Category Archives: Creative Circus

Patrick Stogner

Patrick is an in-house copywriter at American Express in Atlanta, Georgia, previously at FKA, and before that a graduate Creative Circus (2021). His portfolio is a mix of student work and post-grad projects for brands like Jeep, Delta Dental, Budweiser, Advil, and Tile. It’s so interesting to see how the walls between in-house and agency have broken down over the past 10+ years—allowing portfolio school creatives like Patrick to go back and forth in a way we couldn’t 20 years ago. Dig it.

Portfolio: patrickstogner.com

Hannah Levin

Hannah is a new copywriter in NYC. She recently graduated from Creative Circus and finished an internship at Terri & Sandy—and is on the hunt for her first full-time gig. Her site features seven super fun projects for Party City, DXL, Doordash, Welly, Ace Handyman, Rubbermaid, and Hipcamp. Can’t wait to see where she lands!

Portfolio: hannlev.com

Juan Garza

Juan is a copywriter at Droga5 in NYC. Since his last post on MC (back on 09.21.19), he’s added some killer work to his portfolio including the above “Junk Sleep” campaign featuring the one and only Liev Schreiber (aka Ray Donovan) for Mattress Firm. Time for an update!

Portfolio: juancamillogarza.com

Andrew Lepere

Andrew is a senior copywriter at Adrenaline Agency in Atlanta. Since his last post on MC way back on 07.20.16, just after graduating from Creative Circus, he’s been busy. His site features some cool work for Atlanta United (above) and UNIFY Credit Union, plus a spec script for Seinfeld that takes place during quarantine 2020. Time for an update!

Portfolio: andrewlepere.com

Creative Circus: September 2020 Grads

Big thanks to Aaron Marshall, new copywriter and recent Creative Circus grad, for giving MC a heads up that links to all September 2020 Creative Circus graduate portfolios are available now at the link below. Congrats to all of the grads—can’t wait to see where they land!

Creative Circus Grads: creativecircus.edu/talent-search

Matt Vitou

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Matt is a copywriter/ACD in San Francisco who has spent time at Droga5, 72andSunny, Saatchi NYC, W+K Shanghai, and most recently Lyft in-house (pre-pandemic). Since his last post on MC (way back on 05.08.11, when he was a baby copywriter), he’s been busy—and it shows. His portfolio is so good. It was nearly impossible for MC to pick which project to feature, Dos Equis “Keep It Interesante” or Samsung “Let’s Go To Work” or Nike or ESPN or … had to be Seventh Generation “Vajingle” with the one and only Maya Rudolph (above). OMG so good.

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/mattvitou

Shevek Anandan

Shevek is a copywriter at McCann in NYC. Since his last post on MC (back on 04.19.18), he’s added all kinds of new work to his portfolio including projects for Verizon, New York Lottery, Purell, and Soundcloud (above). His site features a “here’s the pudding” link that curates his portfolio into four bite-sized categories for recruiters short on time. Smart.

Portfolio: shevekanandan.com

Casey Fielder

Casey is a junior art director on the hunt for his first gig after graduating from Creative Circus. His site was sent in by his friend Ricky Depugh who is a junior copywriter in Atlanta. How nice is that? So nice, MC is including links to both of their sites below. Some crazzeee spec campaigns on Casey’s site, including “The Savage Citrus” for Simply Grapefruit Juice (above). The video on his About Me page is pretty wild too. Can’t wait to see where he lands!

Casey Fielder’s portfolio: caseyfielderad.com

Ricky Depugh’s portfolio: ricky-depugh.com

James Paul

James is a new copywriter in his first week at his first junior copywriter job at Moxie in Atlanta—after recently graduating from Creative Circus. How cool is that? Almost as cool as his portfolio, which includes projects for Timberland, WWE, Hamburger Helper, Apollo, Super 8, WNBA, and more. Love it. Can’t wait to see what James does at Moxie!

Portfolio: jamespaulcw.com

Gil Templeton

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Gil is a copywriter at The Variable in Winston-Salem, NC. Sometimes you click through a writer’s portfolio and you can just tell how much fun they had making it—and you can see how they made the most of the opportunities that came to them. That’s definitely case with Gil’s site, from Beer Hunting Season for Lowes Foods, to his writing for Oklahoma Joe’s Smokers, to his videos for Peanut Better (wow). Dig it.

Portfolio: lookwhatgildid.com

Juan Camillo Garza

Juan is a new copywriter at Preacher in Austin and a recent Creative Circus grad (as in he graduated yesterday, congrats Juan!). The funnest thing about student portfolios is seeing how much fun students have making them. When you click through Juan’s site, you can’t miss that. Like “Witeout” (above) and Whopper “Home of the Earth” which had MC laughing out loud. So dumb. So genius. So Burger King.

Portfolio: juancamillogarza.com

Greg Altman

Greg is a new copywriter/experienced producer. He’s also a drummer (like MC), so you know his portfolio is going to be good (ahem). All kinds of fun projects on his site, from other uses for Lipton Onion Soup (above), to Russian Tourism, to Chemical Guys Butter Wet Wax. Dig it.

Portfolio: gregraltman.com

Jake Christensen

Jake is a new copywriter and a recent grad of Creative Circus in Atlanta (big congrats!). As always, super fun to see a student portfolio that looks like the student had fun making it—and that’s definitely the case with Jake’s. Can’t wait to see where he lands.

Portfolio: jake-christensen.com

Jake Tannery

Jake is a copywriter NYC, formerly at Barton F. Graf. Since his last post on 05.30.18 (one year ago), after graduating from Creative Circus, he’s been busy. Check out his projects for Brinks (sure sure) and Welch’s Grape Juice (above). That juice is no joke.

Portfolio: jaketannery.com

Creative Circus: March 2019 Copywriter Grads

Nothing MC likes more than posting up new copywriter portfolios. Over the weekend MC featured Alex Escalera-Sanchez’s site (awesome), below are a few more Creative Circus recent copywriter grads (also awesome). Thanks much to Kevin Bleeker for forwarding. Congrats to all!

Clare Davis: clarewriteswords.com

Taylor Ehlis: taylorehlis.com

Greg Paton-Ash: gregpatonash.com

Alex Escalera-Sanchez

Alex graduated as a new copywriter from Creative Circus yesterday. (Big congrats!) So much fun stuff in his portfolio. Family Feud Late Night (Survey Said What?!), World Surf League, Gold Medal Flour, Master Lock (above), and a bunch more. Can’t wait to see where he lands.

Portfolio: alexescalera.com

Sunny Tran

Sunny is a new art director and a recent graduate of Creative Circus (big congrats, Sunny!). The first campaign on his site is for Southwest and it’s a killer idea. Make the hated middle seat desirable by offering priority boarding for passengers who reserve it. Why hasn’t anyone done that yet?

Portfolio: sunnknee.com

Dan Goldgeier

Dan is a freelance senior copywriter and Talent Zoo columnist in Seattle. His site features projects for a wide variety of clients (as one would expect from the portfolio of a long-time freelancer) in addition to a couple of books. “View From The Cheap Seats” is a collection of Dan’s favorite Talent Zoo columns. “Killer Executions And Scrubbed Decks” is a book about the most obnoxious advertising jargon. Described by Dan: “Scope Creep. Curation. Deliverable. Pain Point. And more. All the nonsensical terms used in our industry, conveniently defined.” MC thinks that’s a real win-win.

Portfolio: dangoldgeier.com

Amanda Caldari

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

Cameron Templeton

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

Judy Tannery

Judy is a copywriter at Barton F. Graf in NYC (and a Creative Circus grad). That means she gets to make crazy awesome stuff all day. Like cartoons for Clash Royale (above). It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it, right? Right. So fun.

Portfolio: judytannery.online

Shevek Anandan

Shevek is junior copywriter at McCann in NYC and a graduate of Creative Circus. All kinds of killer projects in his portfolio and lots of great writing throughout. At the top of his site’s homepage is the line, “Here’s the work, and here’s the pudding if you’re short on time and just want the proof.” Click “here’s the pudding” and you go to another page that breaks out his work into Headlines, Commercials, Case Studies, Integrated Campaigns. Click on Headlines and you’re greeted with (in addition to some great lines), “Currently at a 200:1 embarrassing-scribble to solid-line ratio, but every 1 feels so damn good.” Amen.

Portfolio: shevekanandan.com

Clancy Fink

Clancy is a freelance senior copywriter/ACD in NYC, previously at Nickelodeon. All kinds of fun work on her site for clients like Nickelodeon, Marshall’s, Milk, AT&T, Honey Nut Cheerios, Cover Girl, plus two adorable spots for Toyota (above). Good times.

Portfolio: clancyfink.com

Anna Crane

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

Brittany Kittredge

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

Justin Griggs

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

Matt Benjamin

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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

Chiyeung Lau

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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

Jeff Oswald

Jeff is a freelance senior writer/ACD in Chicago. It’s been over two years since his last post on MC (04.23.15), so way past time for an update. Don’t miss his Bud Light page, featuring Conan (“Vroom-vroom party starter” heh-heh) and “Dude Vegas.” MC has but one word. Dude.

Portfolio: jeffoswaldwriter.com

Rebecca Wang

Rebecca is a copywriter at R/GA in NYC. Love the headline on her site: “Copywriter—my Art Director didn’t help me with this.” (Ha! Just own it.) Her book is in that place that’s so fun to see, half student and half produced work—already got some cool projects for Verizon and Mercedes. Can’t wait to see what she does next!

Portfolio: rwangaroo.com