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Copywriters Wanted: Barkley, Kansas City

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Ashley Aagaard, VP/Talent Acquisition at Barkley in Kansas City, is on the hunt for copywriters. From Barkely:

Barkley is hiring writers. More than one. 

Here’s the deal, we’ve got a talented art director who needs a writer-partner. To get this job you should have a few years’ experience and some smart work. You’ll be working on TV (yes, for real TV), social campaigns and other advertising things, so showing off your TV, social and other things in your book would help you land the position. In addition to coming up with great ideas, we also like our writers to be able to write clever headlines and sharp copy, so you’ll want some of that on your site too.

About Us:

A few things you should know before you join us.

We’re passionate people. Passionate about work. Passionate about life. We can’t help it. It’s just the way we are.

Maybe it’s because we’re independent and employee-owned. Maybe it’s because we hire outstanding people and then get out of their way.

Or maybe it’s because we believe in the power of a great idea, and that great ideas can come from anyone.

Responsibilities:

  • Gain a thorough understanding of the client’s business and industry.
  • Develop creative strategies and ideas that are innovative and that sell.
  • Concept and execute advertising consistent with the agreed-upon strategy.
  • Develop original visual concepts.
  • Seek out and work with outside suppliers (photographers, illustrators, etc.) and work closely with broadcast and print productions to accurately estimate and produce work.
  • Under the direction of the Creative Director, see all work through completion on time and on budget.
  • Work productively and harmoniously as a teammate with Art Directors and producers who share responsibility on a given product.
  • Present creative materials to clients, as needed.
  • Review proofs, rough cuts, etc. for accuracy before final production.

Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated ability to think creatively and provide marketable solutions in conceiving, developing, and producing tactics.
  • Bachelor’s degree or industry equivalent years of experience required
  • Up to 4 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

If all of this sounds good please apply here:

https://jobs.lever.co/barkleyus/72575968-fec9-41dc-b3c3-f6faad0bbde9

and don’t forget to submit a link to your work….

Anna Crane

oldspice

Anna is a copywriter moving to Chicago in April, looking for her next thing. Since her last post on MC (09.24.16, after graduating from Creative Circus), she spent a year at New Honor Society in St. Louis before deciding to make the move. Her portfolio is a mix of produced and student work—which is so fun to see. Where’s she going to land? Stay tuned!

Portfolio: annacrane.co

Simon Dolsten

bmwroadhome

Simon is a copywriter at KBS in NYC, previously at Momentum and SapientNitro. So many cool projects for BMW on his site, including The Ultimate Driver (competition to find the fastest driver in the US), Motorrad (awesome all-electric, self-balancing concept motorcycle), and The Road Home (above), two beautiful spots that say it all without saying a word.

Portfolio: simondolsten.com

Chase Zreet

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Chase is a copywriter at Firehouse in Dallas. Bunch of killer projects up on his site for clients like Interstate Batteries (OMG the van), National Cheerleaders Association, and Nothing Bundt Cakes. But what’s featured above is not on his site. It’s a video cover letter Chase made back in the day to try to land a gig at Wieden on Sprite. It’s a rap video, which, I know, if you’re like MC you’re like “Oh no,” but oh yes. It’s really good. And it’s all Chase. Tip o’ the Hat, sir.

Portfolio: chasezreet.com

Copywriter Wanted: Up&Up, Greenville, SC

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Up&Up in Greenville, South Carolina, is on the hunt for a copywriter. From Up&Up: “Our Copywriter will partner with our Art Director to form a powerhouse creative force, in order to create inspirational ideas and concepts that others only wish they could execute. We are seeking someone who can take the client’s idea and give it substance, direction, and content through dead-on creative strategy and a chameleon-like mastery of the written word.

What We Do

Up&Up is the only agency that creates brand experiences for universities who are unafraid of change, exhilarated by innovation, and desire to stand apart in a time when the competition for students and alumni dollars is growing from all sides and the perceived value of a college degree is being challenged. Our work heightens brand awareness, boosts applications, attracts better students & helps retain them, grows alumni engagement, and makes the case for donors to give.

Who We Are and What We Value

At Up&Up, we’re an agency that impacts the greater good. We get things done. We solve problems that are impossible to solve. And we want everyone to win. We call that being Tenacious, a Resolutionist and serving The Greater Good. We also believe we haven’t arrived, and there’s something to learn each and every day. We call what we are, a Conscious Culture. We believe there’s a different and a better way to do business. Primarily, that’s being transparent, vulnerable and showing up as your true self vs. your work persona. It’s about the journey, with the destination for you and our company to be the best we can absolutely be. Our conscious culture is committed to being radically responsible, curious and candid. But that’s just the beginning of the rabbit hole. If you’re open to being challenged, learning and discovering and revealing more about yourself than you thought was possible, then this might just be the place for you. If you think this is you, then please, read on.

Responsibilities

  • Must be able to write clear, concise, and grammatically-correct copy
  • Drive the creation of original concepts—with the Art Director—that result in effective and compelling communication
  • Understand different language styles that appeal to various target markets
  • Develop and maintain clear and consistent brand voices
  • Stay on top of all trends and maintain best practices

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience
  • Refined writing skills, with the ability to change voice and tone at the dime of a hat
  • Stellar research skills, and the curiosity to continually learn
  • Excellent grammatical judgment
  • Creativity and superb communication to develop products that meet clients’ needs
  • Ability to prioritize work and manage deadlines
  • Strong understanding of industry trends and creative and content tools, such as Adobe
  • Creative Suite and GatherContent—among others
  • Understanding of User Experience (UX) philosophy and techniques is a plus

Benefits

  • Healthcare
  • 401(k) Match
  • PTO + 12 days of Paid Holidays
  • Short Term/Long Term Disability
  • Cool office environment, located in the West End of Greenville
  • Leadership Development Training
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Relaxed and Collaborative Environment

Summary

This is a great opportunity for you to make a difference and join an agency with the purpose to impact people’s lives–including yours. We’re looking for a motivated Copywriter that is as passionate about great creative as we are, and even more so—someone who will write us into the future of change. Please note, this position is for Greenville, SC, and relocation is required. Greenville is a midlevel market, with estimated salary ranges between $40,000-$45,000. Please, only apply if you have 2+ years of work experience, your salary requirements meet this range and you feel your values are consistent with ours.”

To apply: Click here

Jeff Schermer

swishy

Jeff is a creative at The Walt Disney Company in Orlando, serving the Disney Parks & Resorts division. At the time of this post he’s been there two months, so most of his portfolio is from his previous gigs at Zimmerman and Republica. Don’t miss his overnight social prank for Jamba Juice, “Swishy Chug,” featuring Adele and Ellen. Well, reacting to Adele and Ellen’s prank, and then getting a little love from Ellen. That’s how you do it.

Portfolio: JeffSchermer.com

Jason Fox

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Jason is a freelance copywriter/CD in Omaha. At the time of this posting, he’s got 21 projects on his site for everything from Walmart to Wholly Guacamole. But his first project is one every copywriter on Twitter knows oh so well. Jason is the brains behind @LeeClowsBeard. From one copywriter blog to another way-more-famous copywriter blog—well-done, sir. Well done.

Portfolio: jasonfox.net

Hugh Gurin

justice

Hugh is a freelance copywriter/CD in San Francisco (and a good friend to MC). Been a little more than two years since Hugh’s last post (12.10.15), and since then he’s been busy. He’s got 32 projects up on his site—and like a gazillion killer headlines. Don’t miss his first project for UC Hastings (above). Truth.

Portfolio: hughgurin.com

Steve Horn

conan

Steve is a senior copywriter at Digitas in Chicago. He’s got fun projects for some fun brands on his site, including Maytag, Duluth Trading Co., KitchenAid, and Conan (above). Don’t miss the outdoor campaign he did for Conan in Berlin (and check out the video that goes with it). Hilarious.

Portfolio: stevenjameshorn.com

Michael Tully

coors

Michael is a senior copywriter at Unbridled in Denver, previously at The Integer Group. Good copywriting is all about taking advantage of opportunities to tell good stories, whether that’s in a Super Bowl spot or on a bar coaster. Michael went all out on a series of the latter for Coors (above), aimed at showing off Colorado pride. And now MC is a little bit smarter.

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/tullywood

Brittany Kittredge

chicken

Brittany is a junior copywriter at Walrus in NYC after graduating from Creative Circus in Atlanta. At the time of this post her portfolio is still 100% student spec and 1000% hilarious. If you’ve got a smartphone, don’t miss her “Chicken Cooker” app (a holiday must-have). And be sure to follow her @thisoldshirt Instagram account. So good.

Portfolio: brittanykittredge.com

Ricky Lambert

pencil

Ricky is a senior copywriter at Suckle in Denver. All kinds of smart work on his site including projects for Lottery Scratchers and some killer outdoor boards (don’t miss his first project for Colorado Crisis Services, awesome). Because this is MC, we had to feature Ricky’s side project “The Idea-O-Meter” (above) because it’s just so perfectly copywriter. And so true.

Portfolio: rickylambertdotcomwastaken.com

Justin Griggs

selfish

Justin is a freelance art director in Virginia on the hunt for his next thing. As always, MC loves to see how an art director/designer brings words to life and Justin’s got some nice typography in his book (check out his Athleta project and separate “Fun” page). Also, don’t miss his Photography page. (NOTE: Password for HP project is “Justin”.) Good times.

Portfolio: j-griggs.com

Ben Phillips

lawnman

Ben is a senior creative at TBWA\Manchester. Since his last post on MC (07.23.2015), he’s been busy. He’s got a killer-looking site (Squarespace), including an awesome video reel landing page. Love all of the amazing characters in his portfolio, from Neal the Sofaworks sloth, to New Westland Safelawn’s Lawn Man (above), to Glen the rentalcars.com Rental Car guru, to Ben’s dog who dances to Def Leppard (not kidding). Time for an update!

Portfolio: bennypee.com

Cosmo Iannopollo

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Cosmo is a copywriter/ACD in Massachusetts. His portfolio includes hard-working brands like Stanley (above), PROTO, Intel, Deloitte, and Logitech. It also includes a video for something called Uncle Julio’s Chocolate Piñata, which is possibly one of the greatest looking desserts MC has never eaten. On the list!

Portfolio: iveoftenthought.com

Eduardo Vea Keating

mexicochicago

Eduardo is a copywriter/CD from Spain who’s been living and working in Chicago for the past six years—and is currently at DDB Chicago. Lots of cool outdoor and experiential stuff on his site, including projects for Mexico.com (above) and MINI (love the chairlift). Which makes sense, because he also has a second Behance site showing off his art, design and sculpture projects. Love it.

Portfolio: behance.net/eduportfolio

Matt Benjamin

plumber

Matt is a copywriter in Albuquerque on the hunt for his next thing. Love the strategic write-ups for his projects, titled “Consider This.” Short, to the point, great way to set things up. Also dig that Matt includes #1 Failures for each job he’s had on his Experience page—along with three things he’s learned (down at the bottom). Super smart site, all the way around. Except for his Jokes video. That’s good and dumb.

Portfolio: getmattbenjamin.com

Mike Beamer

cubs

Mike is a copywriter/CD at FCB in Chicago. Since his last post on MC a year ago, Mike has added a St. Louis Children’s TV campaign, an Illinois Tourism TV campaign and some other Illinois-made videos and OOH to his site. But his favorite update is an Illinois Tourism print ad in Sports Illustrated congratulating his beloved Cubs for winning the World Series (published in the World Series commemorative issue). Yessssss.

Portfolio: thismikebeamer.com

 

Justin Cannon

blueapron

Justin is a new copywriter (and cartoonist) in NYC after finishing up his second year of classes at SVA and AdHouse. He may be new to the creative side, but Justin’s got some real-deal agency chops after five years on the account side with DigitasLBi, Arnold, and BBDO/Organic. Can’t wait to see where he lands!

Portfolio: justincannon.net

James Maravetz

LooseCannon

James is a writer/director at Storyfarm in Baltimore. Since his last post on MC (08.07.14), he’s been busy. From James: “After years of working as a Creative Director at big agencies like Crispin and Saatchi, I decided to pursue my dream of directing commercials myself. I moved to Baltimore and took over the creative and directing duties for a film production company called Storyfarm. With my advertising experience, combined with Storyfarm’s production capabilities, we’ve created an interesting niche for ourselves as a hybrid ad agency/production company. Now I’m writing and directing content directly for clients, usually without an agency go-between.” Dig it.

Portfolio: jamesmaravetz.com

Creative Strategist Wanted: Hooked

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Esha Gupta, creative director at Hooked, is on the hunt for a creative strategist to join their team (can be remote, or in-office in San Francisco or New York). From Esha: “Are you a talented writer? Do you love reading, writing and watching stories? Do you dream of reaching millions of people with your creative work?

Hooked is seeking a Creative Strategist to write short stories and produce social media campaigns that reach millions of people around the world.

Responsibilities:

  • Write super-short chat stories (200 words) in popular genres (romance, thriller, suspense, etc.), which catch people’s attention in social feeds.
  • Think of clever concepts for viral ad campaigns.
  • Stay abreast of Internet memes and translate relevant trends into viral campaigns.

Ideal Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from top university.
  • 3+ years experience in advertising, social media strategy, writing, editing or creative field.
  • Excellent writing skills.
  • Creativity.
  • Intelligence, passion, kindness and curiosity.
  • A sixth sense of what catches people’s attention in their social feeds.
  • Love of stories in all forms.

We are open to different backgrounds and experience levels. If you find this opportunity interesting, but you’re not sure if you qualify, don’t hesitate to apply!

This is not a cookie-cutter job. What matters most is your ability to express creative thoughts effectively to mass audiences. We are open-minded about a candidate’s prior experiences, and we value diversity.

About Hooked: Hooked is the fastest growing reading app in the world – a #1 best-selling app in 24 countries – with over 35 million readers worldwide.

This is an opportunity to join a high-growth startup that is redefining fiction for the Snapchat generation.  Our mission is to save fiction, by making reading as engaging for young people as social media.

Our investors include Ashton Kutcher, William Morris Endeavor, Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and Jamie Foxx, among many others.

You can learn more about our CEO in this piece she wrote for Vogue.

Location: Our teams are primarily based in San Francisco and New York, but we are distributed and work remotely, so you can live and work from anywhere.

How To Apply: Write a 200-word chat story about yourself, and make us want to know more. Download the Hooked app before you begin writing, to familiarize yourself with chat fiction.

Send your personal chat story and resume to esha@hooked.co – please put ‘Creative Strategist Applicant’ in the subject line.”

Senior Copywriter Wanted: Room 214, Boulder, CO

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Room 214 in Boulder, Colorado is on the hunt for a senior copywriter. From Room 214: “Let’s start with why our employees joyfully spend many of their waking hours at this place we call “work.” Room 214 believes in working with talented yet humble people to create inspired work that makes our hearts race, challenges us, and has a positive impact.

We are seeking a word chameleon with 5-8 years of copywriting experience. This person has the ability to quickly jump into client content creation, can write with ease in different brand voices and is comfortable concepting unexpected solutions and presenting those ideas with clients as needed. This role would be the lead client-focused writer with a strong ability to whip concepts into campaigns and help us build a team of writers within the creative department.

We would prefer candidates who have agency experience or freelance experience working with agencies or brands. Bonus points if you have fluency in developing ideas for digital and social media campaigns.

If you’re a passionate, humble copywriter who thrives in an environment where we don’t take ourselves too seriously, check out what we’re offering below.

Show us what you’ve got! (aka requirements)

  • 5-8 years of marketing copywriting experience at/or alongside an agency.
  • Experience copywriting in many different formats: web/social copy, concepting, campaigns and RFPs, email, presentations, blog content, and potentially more.
  • Ability to write clear, concise and grammatically correct copy with proper tone, feeling, sentence structure and emotion.
  • The highest attention to detail. Mission: zero typos! Five points to Gryffindor if you catch something grammatically incorrect in this job description.
  • Familiarity with commonly used style guides. We’re AP people ourselves.
  • Being a humble leader who is always willing to learn from and support the team.
  • Ability to play nice with others, we’re highly collaborative at Room 214. A big part of our process is partnering with teams. Someone who excels at working with others but is also comfortable being autonomous.

What do you want to do? (aka key responsibilities)

  • Create and apply a consistent brand voice for the appropriate client, project or target market.
  • Work with client teams from ideation to execution in order to create copy for monthly client retainers, projects or campaigns.
  • Participate and create copy for new business pitches, RFPs and creative concepting.
  • Be self-motivated, organized, and adept at communicating with people of diverse backgrounds. This will include the willingness to be adaptable regarding your creative choices.

You get bonus points for (aka the nice-to-haves)

  • Keeping your finger on the pulse. Copy is relevant, modern and reflects the way target audiences speak online.
  • Experience with or knowledge of search engine optimization.
  • Educational or professional background preferably in the fields of marketing, advertising or technology.
  • Experience working with technology, natural foods, retail/grocery, CPG and/or e-Commerce.

Some of what we have to offer you

  • Great culture and environment, including game room, dog-friendly office and Kevin (our kegerator.)
  • Quarterly Profit sharing
  • Annual hiring referral bonuses
  • No vacation policy (everyone takes time off as needed)
  • Open book management guided by ZingTrain .
  • Health benefits
  • Matching, immediately vested 401k plan
  • Phantom stock plan
  • Smart people to learn from
  • Cutting edge experience
  • Working for Outside Magazine’s #27 Top Places to Work
  • Friends for life

How you will succeed and grow at Room 214:

We believe in leading with humility, acting out of love instead of fear and doing our best. If this sounds like you, then we should probably meet sooner than later.

Please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@room214.com. We’d encourage you to think outside the box for the cover letter. Wow us. Alternative formats welcome :).

Chiyeung Lau

church

Chiyeung is a recent Creative Circus grad who’s now at Deutsch NY. What kind of student book do you need to land at an awesome shop like Deutsch out of school? This is your chance to find out. (Hint: it’s great.) Love the crazy mix of spec clients. Starts with the Archdiocese of New York (above), ends with Playboy Magazine and Under Armor. Nice.

Portfolio: chiyeunglau.com

Randy Warner

oldcar

Randy is a new copywriter on the hunt for his first full-time gig after graduating from Savannah College of Art & Design (congrats!) in the spring and finishing up an extended internship with VML in Kansas City. Really great, strategic student work all over his portfolio from SCAD. Also, don’t miss the NAPA project he worked on while at VML, including Old Car Champion Facebook posts (above). Super fun idea.

Portfolio: randywritesstuff.com