Ryan is a copywriter/ACD at GSD&M in Austin. Clients on his site: BMW, The Discovery Channel, Kohler, Southwest Airlines, Spyder, and Habitat for Humanity. Would you like a drink with your Client Envy, sir? Yes, thank you very much.
Portfolio: ryaninpixels.com
Kevin is a senior copywriter at JWT in NYC. What a fun mix of clients in his book: Olympics, Jones Soda, Nike, Napa Valley Vineyards, Seattle Art Museum, Mud Truck, and the resurrection of the one-and-only Raaaaanieeeeerrrrrrr Beeeeeerrrrr.
Portfolio: kevin-thomson.com
Tom is a copywriter in Georgia, previously at Mullen. What a fun portfolio, right down to the URL. Awesome stories all over the place. Copywriters come from every walk of life, and that’s cool. But there’s something to be said for a background/degree in writing/journalism.
Portfolio: alongwayforahamsandwich.com
Matthew is a copywriter/ACD at Dentsu in NYC. His mother, Joan, describes him as follows: “Matthew grew up in a wood clapboard house near downtown Minneapolis. But, these humble beginnings belie his enormous talents. He sang in the Metropolitan Boys Choir and taught himself to play Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer” on piano. He started wrestling at age seven and was city champion by age twelve. He endured thirteen years of public schooling and got along with just about everyone he ever met. Needless to say, his talents have only multiplied with age. He’d be an invaluable addition to any agency. And I’m not just saying that because I’m his mother. Did I mention he’s also handsome? Feel free to call me if you’d like to talk about Matthew some more. You can get my number from my wonderful son who, by the way, never forgets to call me.”
Portfolio: web.me.com/mbottkol
Shannon is a copywriter in San Francisco. In addition to her portfolio, you’ll find quite a bit about her awesome blog and soon-to-be book, Apocalypse Cakes, on her site. In fact, it’s front and center. Which, for those of us who write on the side, makes you think about at what point you’d make copywriting your writing-on-the-side if your writing-on-the-side blew up. Hmm.
Portfolio: shannonomalley.com
Tim is a copywriter/GCD/SVP at Mullen. His portfolio just totally rocks. Spent 15 minutes debating myself over which piece to feature above. Awesome.
Portfolio: web.me.com/roancreative
Malachy is a copywriter/CD in San Francisco. Love the silent video at the bottom right of each page – cool and arty and creepy all at the same time. Don’t misses: Nokia TV and About & Films (“A Single Woman” is awesome).
Portfolio: malachywalsh.com
Chiyong is a senior copywriter at JWT NY, formerly at Ogilvy & Mather and Leo Burnett. That’s a rez right off Mad Men, but Chiyong’s work is fresh as fish. (Fresh as fish?) Bing, Yahoo!, IBM, awesome.
Portfolio: chiyongjones.com
Paul is a senior copywriter at IQ in Atlanta. Some awesome writing in his book, including hilarious South Park Little League yard signs. His site is hosted on Krop, the second on MC. From Paul’s LinkedIn page: “Not sure how cool this is, but I worked at Disney World as Chip & Dale while at school.” So cool.
Portfolio: krop.com/paulkorel
Christine is a copywriter at Deutsch. She shares a site with art director Clemente Bornacelli. They’ve done some cool work for VISA, including pieces of the Go World campaign for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Their site is hosted on Cargo and presented as verbs (above), except “???” which are their answers to James Lipton’s 10 questions. Christine’s favorite curse word: “Douchebag.”
Portfolio: christineclemente.com
Mark is a copywriter/ACD at BBDO in NYC. With Cargo, Carbonmade, etc., out there, MC is seeing fewer and fewer sites that feel custom. Mark’s is one of the few. Not only does it look cool, but it’s super easy to nav through the work (which is great, by the way). Nice.
Portfolio: monkeyscribble.com
Kacey is a recent Miami Ad School grad, living in SF, looking for her first gig. Laughs: Wheel of Fortune (Kacey held her own with Pat Sajak, nice), About page “I want to hate Kanye West, but deez hips sure don’t,” and her blog The Kace Face.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/kaceycoburn
Niels is a senior copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather NY. (He’s also a fellow Oregon Duck. Go Ducks!) Lots of cool stuff on his site, including work for IBM, UN Climate Change Conference, US Open, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. By the way – how great does Vimeo HD video look? Now that you can watch Vimeo on iPhone, it may be time to officially crown it as the best option for portfolios.
Portfolio: nielswest.com
Laurence is a copywriter at Berlin Cameron United in NYC. He shares a site with creative partner/AD Jason Slack. There’s a bunch of killer work on their site for the NHL, Land Rover, Snickers, Kindle, etc., but I just had to feature the awesomeness above from their “not advertising” section, labeled simply “World’s Greatest Ad.”
Portfolio: slackandgega.com
Mara is a senior copywriter at Ogilvy NY. Love her writing. Love the attitude running all the way through her book. Don’t misses: everything in Recent Campaigns and Non Ad Activities. Also, NBA on TNT TV.
Portfolio: maraholly.com
Howard is a copywriter at DDB NY. His portfolio is fun all the way through, but check out his stuff for NY Lottery. Piglets in bunk beds. Bunnies riding tea cups. Could MC be more jealous of that shoot? No. MC could not. Just ridiculous.
Portfolio: howfink.com
Zac is a senior copywriter at Sukle in Denver, previously at CP+B and Fort Franklin. Number one, awesome customization of Cargo. Number two, this is a killer portfolio – and it’s deep. Check out both versions of the rez, Headlines Galore and … all of it. Zac wrote it up.
Portfolio: zacspectorlikesyou.com
Margie is a copywriter at GS&P. She shares a site with AD Megan Penmann. There’s a ton of fun stuff on their site, including “Mow The Lawn” for Quattro for Women and a vid + spots for Huggies Pull-ups. “One Big Kid. One Ancient Throne. One Unforgettable Journey.”
Portfolio: meganandmargie.com
Nathan is a copywriter at AKQA NY. I learn something from almost every portfolio site I visit. From Nathan’s, I learned exactly what I’m going to do in about 10 years, when my daughter starts dating. (Portfolio: TV/Radio: first spot) Thank you, Nathan.
Portfolio: nathanarchambault.com
Matt is an acd/copywriter at Olson in Minneapolis. His site is the first time MC has seen gorilla actually represented by a gorilla. Love the animal stage show thing. (Why not?) Some fun surprises in his book too, like a TV spot featuring Burger King hand puppet synchronized swimming.
Portfolio: bookofburgess.com
Stephanie is a senior copywriter at WAX in Toronto. Don’t misses: Calgary International Film Festival, SAIT banners, Mitchell Eye Center, Orville Redenbacher webfilms.
Portfolio: stephaniebialik.com
Dan is a copywriter at David & Goliath in LA. Lots of killer stuff for Dunkin’ Donuts and Liberty Mutual on his site. In Digital, check out the Liberty Mutual 2099 Driving Game. Totally cool and unexpected for that client. Love when that happens.
Portfolio: cawpywriter.com
Kate is a copywriter at McCann in NYC. She’s got Mr. T in a MasterCard commercial on her reel and it’s brilliant. Vintage bad-ass T, but even more bad-ass because he’s aged like a barrel of mean whiskey. (Barrel of mean whiskey? Sure. Go with that.) Good stuff.
Portfolio: katelummus.carbonmade.com
Jeff is a senior copywriter at Deutsch in Los Angeles. His portfolio is totally fun: Playstation, Vegas, Citizens Bank, VW. His work is presented one piece at a time, as if Jeff is walking you through his stuff, flipping the page for you. Look at this, then look at this, then this, and then this. Dig it.
Portfolio: jeffcandido.com
Lori is a senior copywriter/ACD in San Francisco, formerly at AKQA, GS&P and W+K. She’s got a bunch of cool interactive work on her site that was done recently, so I apologize for featuring the old milk board above. (Couldn’t help myself.) How about Lori’s site? And old-school Blogger simply titled BOOK. Who needs a fancy site when you have fancy work?
Portfolio: lorinygaard.com
Alex is a recent Creative Circus grad. What a cool student portfolio site. Don’t miss The Store (above), where you can purchase anything in Alex’s living room. I’m thinking about the Hand Woven Area Rug.
Portfolio: AlexTheBrand.com
Derek is a copywriter at JWT in NYC. Don’t misses: Rapidograph, Schick and Filene’s Basement. Found this awesomeness on the bottom of his rez page: “I grew up in a trailer in Missouri. Now I live in Park Slope. Whew…that was close.”
Portfolio: ilikederek.com
Jenne is a freelance copywriter in NYC, formerly at McCann and Lowe. Her site was built with Indexhibit, which is my other favorite customizable pre-formatted site thing (in addition to Cargo). She’s got a lot of content on her site, including a Photography section and a page called Musicals and Movies I Should Write. Dig it.
Portfolio: thejenneraub.com
Marc is a senior copywriter at CP+B in Boulder, after four years at W+K, after graduating from VCU. That’s how you do it. His site is as awesome as … ham panties. (Print: Weber)
Portfolio: marcdavignon.com
Ricardo is a copywriter at AlmapBBDO in São Paulo. He shares a site with AD Gabriel Mattar. Do they get away with a little more than we do here in the States? Maybe. Maybe just a little more.
Portfolio: voicelessrooster.com