Category Archives: Miami Ad School

Tucker Jackson

Tucker is a new copywriter in Nashville on the hunt for a FT gig. Lots of hilarity all over his site, including a Gen Z campaign for Candy Crush that’s all about thumbs, a lazy campaign for DoorDash, and a whole bunch of social work for KFC. From his About page: “I don’t know where you live yet so I made this site to show you all this work. I recognize that it’s rough around the edges, but then, so am I. Think of how smooth I might be with your help.” Can’t wait to see where Tucker lands.

Portfolio: tuckerjackson.com

Shelley Barker

Shelley is a senior copywriter/CD in Los Angeles on the hunt for her next gig, previously at Saatchi in Seattle. Since her last post on MC (back on 02.03.17), she’s been busy. All kinds of cool projects on her site for clients like Hardee’s, Hot Wheels (above), T-Mobile, Microsoft, Toyota, and more. Can’t wait to see where she lands!

Portfolio: shelleybarkerwrites.com

Nick Rudie

Nick is a freelance copywriter/CD in Minneapolis. Lots of inspiring lifestyle and outdoor projects on his site for brands like Supra Boats, Jack Link’s, CLIF Bar, Moomba Boats, Polaris, Catch Co., and Bauer Hockey (above). Makes MC want to get out there this weekend and do something active. Or, write a campaign about other people getting out there and doing something active. (Hmm.) Dig it!

Portfolio: nickrudie.com

Jon Gruber

Jon is a senior copywriter in NYC. Since his last post on MC just about exactly two years ago (10.11.20), he’s added all kinds of new work to his portfolio—including a bunch of projects for Google via Cashmere Agency. Update, please!

Portfolio: jon-gruber.com

Quynh Tran

Quynh is a junior copywriter at INNOCEAN Berlin. (Love seeing junior portfolios. Love seeing portfolios from outside the States. Keep ’em coming!) Quynh’s site features a landing page that’s all copy—a note from him to us, with links to work, CV, etc.—that helps a visitor get to know him in two minutes or less. It takes a little exploring to find your way around, but that’s part of the fun. Don’t miss the link, “I f*cked with Cannes Lions” which got a shout-out from Luke Sullivan. Dig it.

Portfolio: quynhkh.com

Patrick French

Patrick is a copywriter/senior creative at FCB Chicago, working remotely from NYC. All kinds of cool projects up on his site for brands like NBA 2k, Blue Shield, Glad, plus a Michelob Ultra as-big-as-it-gets Super Bowl spot featuring Jimmy Fallon and everyone else. Also, don’t miss his McSweeney’s article from June 2020, “IF YOU DON’T DONATE $2 TO MY CAMPAIGN IN THE NEXT 16 MINUTES, I’LL BE FORCED TO DIVE HEAD FIRST IN FRONT OF THIS RICKSHAW.” So good.

Portfolio: mrpatrickfrench.com

Jon Gruber

Jon is a copywriter at FCB in NYC. Since his last post on MC (back on 06.29.17) right after graduating from Miami Ad School, he’s been busy. Cool variety of projects on his site from Purex “How to Laundry” for dads to anti-smoking “70 vs. You” and “Kick(flip) the Habit” to Restaurant Talks for Lincoln Financial Group (above). Dig it.

Portfolio: jon-gruber.com

Justin Davidson

Justin is a copywriter in NYC, previously at ViacomCBS and Nickelodeon (before getting pandemic’ed), now on the hunt for his next thing. His site is full of work for/in partnership with Nickelodeon, including something called Toiler Paper Blasters which would have been an immediate MC purchase pre-pandemic, before TP became became the new money. His site also features a two-minute LEGO stop-motion video that he got to write for the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. That’s not work. That’s just fun. Can’t wait to see where Justin lands next.

Portfolio: justinhenrydavidson.com

Benji Shaw

Benji is a senior copywriter who was recently furloughed from DDB NY and is on the hunt for his next big thing. Since his last post on MC (way back on 12.16.14), when he was fresh out of ad school, Benji has added all kinds of cool campaigns to his portfolio for brands like Jameson, Nespresso, VISA, Capital One, and Tostitos. Don’t miss his 7-Eleven project “53¢ FOR LIII” (above), for which he got to write a real-deal long copy ad that ran in the Boston Globe. For a copywriter, that’s victory.

Portfolio: benjishaw.com

Matt Moyer

Matt is a copywriter/creative director who splits time between New York and Los Angeles. So many great campaigns on his site, including a Super Bowl spot for Busch Beer, a Febreeze save-the-day project for the Parrish, Alabama Poop Train (have to see it to believe it), a Febreeze Super Bowl spot about a man whose bleep don’t stink, hilarity for Booking.com (above), plus tons more. Love it.

Portfolio: matthewmoyer.com

Sara Muchnick & Katie Coward

Sara (copywriter) and Katie (art director) are a creative team at Pereira O’Dell in San Francisco. Since their last post on MC (back on 10.29.18), they’ve been busy. There’s new work on both of their sites (and different work on each), including a super cool project for Ese by Pearson (above). Time for an update!

Sara’s portfolio: saramuchnick.com

Katie’s portfolio: katiecoward.com

Deniz Makal

Deniz is a senior copywriter in Los Angeles. Before moving to L.A., he was a copywriter in Istanbul, Turkey—where he created the first project in his portfolio, Toys of Hope for UNICEF (above). Nothing better than seeing a fellow copywriter use their powers for good.

Portfolio: denizmakal.com

Nicolas Perez-Molina

Nicolas is a new copywriter in Miami, formerly at VMLY&R, now on the hunt for the next big thing. Don’t miss his “Just In Case Whopper” idea for Burger King (which may come in handy this year). Good times. Can’t wait to see where Nicolas lands!

Portfolio: nicolaspm.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

Andrew Weissman

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Andrew is a junior copywriter on the hunt for his next gig, formerly at Ogilvy NYC (who just laid off 80 peeps across the country). At Ogilvy, Andrew was part of a small team “developing high priority work for Instagram as Ogilvy was their first ever agency of record. Projects included coming up with the brand’s first tagline, creating brand campaign ideas, activations and innovative on-platform film content to engage teens.” Pretty cool. His site also includes spec campaigns for Scrubbing Bubbles, Dodge, Starbucks Bathroom Reviews, and Schick Edge (above). Hoping Andrew finds a new gig soon!

Portfolio: andrewweissman.work

Samar Singh

Samar is a new copywriter and recent grad of Miami Ad School Hamburg. All kinds of cool ideas up on his site, including You Are Here for Penguin Audiobooks (smart), Snack Unseen for Cheez-Its, Whopper Spooky Search for Burger King, and Sleepless for VW (love seeing headline-as-visual ads). If possible, check out Samar’s site on desktop view to see his you-type-his-words landing page. Fun idea.

Portfolio: samhasideas.com

Matt Tennenbaum

Matt is a copywriter/Instagrammer/snowboarder at BCW in NYC. His site is divided into Work (including spec), Client Work, I’m A Person Too, Instagrammer, and Resume. So interesting to see how different creative people present the different parts of their creative lives on a portfolio site. Dig it.

Portfolio: matt-tennenbaum.com

Yosef Lerner

Yosef is a copywriter in NYC on the hunt for his next gig, previously at Chipotle and Flare Social. He’s also a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade, once again proving that comedians make good copywriters. Love the social posts all over his site (hilarious). Can’t wait to see where Yosef lands!

Portfolio: yoseflerner.com

David Valento

David is a copywriter at Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners in Philadelphia. His portfolio is chock full of hilarity, from “Go Iceland” for Reyka Vodka (above), to Dietz Nuts for Dietz & Watson, to his vids for The Original Donut Shop coffee. Love it all.

Portfolio: davidvalento.com

Evan Burton

Evan is a copywriter at Camp+King in San Francisco. (Great shop!) All kinds of killer projects on his site for brands like Amazon (above, with Yeti), Starbucks, Mountain Dew, Del Taco, and Energizer. Also, don’t miss the Commercial/Hip-Hop Haiku on his Life page. “maybe they should use / Rubbermaid™ to help themselves / stay fresher, longer.” Yes.

Portfolio: evanburtoncreative.com

Peter Fox

Peter is a new copywriter in NYC and a graduate of Miami Ad School as of last Friday, March 8th. (Big congrats!) His book has spec work for clients like Hellman’s Mayo, EA Sports, Tinder (because why not), WWF, and Strawless Ocean (above). Can’t wait to see where Peter lands!

Portfolio: peterfoxcreative.com

Lucía Mendezona

Lucía is a bilingual copywriter in Stockholm and a recent graduate of Miami Ad School. She’s on the hunt for her first full-time gig, though she’s had a bunch of internship experience in NYC and Berlin, including Saatchi, Grey and DDB. Can’t wait to see where she lands!

Portfolio: lumendezona.com

Sara Muchnick

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 Kejriwal

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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

Corey Rosenberg

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

Bowen Mendelson

Bowen is a copywriter/CD in Atlanta, previously at Fitzgerald & Co., on the hunt for his next big thing. All kinds of killer projects on his site, including Huggies Baby Making Radio Station, a creepy spot for BP Driver Rewards (how the heck did they sell that through?), and 1,000+ unique songs for Coke’s 1,000 Name Celebration (including Jason, thank you very much). Love it.

Portfolio: bowenmendelson.com

Michael Crawford

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Michael is a new copywriter in NYC on the hunt for his first full-time gig. A self-described “do-gooder,” his portfolio is loaded with do-good projects, spec and produced, from Instagram 911 to #lovemustwin for Freedom to Marry (above). His site is hosted on Squarespace and visitors can scroll the whole thing without a click (cool). Can’t wait to see where he lands!

Portfolio: dmcrawford.com

Samar Singh

Samar is a new copywriter and a recent graduate of Miami Ad School (interning at DDB Berlin at the time of this post). What a student puts in their book can tell a lot about them. Spec can be anything. So it’s cool to see a student book like Samar’s that’s not only got all kinds of fun ideas in it, but ideas that would make the world a better place. High-five.

Portfolio: samhasideas.com

Cristina Márquez B.

Christina is a new copywriter in NYC after graduating from Miami Ad School. Don’t miss the first project on her site, Hush, a Cannes Future Lions Winner 2018. Such an amazing use of Siri. Love it. Can’t wait to see where Christina lands!

Portfolio: cristinamarquezb.com

Shreya Nair

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Shreya is a new copywriter in Berlin, looking for her first gig after graduating from Miami Ad School. She’s got a crazy cool mix of spec projects on her site, including a smart idea for Google Home that helps autistic kids get therapy at home. Can’t wait to see where she lands!

Portfolio: shreyanair1210.wixsite.com/shreyanair