Evan is a copywriter at Arnold Boston, been there since 2010. Little tangent here. After clicking through Evan’s site (good stuff!), MC kept going back to his Volvo Summer project. Is it completely cliché that MC now wants a 1966 Volvo P1800? Is it too “thirtysomething” Micheal Steadman? Probably. But that’s a NICE car.
Portfolio: evanjdunn.com
Peter is a copywriter at Arnold Boston. (Graduated from BU in 2010.) Awesome to see what he’s been able to produce at Arnold in only two years—for clients like Jack Daniel’s, Progressive, and American Eagle (love the spray-on jeans campaign). Big ups!
Portfolio: petermhughes.com
Rich is a copywriter in Boston, formerly at Arnold. Actually, he was recently let go by Arnold, which would be a bummer for anyone. However, Rich took the opportunity to write his colleagues a good-bye email that is, in his words, “at least as good as any of the other stuff I wrote while I was there.” Check out his email on AgencySpy here. Or check out his other stuff by clicking on the link below.
Portfolio: richtseng.com
David is a writer/CD in NYC. Lots of skiing, winter sports and general outdoorsy-ness all over his portfolio, including a solid mix of digital, print and TV.
Portfolio: thedlweb.com
Justin is a writer/CD at Saatchi NY, previously at CP+B, Vitrorobertson, Arnold and Red Tettemer. Wow, what a portfolio. Hulu with Alec Baldwin, Best Buy twelpforce, Burger King, ESPN, Miller, Volkswagen, and it keeps going like that. Love it love it love it.
Portfolio: jebertcopy.com
Bryan is a copywriter/ACD at Leo Burnett Chicago. Since his last post on MC (Dec 2009, one of MC’s first), he’s got a shiny new Cargo site and all kinds of killer new work. Love it. Definitely time for an Update.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/bryankarr
Roger is a copywriter at Arnold Boston. Each of the campaigns on his site is represented by a TV star of the 80’s. Funny. I spent a few minutes trying to determine if there was some link between a star and his/her campaign, but quit when I hit Alf for Progressive Truck Insurance. In addition to work for Progressive, Carnival and McDonald’s, Roger’s got a little stand-up on his site. Once again proving MC’s theory that surfers, drummers and comedians make awesome copywriters.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/rogerfish
MC is two years old this month. To celebrate, I’m doing something I’ve never done before. I’m posting my own site. Which is both exciting and terrifying. To everyone who’s sent a link to MC over the past two years, the CWs, friends of CWs, schools, students, CDs, ADs, spouses, and that one Mom, thank you. It’s been a blast. Let’s keep it going.
Portfolio: jasonsiciliano.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
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
Tom is a copywriter/CD in Chicago. His portfolio is just awesome, but his print section (“READ”) is especially sick: Altoids, Porsche, Gatorade, Bahamas. Yes, please.
Portfolio: hiretomwilson.com
David is a copywriter/EVP/GCD at Arnold Worldwide in Boston. His site is more than advertising. It’s the creative output of one David Register, including photos, a kids book, and a collage he made for his son. Love it.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/dregister
Jeff is a copywriter/ACD at Cramer-Krasselt in Milwaukee. (Brand new gig, big congrats Jeff.) Check out this note to Jeff from Jason Alexander, after Jason received Jeff’s first script for his Jenny Craig Video Blog, “Jeff, I am literally blown away. Brilliant. I couldn’t have said it better. You truly got my voice down. I have no notes and anyone who knows me knows that is a first. It’s perfect. Go with it and thank you. If I ever run for office you are hired as my official speechwriter. Happy holidays. I’m telling my wife that I am blown away or in the words of George, ‘I am speechless. I am without speech’.” Nice.
Portfolio: vzcreative.com
Niels is a senior copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather NY. (He’s also a fellow Oregon Duck. Go Ducks!) Lots of cool stuff on his site, including work for IBM, UN Climate Change Conference, US Open, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. By the way – how great does Vimeo HD video look? Now that you can watch Vimeo on iPhone, it may be time to officially crown it as the best option for portfolios.
Portfolio: nielswest.com
Mark is a senior copywriter at Arnold Boston. Check out the campaign he wrote for Progressive. How many opportunities do you get to do something like that? Not many. Tip ‘o the Hat.
Portfolio: markhohenschau.com
Jeff is a senior copywriter at Deutsch in Los Angeles. His portfolio is totally fun: Playstation, Vegas, Citizens Bank, VW. His work is presented one piece at a time, as if Jeff is walking you through his stuff, flipping the page for you. Look at this, then look at this, then this, and then this. Dig it.
Portfolio: jeffcandido.com
Chris is a copywriter at Arnold, previously at Butler Shine and W+K. About the above ad, Chris writes: “Our campaign for Old Spice Hair & Body Wash pioneered the quasi-science of Hairchetypology. The print work reveals the known hairchetypes, while the online work encourages users to discover their own hair/body profile and what it says about them.” Name a better job than copywriter. Dare you.
Portfolio: jcubs.com
Tom is a copywriter/senior creative exec in Minneapolis, formerly EVP/ECD at both Arnold and Martin Williams. What, you ask, does someone with those credentials put in their portfolio? Well, MC answers, see for yourself.
Portfolio: tomkelly.carbonmade.com
Will is a copywriter/ACD at Arnold Boston. He shares a site with art director/ACD partner Rob Kottkamp. I can count on two hands the number of team portfolio sites on MC. (Maybe one hand?) Career creative teams have become rare. Will and Rob’s site shows what we’re missing. Tip ‘o the Hat.
Portfolio: willandrob.com
Todd is a copywriter/ACD at Arnold Boston, Publicis West and Core before that. Hurray, awesome copy! Check out Jack Daniel’s, Virgin Mobile, Montsanto, St. Louis Dispatch, and Never Compromise Golf. Todd also has a Thievery Corporation vid on his site. One of my faves.
Portfolio: toddmitchellhome.com
Mike is a copywriter/ACD at Arnold Boston, Butler Shine and CP+B before that. One of the things I like best about blog portfolio sites is how deep you can go, how much work you can show, without bogging down visitors with a billion clicks. Mike’s done a ton of killer work and his site is way deep. The blog format makes it fun to go exploring. Check out a Volvo piece here, BK there, Truth, Epson, VW, Earthlink, Monster, Puma, Miller Lite …
Portfolio: mikehowardcreative.com
Amy is a copywriter/ACD at Hoffman York in Chicago after doing time at Leo Burnett, Cramer-Krasselt and Arnold. She wrote a spot for the Broan Ultra Silent Fan that I’ve seen about a zillion times (yes, I watch HGTV), and there’s a moment at the end that cracks me up. In the version on her site, they let that moment play out. Fun.
Portfolio: writesomethingnow.carbonmade.com
Steffan is a copywriter at the doug agency in Toronto, Arnold and JWT before that, 10 years on the account side before that. Love how his site looks and works. Super clean and easy. Be sure to check out DOUG AGENCY in the ALT section (above). Hilarious.
Shane is a freelance copywriter/CD in Boston, previously at Modernista! and Arnold. This is an awesome portfolio. Print is full of just wicked writing and the TV … wow. He’s got 27 spots up there. Hummer, Bud, MTV, and one of my fave spots all-time, maybe even my all-time fave, “Milky Way” for the VW Cabrio.
Wade is a copywriter/CD in Boston, formerly a VP/GCD at Arnold. When you land on his site, you’ll see a pencil with his name on it, and right and left arrows. I recommend you go to the upper right hand corner of the screen and click the arrow way up there, then click on Print as Writer and start with Urban Decay. Just gorgeous writing. “My beautiful ten soldiers.” Love love love it.
Portfolio: wadepaschall.com
Justin is a senior writer at Tauntr, Arnold before that. My faves: gorgeous Pacifico vids, Billy Mays for ESPN 360, and an awesome idea for small bank Umpqua: sponsoring the smallest small biz of all, lemonade stands.
Portfolio: justingalvin.com
Gregg is a senior copywriter at Arnold Boston, Mad Dogs and Englishmen before that. To me, his book is classic Arnold. Smart. Honest. Funny. Awesome.
Portfolio: gnlsn.com
Jackie is a copywriter at Draftfcb in San Francisco, Arnold before that. Her site is built with Indexhibit, which is clean and easy to nav. Check out her digital installation for Citizens Bank. Good times.
Portfolio: jackiemeyercw.com
Josh is a freelance copywriter in San Francisco. He graduated from VCU in 2006, interned at AKQA and did some time at Arnold. The first thing in his portfolio is the “Carnival Interactive Aquarium” and it’s just ridiculous awesome.
Portfolio: joshfinderup.com
Lisa is a freelance copywriter in Boston, and was at Arnold before going solo. One of my faves from her site is a simple little game called Toothpick Javelin. Maybe it’s my Italian heritage, a genetic thing, but I couldn’t stop until I got all four toothpicks into the top tray of meatballs. Stupid toothpicks! Then I had to go across the street to Zelo and get a plate of spaghetti for lunch.
Portfolio: taylorwriting.com