FAQ's

Where do you want to work?

2008-03-10T22:42:00.000-07:00

Right now I'm looking forward to landing a great gig at an ad agency in my hometown of Houston, TX.

How did you spend your summer?

2007-08-21T14:49:00.000-07:00

Working on ads and upgrading my book. My apartment walls are currently scattered with ad ideas and concepts.
(It beats buying wallpaper)

Creative Assistant

2007-08-12T14:59:00.000-07:00

Q: We would love to have you on board, but we don't have any open copywriter positions. Would you be willing to intern or be a creative assistant?

A: Yes.

Favorite Ads

2007-08-12T14:16:00.000-07:00

Q: What are some of your recent favorite ads?

A: I love the Starbursts "Berries and Cream" ad. It's weird, hillarious (in a distubing way) and I couldn't get it out of my head.

The ad was produced by the creative people at TBWA \Chiat\ Day in New York.

Portfolio School

2007-08-12T12:44:00.000-07:00

Q: If you know that you want to be a copywriter, why not attend a portfolio school?

A: I would love to attend a portfolio school. To be surrounded by great creative directors and fellow students with the same goals and desires of succeeding in the ad biz would be very exciting to me. I would love the competition of concepting brilliant ads that would make my classmates jealous. Portfolio school would be so much fun.

But based on my current situation, portfolio school is not an option for me. As I'm sure it isn't with a lot of fellow creatives. Moving to a place like Atlanta (Creative Circus and Portfolio Center) and taking out massive loans to cover everything would place a heavy burden on me. Plus with family circumstances currently going on in my life, it would not be right for me to be so far away from home. A four hour drive from Dallas to Houston is far enough. At least for now.

I do love the work that I see coming out of portfolio schools and if I had the chance, I would attend The Creative Circus in Atlanta. I wish they had a place like that in Houston or Dallas.

Nonetheless, I'm taking the traditional route of landing a job as a copywriter. Devoting months of my time to craft a portfolio that will wow a creative director into landing my first job.
And I am enjoying every single minute of it.

Books I Read/ That Inspire Me

2007-08-11T23:00:00.000-07:00

Even though CD's only care about the book when choosing their next candidate for hire... I'd figure I would list all the books/resources that have helped and inspired me building my portfolio and pursuing my career as a copywriter.

1. How To Get The Advertising Job You Want. By Dave Holloway.

2. CMYK Magazines (Various issues currently scattered across my coffee table)

3. Lurzer's International Archive

4. Hey Whipple, Squeeze This. By Luke Sullivan

5. The Copywriter's Handbook. By Robert Bly

6. Words that Sell. By Richard Bayan

7. Ogilvy on Advertising. By David Ogilvy

8. The Creative Habit- Learn It And Use It For Life. By Twyla Tharp

9. Communication Arts Magazine

10. Radical Careering by Sally Hogshead

11. It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want To Be. By Paul Arden

12. Absolut Book. By Richard W. Lewis : The Coolest Book on My Coffee Table

These are the books I currently own. I didn't include the many other ad books and magazines I have studied while spending time at the nearby Barnes & Nobles.