Check out Lisa’s campaign for Excedrin, celebrating famous holiday day-afters: May 6th, March 18th, July 5th. Great idea for a campaign. And the giant Wranglers billboard. And the Grain Belt reclining bar stool. Good stuff.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/lisanorris
Hello, Chicago Portfolio School Week! MC’s first, and we’re psyched. Kicking it off with The Book of Jake. Can’t tell you how many times MC has heard some version of this: “How come they don’t make copywriters who can write headlines anymore?” To which MC responds, check out Jake’s book. Ton of headlines in there, and more than a few are awesome.
Portfolio: bookofjake.com
Jason is a senior copywriter at Intermark Group in Birmingham. Question: Where have paper towel gloves been all my life?
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/jasoncorbin
Pedro is a copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather Brazil. Check out the second video on his site for the Mega BK Stacker. Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and UFC Middleweight Champion, lip-syncing “Loving You” and just killing it.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/pedrofernandes
Brett is a copywriter/ACD at Colangelo in NYC. Awesome mix of work on his site, from print to banners. Can we talk about banners for a second? The best way to show ’em? We think Brett’s nailed it. Motion screen capture, edited into a little video, and then posted on Vimeo. Easy for everyone. (NOTE: Motion capture software. We like iShowU. You can get it at shinywhitebox.com for $30.)
Portfolio: brettminieri.com
Yahoo! is looking for a couple of CW’s to join its internal creative team at Yahoo! HQ in Sunnyvale. For more info, shoot an email to the address below.
Email: jasonsic@yahoo-inc.com
THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED (via MC – awesome!)
Scott Maney is a copywriter/CCO at Breakaway in Boston, formerly a copywriter/ECD/President at Jones in Chicago. He’s looking, and it sounds like a pretty cool opportunity. From Scott: “Small, award-winning creative shop Jones (CA, One Show, Graphis) was acquired by venture capital firm Breakaway to create a hybrid VC/creative shop. Working with some really cool companies – Newton Running, IdeaPaint, Velcro. Taking equity in other companies instead of fees. We have people from Mullen, Modernista, Tank, Reebok, Arnold, RISD, Puma. We’re looking for a writer to add to the mix. They’ll work on everything from digital to print to TV to product development to business ideas.”
Portfolio: jonesingfor.com
Email: smaney@breakaway.com
Bridget is a copywriter in Orlando. The first piece in her portfolio is a spot for Nemours Children’s Hospital. The 19th piece is the above ad for North Star Roller Girls. Couldn’t be more different. Love that part of being a CW. This week you’re getting paid to learn everything there is to know about helping kids who need it. Next week, you’re on roller skates.
Portfolio: havingwords.com
Ryan is a copywriter/CD at TracyLocke in Dallas, where 7-Eleven is one of his clients. Which means that he gets to do campaigns for Slurpee, the most delicious beverage on the planet, with the President. (Not kidding.) Be sure to check out “7-Eleven—The Simpsons.” Genius.
Portfolio: ryanblum.com
Scott is a freelance copywriter/ACD in Winston-Salem. Check out his TV page. It rocks. Washington Mutual, Washington State Department of Health, and T-Mobile are MC faves. If you’re the father of a daughter, don’t miss T-mobile “Hard Questions.” Arrrg.
Portfolio: scottstripling.com
Andrew is a copywriter/CD at R/GA in NYC. What a crazy fun mix of work on his site, including tons of great digital. Be sure to click on “Intel, Web Film, Changed” (top row, third from right). We all have moments as copywriters, moments when we know we’ve made it. Like when you’ve hired a rock band and paid them however much to set up on the 10th floor of an office building and crank out a song about middle management I.T. Good stuff.
Portfolio: digitalpayton.com
Isaac is a copywriter/ACD at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco, previously at Droga5 in NYC. His link was sent in by David Roth (thanks, man) and MC knows why. Because it’s ridiculous awesome. Every once in a while, you click through a CW’s portfolio site and think to yourself, “No way. No way did a client let them do that. No way did a client pay for that.” This is one of those. Start with Combos TV. “What your Mom would feed you if your Mom were a man.” No way.
Portfolio: isaacsilverglate.com
Ned is a copywriter at Y&R Paris. So, that means that he gets to live in Paris. That’s number one. Then, you know, because he’s at Y&R Paris, he gets to make all of this awesome stuff. That’s number two. But then, get this: Y&R Paris actually pays him to make that awesome stuff, so he’s not only living in Paris, but making money. Not fair, right? I know. Which gives MC an idea for a new awards show, which MC is going to fully sponsor in 2012. The Hey! Not Fair Awards. Ned Selover is our first nominee.
Portfolio: nedwords.com
Bill is a copywriter/CD in Portland. His portfolio is loaded with awesome campaigns (and a killer one-shot for VW), including some great pro-bono work, which MC loves. Don’t miss the Jack in the Box spot with Jack at his in-laws. Hilarious. So been there.
Portfolio: billhollister.net
Daniel is a copywriter at Hughes in St. Louis. He is approximately the one-zillionth CW who has confirmed that Texas is one of the best advertising creative schools in the country. Noted. Check out the new Texas tag on MC, and Texas category in the sidebar. Hook ’em, horns.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/danielcady