Pharma and Health Advertising

What is it like at Eversana Intouch as of late?

So a question on congresses… do any of you creatives who work on them get to go? I’ve done a multitude of booth design and ideation for them over the years but have never actually been to one. I know … more

I’m looking to get started in freelancing.
Do you recommend proactively reaching out to companies, applying to posted contract roles, or taking another route?

Help!
Got an offer that will give me a title bump and pay raise that equals what I make now with my full time and freelancing but it’s fully remote and I’m not near any offices. With the current state… more

Is a reach out from “Omnicom global solutions” legit ? I got hit up form a recruiter there for a us based freelance job, but they are in India. Seems odd.

How much do you make as an ACD?

How are the holding companies tracking rto? Badge swipes ?

Anyone heard about this AI Solstice Health that's hiring? Sounds like it will take all our jobs eventually but they pay well.

I’m on a product launch, it’s not my main brand but I’m actively on a few projects. I’m feeling selfish and DO NOT want to be a part of the team, the clients are ridiculous and I think it’s annoying to expect tha… more

Anyone know what’s going on with Omnicoms new freelance policy? I have an offer but have been in limbo for like two weeks waiting for a start date

interviewing at grey health - any callouts? also how's the medical insurance. I'm on a GLP-1 and I'm curious if they're covered

Question for this network…has Pharma advertising ever been a truly rewarding, stable, and/or agency expertise driven/respected career path? Or, has it just gotten progressively worse over the last 10-… more

Anyone know how work-life balance is at Calcium + Co?

Starting something akin to, god I'm dating myself, the Lucy character in Peanuts who had the 5 cents advice booth or whatever it was called. Let me throw some advice, words, reassurance, encourage… more

Why are we all still in this industry, if you can still call it that? And if you could/want to pivot to something different what would it be? It's been almost 20 years of the ad biz for me and rig… more

So what agency did this Botox "The One and Only You" commercial that's getting absolutely dragged for being total word salad?

Agency moving offices at the same time we’re scheduled for team reorg changes. Peculiar timing.

Freelance Strategy folks: do you make more, lessz or the same as an FTE role?

Curious to better understand pro/con of freelance life.

Kudos to the Journavx team, now that’s a high budget website

This question is for designers who worked in pharma for their first design role but switched to a different industry. I’m currently working on my portfolio but am wondering that since I worked on phar… more

Anybody else super annoyed with copilot yet bought the stock dip anyways because you know these bastards are basically running a monopoly on corporate tools?

Seriously, I want to kick my computer every… more

Is 140k normal for an ACD role? I got offered 140k for a lateral move and am currently making 155k. Is my current salary high or is the offer low?

Do bonuses exist in this industry? I’ve gotten small ones but my corporate friends get 20-40k a year. Does that exist and project management just gets shafted?

Anybody know who the creative agency of record is for Prenuvo?

List some good healthcare / pharma production companies with story-driven testimonial experience.

I’m seeing more UX/UI job listings in comparison to AD/SAD. Are UX folks just going to start absorbing creative roles?

What’s it like at CMI Media? Do people generally like the vibe there?

Why do all the people who fail at Area 23 end up at Ogilvy Health?

Anyone at VML concerned about the creative reorg threats from WPP?

SAE’s: what’s your current salary and where are you based?

Is there a big shift in expectations and salary going from ACD to ACD, VP? It seems like a half-step promotion.

What’s something that pissed you off this week at work:

Minds and Assembly (M+A) is horrendously understaffed. That is all

CoLab or omnicom/ipg position…? Which has more stability (if any) in your opinion?

I recently switched to freelance and I’m not sure what my rate should be expecting. Is $80/hr for someone with 10 years of pharma and copy experience industry standard?

I went on PTO for a full week and am still not refreshed and ready. I’m dreading going back. Already took a peak at my emails and see an email letting me know I’m taking on three more accounts on top … more