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Copywriter Wanted: KW2, Madison, WI

KW2 in Madison (an agency focused on doing good in the Public Health, Public Information & Education, Higher Education, and Business Services sectors) is on the hunt for a copywriter. From KW2:

Who We Are

KW2 is a full-service digital and advertising agency with a mission to bring about change for our clients that empower and improve lives. We create results for clients across four key industries, government & public health, higher education, healthcare, and businesses. We take insights, wrap a brilliant strategy around them and then create the story that will move customers and transform markets. Few agencies can match the depth or breadth of KW2’s behavior change marketing expertise. Our proven approach to behavior change marketing has shaped more than 100 government and public health campaigns and improved millions of lives. Our creative staff have launched successful campaigns for brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Harley-Davidson, Boeing, and The Green Bay Packers.

Our Culture

Our culture offers the kind of invigorating and creative challenges that make talented people even better. KW2 strives to provide an inclusive environment where unique insights, experiences and backgrounds encourage you to be yourself and bring your best which ultimately benefits every employee, client and the communities in which live and work.

The Work

  • We are seeking a Copywriter to join the KW2 team. As a Copywriter you are primarily responsible for developing creative solutions and writing compelling copy for our clients and their diverse audiences. You will report to a Creative Director and collaborate with a team of professionals to take projects from concept through production. Additional responsibilities:
  • Writing and editing copy for a variety of mediums, including traditional and digital ads, social content, websites and collateral
  • Developing or tailoring a brand’s personality and strategic messaging for key audiences
  • Working with cross-departmental teams to understand a project’s goals, strategy, and requirements
  • Brainstorming ideas individually or with other team members
  • Presenting concepts and creative solutions to colleagues and clients
  • Collaborating with creative partners throughout the production process
  • Meeting project goals on time and within budget

The Qualifications

  • Creative problem-solving skills and imaginative ideas
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • The ablility to adapt, mutltitask, and manage projects and timelines efficiently
  • Honesty, attention to detail, and high personal and professional standards
  • An interest in popular culture and new advertising trends and techniques
  • A positive, collaborative spirit
  • Two or more years of marketing or communications experience preferred

At KW2, we believe people grow together in diverse, equitable and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and build authentic relationships. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law.

Please send your resume and a cover letter to: jobs@kw2madison.com

Tanner Uselmann

Tanner is a senior copywriter at FCB Chicago. His site was submitted to MC by Joey Johnson, a senior copywriter at DDB Chicago (love it). Tanner’s site is an eclectic mix of Ace Bandages (above), Naughty Cookies, Donated Toilet Paper, Feelings, Found Love, and other stuff you can see for yourself. Plus stuff you can hear for yourself—like his former band, Candid Kid. Now that’s good times.

Portfolio: tantanthejungleman.com

Copywriter Wanted: Grow, Norfolk, VA

Tessie Krzywicki, Recruiting Coordinator at Grow in Norfolk, Virginia, is on the hunt for a Copywriter. From Tessie:

Grow is a digital experience agency and a 2020 Ad Age Small Agency of the Year. We make industry-leading digital experiences, platforms, and campaigns for some of the world’s most beloved brands. Our clients know us as a committed partner who delivers every time. Our team knows it’s possible because of the incredible culture we’ve built.

Our copywriter will play a central role on projects by connecting strategic insights to inspiring digital ideas. We’re looking for a digital native who is a conceptual thinker, a skilled communicator, and a valuable creative partner. A successful candidate will show an inspiring book of work, a meticulous eye for detail, a collaborative work style, and a compelling approach when presenting ideas.

Primary responsibilities:

  • Partner with art directors and multi-disciplinary teams to create strategically sound, industry leading digital concepts.
  • Lead communication and content creation throughout all phases of your projects, including discovery, concepting, pitching, production, and launch.
  • Present ideas to internal and external stakeholders in a professional and inspiring manner.
  • Contribute to Grow’s brand communication in the context of projects, company strategy, and community.

Benefits
You’ll start with a full month of paid vacation and holiday leave, including two weeks in which the company pauses operations—one in midsummer, and one during the holidays. A wealth of additional company benefits include health, dental, matching 401k, disability, paid training, and more. In addition, we promise you’ll have everything you need to be productive, comfortable and happy in the workplace.

Location
This is a full-time position at our office in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Grow offers paid relocation and temporary housing for selected candidates.

Grow is located in downtown Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA – an amazing coastal city that blends the beach lifestyle with a richly evolving culture. As part of a community of like-minded people, we spend our time creating great work and building the culture around us. We regularly put our creative and technology talents toward building the city in which we want to live and work.

Yes, you’ll work for amazing clients and projects in an inspiring environment. But best of all, you’ll find yourself among a close-knit group of just over 50 incredibly talented and motivated colleagues who inspire each other every day. Our team of technologists, creatives, strategists, and producers all work together under one roof to help some of the world’s most beloved brands connect with audiences in new and unexpected ways.

Apply here and to see our work, visit www.thisisgrow.com/work

Chicago Portfolio School | Winter 2021 Grads

Sarah Latz, Director of Education at Chicago Portfolio School, checks in with 13 new copywriter, art director and designer grads: RJ Dralle (copywriter), Ian Souter (copywriter), Patrick Leahy (copywriter), Abbey Blankensop (art director), Bree Bregman (art director), Cooper Brannigan (art director), Emily Panico (art director), Erin Nedelman (art director), Grace Ren (art director), Taylor Glicksberg (art director) Tiffany Mei (art director), Priscilla Cha (designer), and Rachel Fried (designer). Link to their portfolios below. Congrats to all!

Winter 2021 CPS Grad Portfolios: chicagoportfolio.com/debut

Jameson Miller

Jameson is a copywriter at The Wonderful Agency in Los Angeles, the in-house agency for The Wonderful Company, which includes brands like Wonderful Pistachios, Teleflora, and Fiji Water. (Love seeing in-house portfolios on MC.) His site is a cool mix of work for those brands, including the above Christmas spot for Teleflora. Before copywriting, Jameson was a sportswriter and there are links to a few of those articles as well. Dig it.

Portfolio: jameson-miller.com

Denver Ad School: Debut Pioneers

After 14 months, Denver Ad School’s “debut pioneers” portfolios are here! On Thursday, January 28, they’re hosting a virtual hangout where you can hear each graduate walk you through their favorite campaign and ask ’em questions. How cool is that? Cool. Links to portfolios and RSVP for the event are below.

Check out their portfolios here:

Hayley Lyons (copywriter): hayleyjlyons.com

Emily Devery (copywriter): emilydevery.com

Alisha Benda (copywriter): alishabenda.com

Gaby Strnad (art director): gabystrnad.com

Riley Draper (art director): rileydraper.com

Graciela Robertson (art director): graciela-png.com

Trisha Knope (art director): triciaknope.com

Sabrina Saccente (art director): sabrinasaccente.com

RSVP for January 18th here.

Denver Ad School site here.

Chris Wernikowski

Chris is a senior copywriter at Deutsch in NYC. Since his last post on MC (way back on 05.28.14, when he was five months out of school), he’s been busy. All kinds of killer projects for BMW on his site, including a whole page of headlines (love that). In addition to BMW, he’s also got projects for Budweiser (cool Messi tribute), Lactaid, Monster.com, and Constant Contact. Time for an update!

Portfolio: chriswern.com

Al Duggan

Al is a copywriter at Saatchi in Los Angeles. His site currently features five big projects for Toyota (and one for Walmart), including “Less Drama” above that looks like it was a blast to shoot. Also don’t miss his Route Notes, deep thoughts that came to Al while stuck in L.A. traffic. MC’s favorite, because it happens to be true at the exact moment of this posting, is “One of the absolute worst things that can happen in your life is that you get home after a long day, you head straight to your bedroom, and then you realize that you still have to put the fitted sheet on your bed before you can sleep in it.” So deep. So true.

Portfolio: alduggancopywriter.com

Volunteer Senior Copywriter Wanted: The Pet Cancer Fund / POSITION FILLED

NOTE: THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED, THANK YOU.

Len Boyko, founder of The Pet Cancer Fund in Vancouver, is on the hunt for a volunteer senior copywriter to help on a special project. From Len:

The Pet Cancer Fund is a Vancouver-based organization whose mission is to increase the life expectancy and improve the quality of life of pets diagnosed with cancer. Estimates suggest the number of dogs and cats developing cancer every year reaches 12 million; roughly 6x the number of humans getting cancer yearly within North America. More needs to be done and we’re setting out to build an organization much like the American or Canadian Cancer Societies, to lead the way on cancer research, education, information and awareness for pet families.

What you’ll do:

Working with our senior creative director, we have a special project and need your help concepting high level brand positions, tactical program ideation and copywriting for a wide range of marketing deliverables that generate conversation and brand engagement. In your role you will help us write everything from slogans to TV/PSA scripts and T-shirts, as you immerse yourself into and own the brand story to maintain a consistent voice and vision for our campaigns across all channels. Being an effective collaborator and communicator is a must, all of us are volunteers working to build an organization that has to make a difference.

About you

You are a rock-star copywriter that spends their days producing amazing copy for major clients. While your days are filled with corporate work, you seek real satisfaction and want to use your talent for good. For you, writing and creativity isn’t just a profession, it’s a calling and you’ve decided it’s time for you to leverage your varied interests to create things that are truly meaningful. You can concept big, work fast, and have the desire to contribute to an inspired culture that wants and needs your help. Most importantly you know how to make words work and have:

  • Bachelor of Arts in advertising, marketing or related field
  • 5+ years of industry experience (creative or marketing agency)
  • An exceptional branding and campaign portfolio

Contact/How to apply

Please forward your resume/CV and portfolio to Len at Len@petcancerfund.org

Adia Chaney

Adia is a new copywriter and a Savannah College of Art & Design grad. All kinds of fun spec projects on her site for brands like Yankee Candle (above), Zoom, Barilla, Scott’s Turf Builder, Swatch, Arizona Tourism, Tile, and Converse. As always, so cool to see student books—before client feedback and production budgets start influencing things. Be sure to check out Adia’s Visual Journal under “Stuff that’s not ad” for a peek into her brain and thought process. Dig it. Can’t wait to see where she lands!

Portfolio: adiachaney.com

Copywriter Wanted: Cactus, Denver

Erin Conrad, Talent Relations Manager at Cactus in Denver (check out their site here), is on the hunt for a copywriter to join their team. From Cactus:

Cactus is a small, independent agency creating innovative, bold, and imaginative work for a growing list of great clients. We believe small agency creativity and ingenuity can solve the world’s biggest problems, and we’ve been proving it for the last 30 years.

We’re looking for a Copywriter to join our team of fearless creative professionals who are committed to creating unexpected, insightful, and compelling brand ideas, actions, campaigns, and communications. To be seriously considered, candidates will have roughly 2-5 years of agency experience and an exceptional portfolio of work that displays superior conceptual problem-solving skills, strong headlines, well-written copy, and the ability to produce integrated creative efforts across a variety of tactical applications.

At Cactus, we value your personality and character just as much as your work, so to join our team you’ll need to be someone who is unwaveringly collaborative, tenaciously solution-oriented, and contagiously optimistic. We embrace big challenges and strive to make every project we touch into something great. If you’re wired the same way, and you can prove it, get in touch. You just might be the one we’re looking for.

Send resume and portfolio to: careers@cactusinc.com

Chicago Portfolio School | Fall 2020 Grads

Sarah Latz, Director of Education at Chicago Portfolio School, checks in with seven new grads ready for prime time: Lucas Simes (art director), Winston Thompson (art director), Kimmy Mueller (designer), Rachel Tenuta (designer), Erin Ayalp (copywriter), Nicholas McGuire (copywriter), and Teddy Cohn (copywriter). Link to their portfolios below. Congrats to all!

Fall 2020 CPS Grad Portfolios: chicagoportfolio.com/debut

Andrew Lepere

Andrew is a senior copywriter at Adrenaline Agency in Atlanta. Since his last post on MC way back on 07.20.16, just after graduating from Creative Circus, he’s been busy. His site features some cool work for Atlanta United (above) and UNIFY Credit Union, plus a spec script for Seinfeld that takes place during quarantine 2020. Time for an update!

Portfolio: andrewlepere.com

Kimmy Mueller

Kimmy is a new graphic designer in Chicago and a recent graduate of Chicago Portfolio School. Lots of really beautiful work on her site including rebrands for Walgreens and Oikos yogurt, a needed fix for an online Myers-Briggs personality test, work for Stoli (above), lettering and typography, logos, and more. Can’t wait to see where Kimmy lands!

Portfolio: kimmymueller.com

Jon Gruber

Jon is a copywriter at FCB in NYC. Since his last post on MC (back on 06.29.17) right after graduating from Miami Ad School, he’s been busy. Cool variety of projects on his site from Purex “How to Laundry” for dads to anti-smoking “70 vs. You” and “Kick(flip) the Habit” to Restaurant Talks for Lincoln Financial Group (above). Dig it.

Portfolio: jon-gruber.com

Caleb York

Caleb is a junior copywriter at Bandujo in NYC after graduating from VCU Brandcenter this year. Always love seeing the books coming out of VCU. Lots of fun campaigns in Caleb’s, including Miele (above), NERF, Connect 4, Sun Records, Raising Cane’s, and Boomerang. Can’t wait to see what he does next!

Portfolio: calebyork.work

Justin Davidson

Justin is a copywriter in NYC, previously at ViacomCBS and Nickelodeon (before getting pandemic’ed), now on the hunt for his next thing. His site is full of work for/in partnership with Nickelodeon, including something called Toiler Paper Blasters which would have been an immediate MC purchase pre-pandemic, before TP became became the new money. His site also features a two-minute LEGO stop-motion video that he got to write for the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. That’s not work. That’s just fun. Can’t wait to see where Justin lands next.

Portfolio: justinhenrydavidson.com

Matt Vitou

Matt is a copywriter/ACD in San Francisco who has spent time at Droga5, 72andSunny, Saatchi NYC, W+K Shanghai, and most recently Lyft in-house (pre-pandemic). Since his last post on MC (way back on 05.08.11, when he was a baby copywriter), he’s been busy—and it shows. His portfolio is so good. It was nearly impossible for MC to pick which project to feature, Dos Equis “Keep It Interesante” or Samsung “Let’s Go To Work” or Nike or ESPN or … had to be Seventh Generation “Vajingle” with the one and only Maya Rudolph (above). OMG so good.

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/mattvitou

Andy Seagrave

Andy is a senior copywriter in NYC, formerly in-house at AT&T, now on the hunt for his next gig (thanks to 2020, ugh). Love seeing in-house portfolios. His site features six awesome projects for AT&T and DirecTV, including Sports Illustrated magazine wraps, an animated social campaign, and ultra-slick marketing kits. One of the questions MC gets asked most often about being an in-house creative is, “Does it get boring, working on one client?” Not if your client is the size of AT&T. Also be sure to check out Andy’s Music page. Good stuff.

Portfolio: andyseagrave.com

Copywriter Wanted: Bravo Group

The Bravo Group is looking for a copywriter to join their Harrisburg, PA, office or work remotely with the ability to travel to Harrisburg on occasion for in-person collaboration as needed. From the Bravo Group:

The Copywriter is a collaborative creative team member who generates groundbreaking ideas and writes creative copy for advertising, traditional media including television and radio, collateral material, websites and social media.

With talent in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., Bravo helps organizations find clarity in chaos so they can see clearly and act decisively. Our solutions are grounded in data science but designed for humans, which gives our clients an edge to Win Tough Fights. Ranked the #1 Public Relations firm in Pennsylvania, we specialize in industries where government and public opinion impact success.

Key components of this role include:

  • Producing innovative and original ideas
  • Taking the initiative
  • Leading the conversation
  • Exploring new frontiers
  • Interest in commerce, popular culture, and new advertising trends and techniques

Qualifications:

  • BA in English, Advertising, Marketing or related field of study
  • 3+ years in an agency developing multichannel campaigns
  • Experience writing copy for various social media and other digital advertising platforms
  • Experience with casting, working with VO talent and selecting music for TV/radio ads is helpful
  • Superior writing and editing skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing deadlines and multiple priorities
  • Comfortable working in a cross-functional, team-oriented environment

Benefits:

  • Generous PTO and flexible schedule including flex holiday time off
  • Benefits include health, dental, vision, 401k, disability and more

For more info or to apply, click here to visit Bravo’s site.

Sara Rochman

Sara is a copywriter at H&L Partners in San Francisco. Whole bunch of projects on her site for Toyota (including one featuring SF Giants catcher Buster Posey), plus McDonald’s, Oakland Museum of California (The Art of Burning Man), and a cute/not cute video for the UN to help spread the truth about COVID-19. “Stop licking toilets if you don’t want to be dead. Honestly that shouldn’t have to be said.” So true.

Portfolio site: sararochman.com

Rosalyn Ransaw

Rosalyn is a copywriter/digital marketer in Columbus, specializing in content strategy and social media marketing. Don’t miss her super ultra adorable #RedRoofLuvsMoms campaign promoting Red Roof Inns as the top pet-friendly hotel brand where “Pets Stay Free.” OMG so cute. Love it.

Portfolio: rosalynransaw.com

Michael Blackman

Michael is a copywriter in Los Angeles. Before COVID-19 hit, he was hired to be Playboy’s only in-house creative as they attempted to rebrand and become more inclusive in the digital age. (Michael reports Playboy has since closed up shop as a quarterly.) Today, he’s on the hunt for his next gig. He’s got a few projects for Playboy on his site, but also a bunch of others including work for Farmer’s Insurance, ampm, Burger King, and Honda. Also be sure to check out Michael’s Humor section, featuring work he’s done as a featured blogger for the Huffington Post Humor Section. 

Portfolio: michael-blackman.com

Matt Gray

Matt is a copywriter/CD/Aussie currently at Iris in London. So many great projects on his site for a crazy variety of brands. His campaign for Starbucks, Every Name’s A Story, won the £1M Channel 4 Diversity in Advertising Award 2019 and it’s easy to see why. The first film, titled “Every Name’s a Story,” is just beautiful. Love it.

Portfolio: here-be-matt.com