Category Archives: Experience

UPDATE: Louis Wittig

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Since his last post on MC (03.06.11), Louis moved to Euro where he worked on Dos Equis and The Most Interesting Man in the World, then to Grey New York where he works on everything from Pringles to Purolator. On the side, he’s also doing something awesome for the CW community. From Louis: “I do a Google Helpout where anyone (students mostly) who wants me to take a look at their portfolio can set a up a time, video chat with me, and I’ll tell them what I think. It’s completely free.” To check out Louis’s Helpout: Click here. Big ups, Louis! 

Portfolio: louiswittig.com

UPDATE: Jim Terry

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Since his last post on MC (03.26.12), Jim has moved from Portland to SoCal and added some new work to his site. Time for an update! It should also be noted that Jim is an Oregon grad, as is MC. So, while he’s now living the high life in Hermosa Beach or wherever, his head is firmly on the ground. Or his feet. No, his feet are in the sand. His head, then. On the ground. (Ahem.) Go Ducks!

Portfolio: themothership.cc

Taylor Siolka

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Taylor is a copywriter/acd at R/West in Portland. After checking out his portfolio (don’t miss the First Tech spot with the pen, “A pen. Notice anything different about it? No chain attached.” Yes.), click over to his Culture page and behold Cruisedays On The Roof, which is all about watching Tom Cruise movies on the agency roof. (See Ice Man ice sculpture above.) Warning: there’s a tight-whitey shot halfway down the page.

Portfolio: taylorsiolka.com

UPDATE: Ben Santoriello

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Ben is a freelance writer in Chicago. Since his last post on MC, just after graduating from Circus (09.28.12), he’s spent time at INNOCEAN and Draftfcb, and added a bunch of work to his site. His book is in that in-between stage, part student and part produced, which MC digs seeing the most. So interesting to check out what writers create in school, and what that means in agency life, at this shop or that. Clicking through Ben’s site, MC totally remembered his school book vibe. And watching his FootJoy video, it’s like, yep, there he is—Bag Checking a pro golfer, just hoping to find Atomic Fireballs or Laphroaig.

Portfolio: bensantoriello.com

Jenny Wagstaff

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Jenny is a copywriter at Ogilvy in NYC, just over a year into it. Her book is in that part-student/part-produced stage that MC loves to see. Jenny’s got nine projects up on her site at the time of this post, three produced for UPS & Ferrari, Philips Norelco Social, and Big Ad Gig/Bully Prevention, plus six student campaigns. MC had no choice but to post a piece from her student campaign for Half Price Books, featuring The Cat In The Hat plus Gulliver’s Travels (originally titled “Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships” for the literary among us). “Two books for the price of one.” Nice.

Portfolio: jennybean.virb.com

Senior CW Wanted: Factory Labs, Denver

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Sara Greene, Director of Talent Management at Factory Labs in Denver, is on the hunt for a Senior Copywriter (would also consider an ACD/CW for the right person). For a detailed job description or to apply, click the link below. To check out Factory Labs, click the image above. From the job description: “The Senior Copywriter is a senior-level position within the agency, with the potential to move into a management role. Senior Copywriters collaborate with account, media and creative teams to strategize, develop and produce work across every medium, from broadcast and print, to web and mobile applications. Roles and responsibilities include owning creative assignments as a lead team member, concepting, presenting and crafting the work, and playing an integral role in new business pitches.”

For job description or to apply: Click here

CW Wanted: Code and Theory NYC

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Jeremias Stelter, Recruitment Director at Code and Theory NYC, is on the hunt for a copywriter. From Jeremias: “Who are we? We’re Code and Theory – specifically the brand side of our company, where we work on everything from Dr Pepper, to Burger King, to Jack Daniel’s. We’re looking for a copywriter with 2-4 years agency experience to join the team.

Who are you? You’re getting good at presenting your work, you love what you do, you get excited about doing work that’s never been done before, you can write headlines, and idea statements, and come up with big integrated ideas. You’ll be working on one of America’s biggest soda brands, with some whiskey on the side. You’ll be working with a partner. And having a good time in the heart of SoHo as part of one of the fastest growing digital agencies in the US. You’ll even be allowed to bring in your dog from time to time.”

Send your URL to Jeremias at: jeremias.stelter@codeandtheory.com

CW/AD Wanted: Wells Fargo Bay Area/Charlotte

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Wells Fargo is on the hunt for both a senior copywriter and a senior art director to join their in-house Enterprise Creative Group in either the Bay Area or Charlotte (your choice). From Wells Fargo, on the CW position: “This is a newly created role within the Enterprise Creative Group that will work under the direction of our Creative Director. The Senior Copywriter will work across a range of digital and traditional projects including print, video, online advertising and digital direct response with an emphasis on creating effective and breakthrough direct mail communications.

The ideal candidate has:

  • 10+ years of experience in an agency or in-house agency environment
  • Experience with various marketing executions, including print, video, online advertising and digital media, with focus on direct mail
  • Experience managing a team with focus on communication, engagement and leadership, a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate constructive feedback, coordinate, motivate, and supervise project teams
  • Experience working across the enterprise, forming effective partnerships with multiple areas of the company
  • Experience working in a fast-paced, constantly-changing, matrix-management organization while multiple competing priorities present”

For the full SR CW info/to apply: Click Here search Requisition Number 3856617

For the full SR AD info/to apply: Click Here search Requisition Number 3856615

James Madsen

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James is a copywriter/art director/CD in Milwaukee, on the hunt for his next adventure. Notice the CW/AD slash in his title. How many CWs have fantasized about having that slash? “I know my copy is great. It just needs to be designed different. If only …” and then you wake up, still seeing some ghost of the perfect layout in your mind, but not clearly enough to do it yourself, and besides, you don’t really know how to do type in InDesign anyway, even if you do know the kerning button. Dang.

Portfolio: holymolycow.com

CW Wanted: Hiebing, Madison WI

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Steve Krumrei, VP/CFO at Hiebing in Madison, Wisconsin, is on the hunt for a writer. From Steve: “Hiebing is in search of brand storyteller whose boundless enthusiasm for creating breakthrough ideas is as evident as your love for crafting intelligent prose. Here you’ll contribute across mediums, from print ads and brochures to radio and television commercials—and, of course, all things digital. Ours is an agency where your ability to communicate and collaborate is a sure path to success. Now let’s see what you’ve got.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Communicating ideas in simple, powerful terms
  • Penning long- and short-form copy that inspires audiences
  • Learning our Message Strategy process and taking part in it
  • Engaging with partners and clients in meetings and presentations
  • Working across mediums
  • Making the work process fun and contributing to our culture

Job Qualifications:

  • 3-6 years of agency experience
  • A portfolio demonstrating your range of great thinking and skillful touch

To apply, email rez/link to: careers@hiebing.com

Steve Taylor

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Steve is a copywriter in … well, he’s all over the place. From his site: “Throughout 2014, I’ll be plying my craft at advertising agencies across North America and documenting the entire experience as I go. It’s about discovering creative transcendence, experiencing native cultures and developing a new understanding of what it means to be a part of this crazy world we call advertising.” Awesome idea. Good luck, Mr. Taylor!

Site: thegreatagencyadventure.com

UPDATE: Nick Zafonte

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Since his last post on MC (07.13.2010 “Elf Yourself”), Nick has become a writer/director—first with his short The First Day and soon with his first feature No Retreat. Nick is currently trying to raise $10k through indiegogo to produce it, and has over $7k so far. Check it out at the link below. You can also visit his portfolio site at the link below that.

Link: indiegogo.com/projects/no-reatreat
Nick’s portfolio: nickzafonte.com

Elizabeth King

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Elizabeth is a copywriter/ACD at Kirshenbaum in NYC. She’s got tons of awesome work for BMW all over her site, and that’s really what MC should have featured above. But then, as Elizabeth put it, “Diamonds are a copywriter’s best friend.” Don’t miss Wall Street Journal Print, with side-by-side ads for the BMW 6 and 7 … Sterling, Draper … so good.

Portfolio: kingportfolio.com

UPDATE: Bevan Mahaney

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Bevan is a copywriter in NYC. Since her last post on MC (6.10.13), she’s added a bunch of new work to her site including “Spread the Jam” for the Jam Wireless Speaker. Which looks like a giant food fight (with different flavored jams) slash rave on the streets of NYC. At some point, there was a producer who had to order a permit for that. “So, yeah, we’ve got these buckets of jam …”

Portfolio: bevanmahaney.com

Emily Akins

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Emily is a copywriter at Energy BBDO in Chicago. Bunch of fun work on her site, including “Best Lunch Notes from Mom” for Ziploc (39k submissions, nice), and “How Attractive Are You?” (to mosquitos) for OFF!. Sorry, Emily. In that one lone category, MC is actually the most attractive person on earth.

Portfolio: emilyakins.com

CW Wanted: Wells Fargo Bay Area

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Wells Fargo is on the hunt for a copywriter to join their in-house Enterprise Creative Group in the Bay Area. From Wells Fargo: “The Enterprise Creative Group is an internal creative resource of Wells Fargo. We’re building our team to handle bigger, more creative projects for our internal partners, and we’re seeking a Copywriter to handle primarily Social Media, working directly with our Social Media team.

Social Media is an increasingly important, dynamic area of growth for Wells Fargo. We’re looking for a talented, engaged writer to help us push this practice to the next level.

The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of experience in an agency or in-house agency environment as a Copywriter, working across a range of digital and social projects including social content, video, websites, email, online advertising and digital direct response with an emphasis on creating day-to-day social media content for a large brand. The position requires working directly with clients in a fast-paced, collaborative, quick-turn environment. Financial Services category experience is a plus. Candidates must have an online portfolio of work samples for review.”

For the full job description/to apply: CLICK HERE

Phil Calvit

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Phil is a freelance copywriter in Minneapolis. Over the past 20+ years he’s spent time at just about every great shop in Minneapolis, including Barrie D’Rozario Murphy, Carmichael Lynch, Fallon, Hill Holiday, and Leonard Monahan Lubars. He’s also written a bunch of work that makes MC flat-out jealous, like the above spot for United, with VO by Robert Redford. Geez.

Portfolio: philcalvit.com

Dave Kuhl

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Dave is a senior writer at ViTRO in San Diego, previously at Arnold, Leo Burnett, SapientNitro, and MMB. All kinds of killer work up and down his site for a crazy variety of clients, including Asics (the marathon treadmill is genius), Dodge Ram, Truth, Jack Daniel’s, Bahamas, Alaska Communications, Red Sox, and Radio Shack. Love it.

Portfolio: davekuhl.com

CW Wanted: INNOCEAN, Huntington Beach

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Jill Pool, Director of Creative Resources at INNOCEAN, is on the hunt for a copywriter. From Jill, “We’re looking for a social copywriter. Someone who loves and embraces everything social media. You’ve got solid concepting chops, but you’re also a tactical ninja. You punctuate with precision. You drop #hashtags in all the right places. And you crank out metadata like a machine. Being constrained to 90 characters? No big deal. (And that’s INCLUDING a bit.ly.) You get excited every time your Twitter app gets an update. Even more so whenever a new social app comes out. When your Klout score drops, your heart sinks, too. But then you come up with a new posting strategy FTW. Also, maybe you made bank selling your Flappy Bird-loaded iPhone on eBay recently. In which case you probably don’t need this gig. But we should talk anyway.” To apply, email your stuff to Jill at the address below.

Send your stuff to: jpool@innoceanusa.com

Brett Brown

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Brett is a freelance/permalance senior copywriter in NYC. He shares a site with AD/creative partner/spouse Krista Brown, who submitted it to MC. All kinds of cool stuff in their portfolio, including work for Acura, Carl’s Jr., Harley, and an Armored Tailgating Vehicle for Union Bank. But, work aside, can we just pause here for a moment and applaud a married freelance/permalance creative team who still likes each other enough to do something nice, like submit their site to a little industry blog that specializes in what the other person does? Love that.

Portfolio: broughttoyoubytheletterb.com

CW, Sr CW, CD Wanted: RIVET St. Louis

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Beth Voegtli at RIVET St. Louis is looking for a copywriter, senior copywriter, and a CW/CD. From Beth: “RIVET is looking for writers at the CD to Senior Copywriter to Copywriter level, experienced in traditional and non-traditional, fascinated by emerging media and dissatisfied with the status quo. To be considered for these positions at RIVET, you need to be one of those people that: Can write like nobody’s business. Strives for ideas that make our clients a little nervous. Knows that an idea is more than a 30 second TV spot. Doesn’t wait around for opportunities, but creates them. Is more concerned with what’s next than with what works. Understands the strategic why and how, not just the what. Can turn that strategy into a selling story. Has a burning desire to make brands more meaningful and sustainable. Knows how to make one idea extend across channels. Understands the importance of branded content and storytelling to the future of marketing.” To apply, click the link below.

To apply: Click here