Pete is a copywriter at Newell Brands in NYC, before that Macy’s. His book is mostly a mix of spec projects (always fun to see), including work for Whole Foods, Citi Bike, Squarespace, Snyder’s, GNC, and Cartoon Network (above). He’s also got separate pages dedicated to digital writing and personal projects—the latter focused on Walt Disney World, of which Pete is a huge fan. (As is MC.) “In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun.” – Mary Poppins.
Portfolio: petepirone.com
Andrew is a copywriter at Publicis Seattle. All kinds of cool projects for T-Mobile on his site. Also, don’t miss “One Night” for the iPhone 7 launch. “To highlight the iPhone’s new low-light camera, we commissioned 22 everyday iPhone users across 6 continents to capture one single night on Earth from dusk to dawn.” Beautiful.
Portfolio: andrewjboyer.com
Sarah is a copywriter/CD at McGarrah Jessee in Austin. Since her last post on MC (back on 10.29.14), she’s been busy. Whole bunch of new work up on her site, including videos for SkinnyPop (love the kick-Roomba vid), print for Yeti coolers (killer lines), and “Alexa, Apologize” (above), which is oh so timely at this particular moment. Love it.
Portfolio: weiglbecausegl.com
Steve is an art director/writer/designer/CD in St. Louis. All kinds of cool projects on his site—including NASCAR (above). Love his “the me” page, too, including his description of what we do for a living and Menards Home Improvement stores: “For fun I carve out spaces in people’s heads for widgets and services in an over-crowded, post-need, first-world-problem marketplace. Just kidding. For real fun I shop at Menards. The answer to a question nobody asked. What if Cracker Barrel and Home Depot had a love child?” Nailed it.
Portfolio: steveswartzartandcopy.com
Grant is a freelance copywriter/CD in NYC. His portfolio was one of the first posted on MC way back on 12.16.09, almost 10 years ago (how has it been that long?). It was amazing then—and even more amazing now. His site is one long page of killer projects including New York Lotto, FedEx, BBC World, Toyota, AT&T, Red Stripe (classic), Monster, Mountain Dew, Footlocker, Fox Sports, Guinness, and Vonage (above). Stoked to have Grant back up on MC.
Portfolio: grantsmithadvertising.com
Seth is a freelance copywriter/ACD in Santa Monica. He spent the first 11+ years of his career at one shop, RPA, and since then has freelanced for a long list of agencies that would make any writer jealous, including Crispin, Goodby, 72andSunny, WONGDOODY, PHENOMENON, Saatchi, and 180LA. (Nice.) Be sure to check out his photo filter for The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (so simple) and his video for Google Play Music (above). Good times.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/seth_prandini_copywriter
Shea is a senior copywriter at Cactus in Denver. Since his last post on MC (back on 02.05.16, almost exactly three years ago), he’s been busy—and making the most of the cool opportunities he’s getting at Cactus. Lots of new Colorado Lottery TV work and the commercial debut of KC’s Patrick Mahomes (who should have been in yesterday’s Super Bowl, ahem) for CommunityAmerica Credit Union. Definitely time for an update.
Portfolio: sheatullos.com
Sammy Hamilton, Operations Specialist for GoPro Studio, is on the hunt for a senior copywriter (contract) to join their team at HQ in San Mateo, CA. Must work on-site (no remote workers). From GoPro:
ROLE
We’re looking for a passionate, well-rounded, kickass copywriter to join the GoPro Creative team. The copywriter will help bring the beloved GoPro brand, and its products, to life across a variety of mediums. We’re looking for someone to roll up their sleeves and dig in on a little of everything—from advertising campaigns, product naming and channel assets to website, marketing email and sell sheet copy.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
SKILLS
REQUIREMENTS
Email your link and info to Sammy at: studiorecruiting@gopro.com
Alan is an art director/ACD who just moved to Phoenix. He’s on the hunt for his next gig and to help spread the word he’s doing what so many have thought about doing—put his old ad awards up for sale on Craig’s List. (Ha!)
From Alan: “FOR SALE: Various advertising awards. Mint condition. Just sitting on my closet shelf. Priced to sell. $1428 for everything. Individual prices below. Will consider trade for ACD/Art Director role.”
Craigslist post: Click here
Portfolio: alanduda.com
Jonathan is a senior copywriter/content strategist in Los Angeles on the hunt for his next awesome gig. He’s got a cool-looking Squarespace portfolio that includes projects for Ford, Kawasaki (above), shopDisney, NBA, and a rebranding of Sky Zone trampoline parks, which Jonathan led as strategist. Can’t wait to see where he lands!
Portfolio: jonathanjmiller.com
Tessie Krzywicki, Operations & Recruiting Coordinator at Grow in Norfolk, Virginia, is on the hunt for a senior copywriter. From Grow: “We’re a team of close-knit creatives, technologists, strategists, and producers whose skills are matched only by our dedication. Our hard work put us on the map, and our commitment to creative innovation keeps us there. We strive to put that same level of energy into everything we touch, whether building a global campaign or a better neighborhood.
Our senior copywriter will play a central role on nearly every project 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:
This is a full-time position at our office in downtown Norfolk, VA. Grow offers paid relocation and temporary housing for selected candidates.
Amazing clients and atmosphere come standard, but what you’ll love most is our close-knit team of inspiring talent, just under 50 of us in total. We’re part of a community of like-minded people in the Norfolk / Virginia Beach metro who spend our time creating great work and building culture around us—with lovely beaches, urban amenities, and family-friendly opportunities throughout the region.
You’ll start with a full month of paid vacation and holiday leave, including two weeks in which the company pauses operations—one at midsummer and one at the holidays. A wealth of additional company benefits include health, dental, matching 401k, disability, paid training, and more.”
For more information or to apply: Click here
Alan is a copywriter/ACD at The Wonderful Company in Los Angeles and a graduate of Second City (which once again proves MC’s theory that comedians, surfers and drummers make great copywriters). Since his last post on MC (back on 09.16.14) he’s been busy. All kinds of cool new projects up on his site, including Clay Matthews of the Green Bay Packers for Wonderful Pistachios (above). What a killer in-house gig Alan’s got at The Wonderful Company, with brands like Wonderful Pistachios, FIJI water, POM Wonderful, and Halos. Dig it.
Portfolio: alansnider.com
Or when Alan’s feeling saucy: awesomecopywriter.biz
Erin Conrad, Talent Manager at Cactus in Denver, is also on the hunt for a Copywriter. (See previous post for open Junior Art Director position.) Love it.
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.
Kristin Spirko, Talent Coordinator at 160over90, is on the hunt for a mid-level copywriters to join their Philadelphia, Columbus and Gainesville offices. From Kristin:
160over90 is looking for mid-level copywriters to focus on crafting stories for everything from 64-page viewbooks to billboards to television scripts. You’ll work alongside really talented designers to build new brands or further develop established ones. You’ll present your own work, learn a ton, and create beautiful campaigns for clients like the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, University of Florida and their athletics program the Florida Gators, NYU, and Save-A-Lot grocery stores. It will be fun, we promise.
For more info or to apply, email Kristin at: kspirko@160over90.com
For full job description: http://bit.ly/copywriterGSV
Chris is a freelance copywriter/CD in NYC. His LinkedIn page states that he was named one of Wall Street Journal’s hottest freelance copywriters 2018, but that’s kind of hard to believe because it also states that he “hasn’t had shit in the Economist.” So. Not sure how one reconciles that. He did, however, come up with “Seeing Eye People” for Buzzfeed (above) which is both hilarious and cringeworthy, because it’s 100% that it’s going to be a real service someday. 110%.
Portfolio: ilovechrisbaker.com
Sara is a new copywriter at DDB in San Francisco and a recent graduate of Miami Ad School. First thing you’ll notice is that she’s redesigned her Squarespace site to look like a Spotify page (above). How cool is that? Cool. Super interesting mix of projects on her site, including Kanye West’s platform for his 2020 run, U.S. of Ye. One can only imagine.
Portfolio: saramuchnick.com
Saurabh is a freelance copywriter in Berlin, originally from India. What a cool portfolio. His work is organized into pages titled Innovation, Digital, Film, Integrated, Print, and Personal (though some projects are featured on multiple pages). Don’t miss his odes to skirts, shirts, trousers, scarves and socks for Lenor (above). Super fun.
Portfolio: saurabhkejriwal.com
Mike is a freelance senior copywriter in San Francisco. Since his last post on MC (back on 01.09.15), he’s been busy. His new projects include a social media launch for the Xbox One X “Feel True Power” campaign (above), creative strategy and a cinematic spot for Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six: Siege game, and a global 360 campaign for Microsoft Cloud. Time for an update!
Portfolio: mikehaftel.com
Charlotte is a senior content specialist at Hilton Grand Vacations in Orlando. From her This Is Me page: “I’m an Orlando-based content specialist and brand strategist with some PR know-how in my back pocket. Storytelling has been my jam since I was a kid. Telling the stories of industry leaders and small businesses is my bread and butter.” MC couldn’t sum it up better than that.
Portfolio: charlotte-frost.com
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It’s rare that MC posts a project rather than a portfolio. But every once in a while, something comes along that’s so well-written it just needs to go up. Still trying to track down the W+K copywriter who penned this one, will add the credit when she/he is found.
Back in the day, Janet Champ’s poetry for Nike Women (1988-93) is what inspired MC to get into copywriting in the first place. Thirty years later, it’s so cool to see W+K continuing to put writing out there, for the same brand, that really means something. Still setting the bar.
Who wants to be a CD/ACD in Chile? On wine and spirits brands? Yes, please! DAf (dafwork.com), a small, independent agency located in Santiago, Chile, is on the hunt for a CD/ACD (writer or art director). From DAf:
“DAf (dafws.com), a small, independent agency located in Santiago, Chile, is on the hunt for an CD/ACD. If you’re a bilingual writer or art director who secretly dreams of: living abroad, wine (yes wine…), or both, send us your book! As an agency, we’re fully dedicated to creating branding strategy and integrated campaigns for wine and spirits brands around the globe.
Requirements:
Benefits:
For more info and/or to apply email us: creative@daf.cl
Paul is a freelance copywriter/CD in Denver (last featured on MC way back on 02.08.2012). He’s got a killer portfolio site with all kinds of cool work including lots of entertainment projects from his time at Starz, but it was his stock photo headline site, Stoccopy, that was forwarded to MC from designer/CD at Noise13, Peter Judd (big ups, Peter!). Paul’s description at the top of the site: “Crappy stock headlines for crappy stock photos. You’re welcome.” So bad. So good. Links to both sites below.
Paul’s portfolio site: psuggett.com
Stoccopy: stoccopy.com
Andrew is an independent strategic/creative copywriter/CD in Paris, after 26 years at Ogilvy, BBH, and leading his own shop. His site is in a blog format, so visitors can scroll through all of his projects on one page. Per Andrew, you’ll find: “Some work snippets. Not the full catalogue but an eclectic mix of strategies, ads and content. Or if you like, a sweet-shop of flavours, colours and tones. After all, brands’ personalities depend on them.” Dig it.
Portfolio: thejolliffe.com
Corey is a copywriter/CD in San Francisco. Every creative has heard (more than once) that advertising is a mix of art and business. In Corey’s case, so is his portfolio site. In addition to his projects, he’s also got merchandise and educational videos for sale, which anyone can purchase right off the site. Also, don’t miss his Testimonials page. That’s a lot of love.
Portfolio: coreyrosenberg.com
Amanda is a senior copywriter at McCann in NYC. Since her last post on MC (03.30.16), she’s been busy. All kinds of new work on her site, including her launch campaign for Eyeconic. “Ordering from Eyeconic easy—behind the scenes, it’s another story.” Dig it.
Portfolio: amandacaldari.com
Théo is a freelance copywriter/CD in Los Angeles. In addition to checking out his site, don’t miss his LinkedIn story “When Everyone Is Too Baller To Sit Down And Write The Copy” which can be found by clicking here. Too funny.
Portfolio: theo-wallace.squarespace.com
Becky Stevenson, HR/Operations Director at Two by Four in Chicago, is on the hunt for a Copywriter/Great Idea Generator. From Two by Four:
“Is your brain a petri dish for great ideas? Do they bounce around in your head like pinballs on crack? If so, perhaps you’d like to see them come to fruition as a Great Idea Generator: Copywriter at Two by Four. We’re in the market for a kick-ass writer – someone who not only gets it, but does it. An inventive, surprising, passionate thinker, someone who can take a strategy and conceptually turn it on its ear. A self-motivated, self-aware self-starter, with an understanding of mediums from television to web, print to guerilla – and everything in between. Oh, and did we mention you’ll be doing this at breakneck speed? Buckle your seatbelt. If you think you’ve got what it takes, give us a shout. You may be the right writer for the job.
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications / Skills Required for this Position:
For more info or to apply email Becky at: resumes@twoxfour.com
Erin is a senior art director at R/GA in NYC. So much great work on her site, including the amazing Tide Super Bowl campaign that won everything at every awards show everywhere. Also, don’t miss her campaign for the National Down Syndrome Society. So smart.
Portfolio: erinevon.com
Sherlock is a junior art director/brand detective in Los Angeles and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Her book is divided into Work (ad projects) and Design, so be sure to check out both. Super fun vibe across all of Shelock’s projects. Looking forward to seeing what she does next!
Portfolio: sherlockchang.com
Cameron is a copywriter/CD at 22squared in Atlanta. So many killer projects on his site for amazing brands like Patrón, Rolex, Toyota, SunTrust, Mountain Dew, Under Armour, Comic Con, Sony, and Audible (above). Don’t miss his Patrón VR bee, which tells the story of Patrón through the eyes of a bee “chasing an agave plant as it’s harvested and transformed into tequila.” Drone, Patrón, Mexico. Nice to meet you, best project ever.
Portfolio: camerontempleton.com