to help spread the word about their new scholarship for Black creatives. From CPS:

“Everyone knows that the advertising industry is severely lacking in diversity. Only 2% of creative departments identity as Black. We think the path to a more inclusive advertising and design industry starts with more talented Black creatives considering portfolio school as an option.

That’s we created The Pipeline Fund, a full-tuition scholarship to help more talented Black creatives to attend Chicago Portfolio School.

We’re matching every donation made to the Pipeline Fund, dollar for dollar. To donate to The Pipeline Fund and invest in a more inclusive advertising industry, visit the scholarship GoFundMePage.

Or to apply to be a Pipeline Scholar, reach out to Sarah Latz at sarah@chicagoportfolio.com.”

Mac Schwerin

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Mac is a senior copywriter at Draftline NYC, previously at The Secret Little Agency in Singapore. In addition to projects for brands like DBS Bank (above), Travelers, and Lazada, his site includes a short documentary he wrote and narrated on the PlayStation, as well as links to articles he’s had published on sites like Vox, The Atlantic, and Polygon. Dig it.

Portfolio: macschwerin.com

Denver Ad School: Winter 2021 Grads

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Ready for some fresh student portfoios? The latest Denver Ad School grads are ready for you. From DAD: “These were the last creatives standing out of our second-ever finishing quarter, Winter 2021. They rose to the challenge and displayed the kind of resiliency that will make them all contributors on day-one in whatever agency is lucky enough to land them.” Can’t wait to see where they go!

Check ’em out here: denveradschool.com/portfolios

Copywriter Wanted: Lumen (remote)

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Matt Bierce, Copy & Creative Content Manager at Lumen, is on the hunt for a Copywriter (different position than the last Lumen job post on April 12).

From Lumen: “Lumen is a global, Fortune 500 technology company focused on the emerging technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Right now, we’re looking for a smart, energetic and highly creative Copywriter who can talk tech to join our nimble and fully distributed internal agency team.

If you’ve got at least two years of solid copywriting experience under your belt, an upbeat attitude, a love for learning, and a desire to work in a friendly and fast-paced environment, then we’d love to talk! Got tech or agency experience? Now you have our full attention.”

The position is remote, so you can work from anywhere. (Love that.) To learn more and/or to apply, just click the link below.

Check out the job posting and/or apply at this link.