Category Archives: Boston

Gary Cohen

Gary is a freelance copywriter/CD in Boston. Love his headline writing. Clicking through his site, there are smart lines for brands like Nikon, Tufts, Timberland, Range Rover, Time Magazine, and Megamillions (and that’s just the first few projects). Also, don’t miss his About page. Gary tells the story of how he got into copywriting, some of the giants he’s worked with, and what matters most to him—in just a few short, well-crafted paragraphs. That’s how you do it.

Portfolio: garycohen.myportfolio.com

Carl Peterson

Carl is a copywriter/ACD at Arnold Boston. All kinds of good stuff on his site for brands like Jack Daniel’s (above), Grain Belt, Jaguar, Coppermine, and Colle McVoy. According to his About Me page, “It all started when my mom met my dad and they fell in love and they had me.” Word.

Portfolio: carlianpeterson.com

Nicole LeLacheur

Nicole is a copywriter at Puma’s in-house creative agency in Boston, before that Refinery 43 and Mechanica. (Love seeing in-house writers on MC.) So many killer projects on her site, from super cool work for Puma (above) to an “UnFishin’ Believable” tour for Sea Cuisine to social posts for Liberty Mutual recruiting. Dig it.

Portfolio: nicolelelacheur.com

Amanda Wennberg

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

Senior Copywriter Wanted: Hill Holiday, Boston

Tara Muscarella, Sr. Creative Recruiter at Hill Holiday Boston, is on the hunt for a senior copywriter who’s got the kicks to really kick it. From Hill Holiday:

“Hill Holliday is looking for a new pair of creative shoes. One of our beloved copywriters is off to fulfill their comedy dream in NYC. While we’re sad to see them go, we’re excited about the next, brilliant Hill Hollidayer to make us forget all about ‘em. If you concept ideas that stick to the wall, solve problems faster than you can say ‘internal review’, can write in all the voices in your head, present with kickass confidence and have a sense of humor that’s only outdone by your work ethic, then let’s talk.

We don’t want you to fill anyone else’s shoes. We want you to bring your own pair. What you choose to don on your feet can really tell something about a person. What’s your go-to pair?”

For more info or to apply, email: creative@hhcc.com

Kevin MacPhee

Kevin is a copywriter for Mintz + Hoke (Hartford, CT agency) living in Boston. His book is in that half-produced/half-spec stage that’s so interesting to see. What’s it going to look like in one year? Stay tuned!

Portfolio: kevinmacpheedotcomwastaken.com

Kapil Kachru

Since his last post on MC almost five years ago (11.14.12), Kapil has added some killer projects to his already killer portfolio. Blind Lucky, a “proof of concept for a feature disguised as a short,” Comma womenswear, Strellson menswear, and a PlayStation concept book that goes way deeper than shoot-em-up (above). Love it.

Portfolio: kapilkachru.com

Mid-level Copywriter Wanted: Hill Holiday, Boston

Tara Muscarella, Sr. Creative Recruiter at Hill Holiday in Boston, is on the hunt for a mid-level copywriter. From Hill Holiday:

Opportunity:

Hill Holliday Boston is in need of a copywriter. Stat.
One that’s full of ideas and that has a motor that doesn’t quit.

Day-to-day:

You’ll be working across multiple accounts.
You don’t have to own a single plaid item of clothing.
It’s all about the ideas. Oh, and also the ideas.

Experience:

3-6 years

For more info or to apply, email: creative@hhcc.com

Senior Copywriter Wanted: SimpliSafe, Boston

Elyssa Feliciano, Talent Associate at SimpliSafe in Boston, is on the hunt for a senior copywriter. From SimpliSafe:

You …write. You write often. Deliriously. You obsess over nuances of word choice (even when your art director thinks it doesn’t matter). You turn phrases over, around, upon themselves, until they sing. You look for and see stories where no one else would. Because you know that narrative is the most powerful force on earth. And you know how to use it.

We …are a team of bold copywriters, designers, strategists, engineers, UX researchers, data junkies and product visionaries based in downtown Boston. Over the past ten years, we’ve quietly transformed home security from an outdated and unfriendly industry to something elegant, thoughtful, and beautifully designed. We’ve taken on the industry behemoths, we’re winning, and we want you to join us on our march to victory.

What will you do? SimpliSafe is growing incredibly fast and we need a world-class wordsmith to lead the charge when it comes to the written word. That’s where you come in. Every day here is a little different—we’re fast-paced and fast-moving—but your main responsibilities include:

Think strategically and create new campaigns
Evolve and expand our brand voice and personality
Write and edit copy for TV spots, web pages, product descriptions and names, direct mail pieces, outdoor, print, retail packaging, apps, emails
Mentor and edit junior copywriters
Collaborate with graphic designers
Be a fount of ideas and zero-ego collaborator
Make an impact. Copy touches every aspect of our business and is at the heart of our success.

What skills do you have?

3+ years of copywriting experience at a brand, agency or publication
Strong copy-editing abilities; excellent written communication skills
You’re zero-ego, collaborative, kind, hard-working.
You’re able to work autonomously and collaboratively
Comfort working in a fast-paced, ever-changing startup environment

To apply: Follow this link and do the thing you’re best at: get our attention and persuade us.”

Mid-Sr Writer Wanted: Sleek Machine, Boston

Tim Cawley, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Sleek Machine in Boston (also a killer writer), is on the hunt for a mid-senior level writer. From Sleek Machine: “Sleek Machine / Boston is looking for an entrepreneurial, optimistic, prolific, relentless, responsible, conceptually rock-solid copywriter – the kind of ODC ad-geek who would pore over a site like MC! Someone with 3-7 years’ experience who can generate exciting ideas, regardless of medium. Someone who sees opportunity in everything – from TV production, to the no-budget social media post.

We’ve been around 3 years. 14 full-time employees. Creatively-driven culture. Our work has been featured extensively in Creativity Online, Ads of the World, Adweek, and we’ve even had our own 8-page agency profile in Communication Arts. National (and occasionally international) accounts in a range of categories. Fast-paced, productive, tight-knit environment. You will definitely produce significant amounts of book-worthy, real work for real brands. You can get a sense of our venture here: sleekmachine.com“

Please send a portfolio link to: inquiry@sleekmachine.com

Lisa Taylor

Lisa is a freelance copywriter/CD in Boston. Since her last post on MC (back on 02.04.10), she’s got a brand new site titled “Writing In Yoga Pants” which sounds very comfortable. (Confirmed on her PANTS page, very comfy.) She’s also got a crazy variety of new projects for brands like Able Made, Ocean Spray, SelectHealth, Fancypants Baking Co., and Keds + Taylor Swift (above), which is a super deep integrated campaign. Dig it.

Portfolio: writinginyogapants.com

Scott Key

Scott is a copywriter (available for full-time or freelance) in Boston, previously at Allen & Gerritsen. Check out his social videos for Caron Comprehensive Addiction Treatment (above), which are beautifully shot—especially for social vids. Well done.

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/scottkey

Lindsey Campbell

Lindsey is a copywriter at Brand Content in Boston, previously in-house at Staples (last post on MC 07.03.14). In a world that’s spinning a little negative at the moment, it’s so nice to see someone using their copywriter powers for good. Lindsey’s no-budget School The World campaign generated 7 million views in one week for a non-profit that builds schools for kids in developing countries. More of that, please.

Portfolio: copylady.website

Todd Mitchell

Todd is a freelance copywriter/CD in Boston. Since his last post on MC over six years ago (05.10.10, so long ago), Todd’s been busy. Like, super busy. Including lighting the 26-foot high Jack Daniel’s Barrel Tree (above), which looks like inspiration for MC’s 2016 front yard holiday display. Yes, please. Welcome back, Mr. Mitchell.

Portfolio: toddmitchellhome.com

Doug Murphy

Doug is a junior copywriter at Brand Content in Boston where he works with Tom Kelly (MC 10/21/11), Lindsey Campbell (MC 7/3/14) and Lawrence O’Toole (MC 10/12/15). Surrounded by those kinds of friends, plus a little Weed (above), you just know Doug is going to do big things.

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/dougmurphy

Pete Valle

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Pete is a senior copywriter at Arnold Worldwide Boston. Lots of cool projects on his site for clients like SolarCity, Ram Trucks, Jack Daniel’s, Arbella Insurance, Progressive, Carbonite, Sprint, and WMBR (above). Love the airport baggage claim shredder for Sprint. So smart.

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/petevalle

Lawrence O’Toole

Lawrence is a copywriter/ACD at Brand Content in Boston. Love his projects for Jeremiah Weed, Monster.com, and others—however, MC had no choice but to feature his T.F. Kinnealey & Co. campaign (above). Headlines made out of meat. Yes. Lawrence wins the prize. Well done, indeed, sir.

Portfolio: lawrencejotoole.com

Adam Cote

Adam is a senior copywriter at Arnold Boston. Fantastic mix of projects on his site, from a beautiful film for Hilton Curio to Dunkin’ Donuts madness with Julian Edelman. Don’t miss his video for Field Notes celebrating the joy of writing. Just nails it.

Portfolio: adam-cote.com

Copywriter Wanted: Breakaway, Boston

Scott Maney, Chief Creative Officer (and good friend to MC) at Breakaway in Boston, is on the hunt for a killer copywriter. From Scott: “We’re looking for a writer who can actually write. Sounds crazy, but not everything is a visual solution or an idea for an app.

We need someone who thinks like an entrepreneur and is creative like an artist and is a craftsman (or craftswoman) about their work. There’s a shit ton of opportunity here – to build your book, to launch business ideas, to work with cool start-ups, to change big brands. We need honey badgers that don’t care what the medium is, they can crush it whether it’s film or print or digital or packaging or naming or collateral or web. Because we do all those things and so will the writer.

It’s not about how much experience you have. Would rather have the right person with a year experience than the wrong one with ten. But if you have leadership skills and can be in front of clients, we’ll give you all the responsibility you can handle and the pay that goes along with it.”

Check us out at breakaway.com.”

Send a note and your book to Scott Maney at smaney@breakaway.com.

Lawrence Wang

Lawrence is a copywriter at SapientNitro in Boston. Four years ago, he landed his first gig at Breakaway after seeing a post about it on MC. (Love that.) Now he’s shooting the fiddle for Ram, making rich media banners for Fiat, and posting all kinds of “chicanery” around the office. Well done, sir.

Portfolio: writeaswang.com

CW Interns Wanted: CTP Boston & Phear NYC

Who’s ready to write this summer?!?! From Conover Tuttle Pace in Boston: “Are you looking for a chance to work alongside senior creatives writing campaigns and potentially seeing your work get produced? Our copywriting internship gives you an amazing opportunity to build a book and learn a lot about our business. Oh, and it pays.

The CTP internship program educates participants in all aspects of our industry. Through observation and practical experience, interns will act as integral members of the project planning process from the concepting stages to creation and execution.

Please be sure to include sample work or a link to your online portfolio as part of your application.”

To learn more and apply: Click here

From Phear Creative in NYC: “Our copywriter intern will learn through hands-on experience by working on all of our active initiatives at the agency. You won’t be grabbing coffee. Instead, you’ll be a contributing member of a larger team.

Some highlights of our internship program are:

360 Agency Education: Weekly lunch sessions led by senior leaders from every agency department
Mentorship: Each intern will be assigned a mentor that can help give them a broader perspective & answer any questions they have during the program
Intern Project: A creative cumulative assignment that will combine all the skills and learnings gained through the internship program‪

If you were here right now, you’d be working on an episodic TV series starring a famous New York City chef, a fully blown-out social media plan and series of 6 documentaries for a well-known spirits brand, the launch and development of a spirits brand of our own, a pro-bono initiative to clean the water of New York Harbor and Long Island Sound, and a new album launch for one of the biggest rock bands in the world. And that’s just this week.

DETAILS:

Duration: 6 weeks (Monday, July 6th – Friday, August 14th)
Part-time paid internship (3 days/week: Tuesday – Thursday)

QUALIFICATIONS:

‪Qualified applicants may be rising juniors or rising seniors, or may have graduated in 2014 or 2015. Creatives MUST include a portfolio link within their resume.”

To learn more and apply email: info@phearcreative.com

Mark Hohenschau

Mark is a writer/ACD at Y&R Chicago. Since his last post on MC (way back on 10.25.10), he’s revamped his site and loaded it with all kinds of new projects: Tyson Anytizers (above, “I’m starrrving!”), Dunkin’ Donuts, Progressive, Ocean Spray, Volvo, and more. Way past time for an update. Way past time for MC to heat up some Boneless Chicken Wyngz. Not kidding.

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/markhohenschau

CW Wanted: Sleek Machine, Boston

This is so cool. Tim Cawley, copywriter/CD featured on MC (back on 06.07.10), is now Co-founder/Chief Creative Officer of Sleek Machine in Boston—and he’s on the hunt for a copywriter. From Tim:

“Sleek Machine is a creatively-driven startup agency in Boston co-founded by Chief Creative Officer Tim Cawley (a formerly MC-featured writer whose portfolio blog you can see here: http://timcawley.blogspot.com.

Sleek Machine is looking for an entrepreneurial, optimistic, prolific, relentless, responsible, conceptually rock-solid copywriter. Someone with 3-8 years experience. Want someone who can generate exciting ideas, regardless of medium. Someone who sees opportunity in everything – from cushy, boondoggle-y TV production, to the no-budget social media post. You can get a sense of our venture here: sleekmachine.com.

National accounts in a range of categories. Fast-paced, productive, tight-knit environment. You will definitely produce book-worthy, real work for real brands.”

Please send a portfolio link to: inquiry@sleekmachine.com

CWs Wanted: MMB Boston

Erica Puorro, Creative Services Manager at MMB, is on the hunt for Junior and Mid-level Copywriters to work on print, digital and TV. (Yes, please.) If you’re interested, email your link/portfolio to the address below. To check out MMB, click on their logo above.

Email portfolio/link to: creativeemployment@mmb580.com

UPDATE: Craig Miller

Craig is a copywriter/CD in Boston. Since his last post on MC (05.30.14), he’s gone full-time freelance and is willing to travel. He’s also added some new work to his site, including Water Critic Arthur Tweedie for PUR (above). Time for an update!

Portfolio: craigmillercreative.com

New Copywriters Week: Lora Faris

Lora is new copywriter at Arnold Boston (congrats!), after graduating from Miami Ad School: New York and completing an internship at Droga5. Lots of interesting strategy in her portfolio: Crayola goes green by going black and white (above), bone marrow donation at Comic Con, and the NFL joins the World Wildlife Fund to help conserve the habitats of Bengals and Dolphins. Smart.

Portfolio: loraoliviafaris.com

CW & CW/AD Team Wanted: Brand Content, Boston

Stephanie Taubin, Director of Creative Services at Brand Content in Boston, is on the hunt for a copywriter and a junior CW/AD team. From Stephanie: “We’re looking for smart people who create the kind of work that others wish they had. Juniors can be fresh out of ad school with a great portfolio. The other copywriter should have a year or two experience. You’ll work on everything from broadcast to print, digital to social with opportunities to work on non-profit and new business.

Qualifications:

A wide-ranging portfolio with solid writing or design skills and big ideas across multiple mediums
Comfortable presenting work and selling the idea through
Desire to do great work, win awards and grow the agency
Hungry to learn and hungry in general – (we have bagels on Fridays and company lunch on Wednesdays)

Brand Content is a small, independent agency creating award-winning work for clients like Baileys Coffee Creamers, Monster.com, Hood and Nantucket Film Festival. We have nice people, hot coffee and cold beer. If that matters to you, let’s talk.”

Send portfolio links to Stephanie at: staubin@brandcontent.com

UPDATE: Nick Nelson

Nick is a senior copywriter at SapientNitro in Boston. Since he was last on MC (10.19.11), he’s got a new site, new job, new work, new headlines, new videos, all kinds of new stuff. Time for a new post!

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/consolidatedprojects

Lindsey Campbell

Lindsey is an in-house copywriter at Staples in Framingham, MA. There’s nothing MC digs more than an in-house CW fighting the good fight for a classic brand. From the holiday Snowbot to Alice Cooper to one of the best back-to-school spots ever (click here) to Lindsey’s Easy Button mailer (above), Staples has a voice that’s got to be fun to play with a writer. Nice.

Portfolio: copylady.virb.com

CW Wanted: Connelly Partners, Boston

Connelly Partners in Boston is on the hunt for a junior to mid-level copywriter with at least 2 years experience. From Connelly: “Responsibilities include print, digital, social, video and broadcast. Must be full of good ideas and willing to work hard to make them great ones. Connelly Partners is a collaborative 100+ person full-service marketing agency located in Boston’s South End.” Click the logo above to visit their site. Email below for more info or to apply.

Email: jobs@connellypartners.com with URL or PDF portfolio (no calls).