VCU Brandcenter Week 2016

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For everyone not able to attend VCU’s recruiter sessions this week, MC is honored to present the portfolio sites of 20 VCU Brandcenter graduating copywriters (in alphabetical order):

Devin Altman – devin-altman.com

Larissa Cole – larissacole.com

Charlie Curnow – charliecurnow.com

Scott Dobbin – scottdobbin.com

Kevin Fitz – kevinbfitz.com

Emily Hovis – emilyhovis.com

Scott Lucien – scottlucien.com

Scott Minniear – scottminniear.com

Patrick Newman – patrickhnewman.com

Jon Northrop – jonnorthrop.com

Sean O’Connor – seanboconnor.com

Jacob Pankey – pankeydotgov.com

Prit Patel – pritpatelfanclub.com

Stephen Shocket – stephenshocket.com

Michelle Smith – michellelottsmith.com

Mike Stango – mikestango.com

Katie Tiambeng – katietiambeng.com

Ray Tolbert – raytolbert.com

Sarah Westerfield – sarahwesterfield.com

Grace Xie – gracexie.com

VCU Brandcenter Week – Michelle Smith

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VCU Brandcenter Week on MC continues with Michelle Smith. Every once in a while, you see something so brilliant in a portfolio that it stops you in your tracks. Michelle’s Slim Jim car visor meat clips are in that category. They’re the perfect combination of cheap tchotchke, useful everyday tool, in-your-face branding—and they’re just so Slim Jim. Delish.

Portfolio: michellelottsmith.com

VCU Brandcenter Week – Stephen Shocket

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VCU Brandcenter Week on MC kicks off with Stephen Socket. As usual, MC is blown away by the CW books coming out of VCU—and Stephen’s is a great example of why. He’s got four ad campaigns for Megabus, Timex, Michaels, and Playstation VR. He’s also got a digital magazine and video about ham (above, Ham Manual), an animated short film (that he animated), a product (bottled coffee), and a kids book “Why Is Everyone Murdering Me?” And that doesn’t include his Other Projects page. How do you get better? You make stuff make stuff make stuff.

Portfolio: stephenshocket.com

Elliott Allen

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Elliott is a freelance copywriter/CD in Charleston, South Carolina. (Previously at Vitro in San Diego.) Huge variety of clients on his site, including Toyo Tires, Asics, Taylor Guitars, Newcastle Brown Ale, Lifeproof, Boston Scientific, Massey Ferguson, and Petco (above). If you love pets (oh stop, you know you do) don’t miss his video “Petco Now Launch.” Adorbs.

Portfolio: elliottallencreative.com

Copywriter Wanted: Elevation Church, NC

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Ok, this is a new one for MC. Julie Zolio, Staffing Manager at Elevation Church in North Carolina, is on the hunt for a copywriter with a special gift. From Julie: “Signs you may be our next copywriter at Elevation Church:

  • You come up with at least 30 options when writing a headline before you find what you’re looking for.
  • You know the difference between imply and infer.
  • You think long and write short.
  • You can hold your own in a surprisingly competitive game of 4-square.
  • You understand copy and design work together, but copy wears the pants in the relationship.
  • You have range – headlines to tweets to paragraphs of web copy – bring it on.
  • You have skin of the thicker variety.
  • You have experience you can show in the form of writing samples.
  • You don’t remember the last time you quit something.

If you think this is you, here’s the next step in your interview:
Describe Elevation Church in 100 words or less.

Email your writing and a resume to: julie.zollo@elevationchurch.org

A little more about us: Led by Pastor Steven Furtick, Elevation Church is based in Charlotte, NC, with multiple locations in the greater Charlotte area and beyond. Named #1 mid-size place to work by the Charlotte Business Journal for three years running and on Fortune’s list for Best Places to Work for Millennials, Elevation Church currently has new opportunities for passionate, innovative, Jesus-loving people to join the family. If you’re interested in seeing God use you in ways you never imagined, you might just want to apply right now.”

elevationchurch.org/jobs

TW/IG @elevationchurch

Senior Copywriter Wanted: Eleven Inc., San Francisco

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Lindsay Vriavas, Director of Recruiting at Eleven Inc. in San Francisco, is on the hunt for a senior writer—and she’s written the post herself. (Love it.) From Lindsay: “Hi. I’m Lindsay. I’m an agency recruiter, not a copywriter. You’re going to have to forgive my lack of eloquence and poor attempts at snarky copywriting antics in this post. I don’t get paid to write. I get paid to find the people that can write. That can write waaaaay better than that other writer at that other agency. So we here at Eleven Inc can be the best at writing ads and creating awesome work.

Enough about me, lets talk about you.

You are a Senior Writer with, like, 6-7ish years of experience. You are someone who can think up ideas that transform brands. Someone who likes crafting and playing with words. You are able to own a room and present to clients, and dangit, you really like what you do! You play well with others; you can work in a dog friendly environment; you can see yourself (or already are) living in San Francisco; you want to work in an agency where you have a voice and a visible platform; you thrive off working across media agnostic campaigns; and ultimately are most interested in telling stories and making prodigious branding and campaign messages.

Eleven is a good agency with good people. We have design in our roots, tremendous strategy chops, media in our toolkit, and genuinely like our people to have a life outside of the office.

Ask around, you’ll hear good things. … and PS, we work on some great clients too. i.e. Apple, Citrix, Dignity Health, Oakley, Virgin America and more …

Please send books and interest (and lasagna recipes) directly to me: lindsayvriavas@eleveninc.com

Chris Mead

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Chris is a senior copywriter at Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles, previously at EVB. Since his last post on MC four years ago (03.01.2010, just after graduating from Miami Ad School), he’s been busy. Cool projects on his site for Toyota, Orbit, Skittles (don’t miss Badass Rainbows, so funny), and The Amanda Foundation (above). Way past time for an update.

Portfolio: cwmead.com

 

Sharath Verghese

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Sharath is a copywriter at Creature in Seattle. Since his last post on MC (11.10.14), he’s added a bunch of new projects to his site including awesomeness for Blue Nile (above) and DoubleDown Casino. If you like cats, don’t miss Sharath’s 15-second pre-roll spot “Kitty Glitter” for DoubleDown. Slow-motion falling cats … with diamonds.

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/sharathverghese

Amanda Caldari

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Amanda is a copywriter at Rokkan in NYC. (Her site was submitted by Jeff Samson, CD at Rokkan, big ups!) Love her campaign for Birthday Wishes (above)—a non-profit that throws birthday parties for homeless kids. So good. And don’t miss her Eyeconic campaign featuring real paid actors as testimonial spokespeople. Imagine!

Portfolio: amandacaldari.com

Alex Basak & Tara Iannotti

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Alex (writer) and Tara (art director) are a creative team at 360i in NYC. Check out the animated series “How to Turn a Meeting into Eating” they made for the new Subway (above, featured on both of their sites), for which they did everything but the animation—including performing and recording the music, doing the voiceover, etc. Love that.

Alex’s portfolio: alexbasak.com

Tara’s portfolio: taraiannotti.com

Casey Beck

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Casey is a copywriter at RPA in Los Angeles. All kinds of killer projects for BMW on her site from her time at kbs+ in NYC. Don’t miss her new 360-degree music video for the Honda Civic featuring Moses Sumney (great track). NOTE: You need to watch it on Chrome or Firefox to get the 360-degree-ness. So fun.

Portfolio: writecaseywrite.com

Copywriter Wanted: Merkley+Partners, NYC

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Kyle Daley, Director of Creative Services at Merkley+Partners, is looking for a writer. From Kyle: “Merkley+Partners in NYC is on the hunt for a copywriter, 2-3 yrs. experience to work on a variety of accounts including Mercedes-Benz, ALL Laundry Detergent, Smart Car, Nutella, Armor ALL and more. This truly is a great job, with great opportunity to create brand messages in TV, digital content, environmental design, print, POS, radio, event, branded entertainment, etc. If you have a portfolio full of conceptual and unexpected ideas, can write some killer lines and copy, and really like to work in a collaborative nature on integrated campaigns for some of the best known brands out there, please send your portfolio to the address below.”

Send your portfolio to Kyle at: kdaley@merkleyandpartners.com

Check out Merkley+Partners site: Click here

Copywriter Wanted: Firehouse, Dallas

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Firehouse in Dallas is on the hunt for a killer copywriter. From Firehouse: We just need 1. Ambitious creative boutique seeks one writer. Mid level to senior-ish. Must be genetically pre-disposed to working hard and not being a jerk. Perks include adequate pay, high standards and the pride that comes from not having to work at a crappy agency. Oh, and snacks. We have plenty of those.

Send a great portfolio (preferably yours) to: creative@firehouseagency.com

More info at: firehouseagency.com/lets-talk

Nick Elliott

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Nick is a freelance senior copywriter/ACD in New York City. Before copywriting, he was in book publishing and online journalism (Chronicle Books, Thrillist, etc.), which is fabulous experience/training for the ad/marketing world. Lots of cool projects on his site for Uniqlo, Mercedes-Benz and others. Don’t miss DefundRefund—his side project funding Planned Parenthood in honor of the GOP politicians vowing to defund it.

Portfolio: njecreative.com

Emma Shannon

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Emma is a senior copywriter/ACD at beauty@gotham, McCann Worldgroup in NYC. She has helped kill not one, but two of the most famous taglines in the history of modern advertising. She helped put “Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s Maybelline” to bed for “Make It Happen.” Same with Wisk’s “Ring Around The Collar” for “Fight Stains with Science.” What’s #3 going to be???

Portfolio: emmashannon.com

Jeff Gorman

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Jeff is a freelance copywriter/director/CD in Los Angeles. (Yes, this is Jeff Gorman of Johns+Gorman Films.) His site is a library of one “that was one of my favorite commercials ever” after another. His client page lists out the following: “Nike, LA Eyeworks, Pioneer Electronics, Moulinex, Independent Life, ABC, Little Caesars Pizza, Staples, Lexus, Kia, Bud Light (one of which was the USA TODAY’s #1 spot in the ’04 Super Bowl), American Express, Truth Anti-Smoking, Sprint, Capital One, Fox Sports, ESPN, Geico, Sony Playstation, Sprite, Holiday Inn, Toyota, Jeep, Coke, Boars Head, Mercedes, Haggar, Burger King, McDonalds, Stanley Tools, National Car Rental, Energizer, Lays, Ikea, Sealy, NFL, Best Buy, KFC, Bell South, Coors Light, Jiffy Lube, 7-Up, Alaska Airlines, to name a few. He also directed the pioneering campaign for Sunkist California Pistachios which initiated the Mocumentary style which became an industry-wide trend.”

Good grief. Top off a glass of whatever you’re drinking, kick back and enjoy this one. Good times.

Portfolio: jeffreybgorman.com

Copywriter/ACD/CD Wanted: Firstborn, NYC

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Firstborn in NYC is on the hunt for a conceptual Copywriter/ACD/CD. From Firstborn: “We’re looking for an ACD/CD with a deep understanding and appreciation for conceptual thinking alongside a willingness to explore new ideas as they relate to creating branded media—long form, short form and everything in-between. Along with a background in copywriting and 6+ years of experience in the industry (some as an ACD/CD), you’ll have a banging portfolio to back it up and know and appreciate the work it takes to arrive at a truly good idea. You wear multiple hats, juggle projects and thrive in a fast-paced, creative environment.”

Email your resume/portfolio to: jobs.writer@firstborn.com

Link to job on Firstborn’s careers page: firstborn.com/careers/52/acd-cd

Copywriter Intern Wanted: Firstborn, NYC

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Firstborn in NYC is on the hunt for a Copywriter Intern. (What an amazing first gig, sheesh.) From Firstborn: “Firstborn is looking for a Copywriter Intern to join our team of pun enthusiasts, grammar geeks and all around word nerds. We want someone who can help generate big campaign ideas, but can also craft some awesome copy for apps, websites and even new business pitches.”

Tell us a little bit about yourself and email your resume/portfolio to: jobs.intern@firstborn.com

Link to internship on Firstborn’s careers page: firstborn.com/careers/53/copy-intern

Senior CWs Wanted: 160over90, CA & PA & FL

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160over90 is on the hunt for senior copywriters to join their Philadelphia, Newport Beach and Gainesville offices. From 160over90: “Guess who’s writing this copy? That’s right, a senior copywriter! That’s like a regular copywriter, except with a minimum of two years experience! Fortunately, most of our senior copywriters rarely find themselves mired in the depths of agency website copy, instead focusing on crafting stories for everything from 64-page viewbooks to billboards to television scripts. You’ll work alongside designers to build new brands or further develop established ones. And you’ll get to present your own work to clients. It will be fun, I promise.”

For all positions, contact their creative recruiter Alyssa at: akasal@160over90.com

For a detailed job description: click here