Malia is a new copywriter and a recent Miami Ad School graduate, now looking for her first full-time gig in NYC. How exciting is that? Exciting. Don’t miss her heart-wrenching video for Tupperware—about fake Tupperware catfishing real Tupperware. Because leftovers.
Portfolio: maliabence.com
Alan McCoy, friend to MC and one of the good guys, checks in with a opening at his Dallas agency Johnson & Sekin. About the position:
“Looking for a copywriter with 2-4 years of experience in advertising or marketing. Must be either comfortable with or excited about learning to write for all media, from social to broadcast. The ideal candidate will be a motivated self-starter for a busy agency that believes in support and guidance with limited hand-holding.”
Send link or PDF to Krista McCrimmon, Johnson & Sekin Creative Director at: krista@johnsonandsekin.com
Applicants without a portfolio will not be considered at this time. No calls or recruiters, please.
Robin is a copywriter/CD in NYC, previously at DDB, Grey and Saks Fifth Avenue. All kinds of beautiful work (from wordsmithing to brand strategy, social to print to TV) on her site for brands like Saks, Aveeno, Korres, Neutrogena, Max Factor, Ethan Allen, Cover Girl, and Ritz-Carlton. Love it.
Portfolio: robinebeattie.com
David is a copywriter at Motive in Denver. All kinds of killer projects on his site including Pepsi global (above) and Pepsi Summergram (awesome), Planned Parenthood, MTN DEW x Game of Thrones, Presidents Day (oh damn), Zippo, and a bunch more. In a previous life, David was a DJ—don’t miss the station promos he created on his “Not Work” page. Good times.
Portfolio: davidthewriter.com
Bill Swanston, Partner/Executive Creative Director at Frederick Swanston, is on the hunt for a copywriter to join their team in Atlanta. From Bill:
Who we are
Frederick Swanston is an Atlanta-based, full-service ad agency that helps clients cut through the messaging clutter to play more meaningful roles in people’s lives. We start with data and strategy and turn those into authentic creative solutions. This insight-driven approach has achieved real results for clients. It’s also why FredSwan is consistently recognized as one of the best agencies in the Southeast.
Who you are
This is an exciting opportunity for a hungry, talented copywriter to work and grow in a highly creative environment. Responsibilities include developing strong, conceptual ideas for brands which span a wide range of business segments. The ideal candidate will have an excellent portfolio that demonstrates an ability to write effectively across multiple communications platforms.
What you’ll need
What you’ll do
What you’ll get
If this sounds like a place you want to work, we’re ready to see your work.
Send your portfolio and résumé to Bill at: bill@frederickswanston.com
Alysa is a creative copywriter/UX writer/content strategist at Kitchen in Prague, Czech Republic. (Love seeing international portfolios.) Her work is broken out into seven sections: iGaming Industry, Automated Email Marketing, Chatbots + Tech, AI + Blockchain, Art Trading Platform, Creative Agency, and Personal Articles. Whew! In Personal Articles don’t miss “Why I Decided to Leave the U.S.” in Medium. Makes MC want to move to Prague.
Portfolio: alysayamada.com
Andrew is an ACD/copywriter at McCann in NYC. The work in his portfolio is killer—but it’s the format of his book that puts it over the top. Andrew has created #BAÑOBOOK: “the first Instagram-based copywriting portfolio designed to fight dwindling site visits by focusing on ‘toilet-top’ rather than ‘desktop’ views.” Instead of describing it further, MC encourages all to have a seat, take a load off, and enjoy.
Portfolio (best viewed on mobile): @andrewhajjardotcom
Greg is a new copywriter/experienced producer. He’s also a drummer (like MC), so you know his portfolio is going to be good (ahem). All kinds of fun projects on his site, from other uses for Lipton Onion Soup (above), to Russian Tourism, to Chemical Guys Butter Wet Wax. Dig it.
Portfolio: gregraltman.com
Samar is a new copywriter and recent grad of Miami Ad School Hamburg. All kinds of cool ideas up on his site, including You Are Here for Penguin Audiobooks (smart), Snack Unseen for Cheez-Its, Whopper Spooky Search for Burger King, and Sleepless for VW (love seeing headline-as-visual ads). If possible, check out Samar’s site on desktop view to see his you-type-his-words landing page. Fun idea.
Portfolio: samhasideas.com
Sukle Advertising & Design is on the hunt for a senior copywriter. From Sukle: “We are a small, award-winning and creatively driven agency based in Denver, Colorado. We’re hunting for a skilled writer, driven to concept and execute exceptional work. Someone who’s fearless and smart, capable of convincing a room full of doubters. Someone with at least 6+ years of experience and a personality we can spend long hours with.
Responsibilities
Sukle is committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. You be you. And that will make our work and agency the best it can be.
If you think you’d be a good fit, send your book to: hr@sukle.com
Evan is a new copywriter in NYC on the hunt. He’s got a revamped portfolio he put together with a little help from his friends (didn’t go the portfolio school track). It features a great mix of clients and media, including Duracell IG stories (above), digital OOH for Fidelity investments, Zara print, Nissan Leaf ambient, IAMS pre-roll video, and Nicoderm CQ product design innovation. Can’t wait to see where Evan lands!
Portfolio: coltencopy.com
Evan is a senior copywriter in NYC, formerly at Grey Group. All kinds of cool projects in his portfolio for clients like Marriott Hotels (above, shout-out for the Supertramp track), Longhorn Steakhouse, Drug Free America, Hasbro, and Gillette. Also, don’t miss his bio, which he presents in karaoke form. Of course.
Portfolio: evanelbersoncreative.com
Rose is a new copywriter in Chicago and a recent Chicago Portfolio School grad. (Big congrats!) Her portfolio at the time of this posting features five projects for Everlane, Beefeater Gin, Svalbard Tourism (got to be a first for MC), Azteca Tortillas, and Garnier Fructis (above). From her About page: “What I like most about copywriting is the research you get to do beforehand.” Agreed.
Portfolio: rosegaylen.com
Amanda is a new copywriter (originally from Sweden) currently interning at MullenLowe in Boston and a recent graduate from Academy of Art in San Francisco. Her student portfolio is an awesome mix of projects (that have won a ton of student awards), including “Think Inside the Box” for the NY Times, “Fueled by Youth” for Kia (above), AdAge-ISM, “Female Figures” for Adidas, and “Zap Mode” for Apple (wish it were real). Love it all. Can’t wait to see where Amanda lands!
Portfolio: amandawennberg.com
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 agency doing innovative, bold and imaginative work for a growing list of great clients. We aim to make our work and our portfolios better every day, with every project, and we’re committed to developing thought-provoking ideas and executions that make our corner of the planet a better place to live, work and play. We’re looking for someone with outstanding talent and tireless passion to help us further our mission and add to our agency mojo.
To be seriously considered, candidates will have roughly 2-5 years of agency experience and an exceptional portfolio of work that displays superior conceptual ideation skills, strong headlines, well-written copy and the ability to produce integrated campaigns across digital, video and 2D media. At Cactus, we value your personality and character just as much as your work, so you’ll also need to be someone with a collaborative, team-centric spirit, a solution-oriented mindset, and someone who strives to make every project into something great.
If that’s you, get in touch. You just might be the one we’re looking for.
Send resume and portfolio to: careers@cactusinc.com
Matt is a copywriter/Instagrammer/snowboarder at BCW in NYC. His site is divided into Work (including spec), Client Work, I’m A Person Too, Instagrammer, and Resume. So interesting to see how different creative people present the different parts of their creative lives on a portfolio site. Dig it.
Portfolio: matt-tennenbaum.com
Griffin is a junior copywriter/musician in NYC, previously at Fifteen Degrees. The first project on his site is Joycestick VR, “a fully immersive virtual reality adaptation of James Joyce’s Ulysses.” Doesn’t get more modern copywriter than that. Also, don’t miss his Music page, featuring his track “Cracks in the Ceiling” and photos from his 22-day U.S. tour. Good times.
Portfolio: grobocopywriter.com
Jake is a new copywriter and a recent grad of Creative Circus in Atlanta (big congrats!). As always, super fun to see a student portfolio that looks like the student had fun making it—and that’s definitely the case with Jake’s. Can’t wait to see where he lands.
Portfolio: jake-christensen.com
Jesse Alkire, copywriter/CD in Denver (featured on MC back on 08.18.16, jessealkire.com), checks in with a big announcement. The new Denver Ad School is up and running.
From the DAD site: “A new school for explorers and risk-takers. Out west, nestled up against Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, sits a lone creative outpost. A place for the curious and the willing to discover how far their creativity can take them. To get here takes an audacious will, but any good creative knows that nothing interesting ever came out of playing it safe.
Before you seek us out, though, ask yourself one question — are you in search of an ordinary advertising school… or are you in search of adventure?”
Announcement here: denveradschool.com/2019-apr-23-dad-launch
Site here: denveradschool.com
Can’t wait to see the first set of grad portfolios!
David is a copywriter at MKG (Experiential Marketing) in Brooklyn, NYC. All kinds of fun projects in his portfolio, which he’s designed to look exactly like a Gmail inbox (complete with easter eggs including the search bar, green minimize button, hamburger menu, etc.). Dig it. Also dig the photos of David’s foster dogs. High-five, DB. You’re good peeps.
Portfolio: imdavidbutler.com
Robbie is a copywriter/ACD at Saatchi & Saatchi NYC. So much awesomeness all over his portfolio. Don’t miss his first project “Marshmallows Only” for Lucky Charms (hello, dream project). Also, Hipster or Horse, because laughing. Also his About Me bio writeup, which is just about perfect. Love it all.
Portfolio: robbieizar.com
Brandon is a senior marketing & UX copywriter at Bill.com in San Francisco. (Haven’t featured a lot of UX writers on MC, but boy does the world need ’em.) Don’t miss his “Creative Direction & Photography” and “Personal Projects” pages. Some cool stuff.
Portfolio: brandongetty.carbonmade.com
Lucía (writer) and Joan (art director) are a junior creative team at TBWA\España. (Love having a Spanish team on MC again.) Their team portfolio is part produced, part student work—but mostly produced, and what’s produced is awesome. Don’t miss their campaign for Codere Apuestas, Real Madrid’s official betting company (above). Too funny.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/joanylucia
Natalie is a new designer/art director and a recent graduate of the University of Oregon. (Go Ducks!) Her student portfolio is super fun, bright, and optimistic—love the big, bold type throughout (beautiful typography). Perfect for a spring Saturday post on MC. Can’t wait to see where Natalie lands!
Portfolio: natalieannmayer.com
Eric is a senior copywriter/ACD at Colle McVoy in Minneapolis. All kinds of awesome projects on his site for Jackson Hole, Red Barron, Jack’s Links, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Schell’s Beer (above). Lots of really great headlines, too. (Can’t be a copywriter in Minneapolis for long without being able to write great headlines.) Got to like that.
Portfolio: hansenwithane.com
Ben is a copywriter at 72andSunny New York, been there since 2015. As one might expect, his portfolio is loaded with killer 72 work, including projects for Adidas (above), New Era, Facebook, Cheerios, and more. Dig it, dig it, dig it. Excited to have him up on MC.
Portfolio: ben-wiley.com
Jake is a copywriter NYC, formerly at Barton F. Graf. Since his last post on 05.30.18 (one year ago), after graduating from Creative Circus, he’s been busy. Check out his projects for Brinks (sure sure) and Welch’s Grape Juice (above). That juice is no joke.
Portfolio: jaketannery.com
Yosef is a copywriter in NYC on the hunt for his next gig, previously at Chipotle and Flare Social. He’s also a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade, once again proving that comedians make good copywriters. Love the social posts all over his site (hilarious). Can’t wait to see where Yosef lands!
Portfolio: yoseflerner.com
Chase is a senior copywriter at David & Goliath in Los Angeles. See, this is what happens on MC. Back on 05.12.14, MC posted Chase’s portfolio when he was a junior copywriter in Salt Lake City, Utah. Today, five years later, you click through his portfolio and it’s like, “Oh crap. This is so good. What have I been doing for the past five years???” Love it. Time for an update.
Portfolio: chaseisnotabank.com
Billy is a copywriter in Los Angeles on the hunt for his next gig. Be sure to check out his video for DC Universe featuring Marlon Brando’s speech from the Superman I (yes, that Marlon Brando). Also, The Creative’s Guide to the Galaxy, which is a super simple idea that’s super useful. Dig it.
Portfolio: theinternetbilly.com