I “made peace” with the fact that finding a job at a creative consumer agency in NYC is hard... Are there any healthcare agencies in NYC with solid creative work and OTC brands in their portfolio?

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I think everyone who wants to get out of pharma should do it immediately. Especially freelance copywriters. No time like the present.

Are there any new jobs?

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Havas Tonic is led by John Rea. Great guy. McCann Health has been winning awards as well. Good luck!

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All Pharma work sux. That’s the truth

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Haha ok

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Ah, how I miss buckling my seatbelt for the riveting world of gasoline and shampoo campaigns

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We find diseases and science interesting. You find cars and candy interesting. To each their own. Right now I’m working with a company developing a covid 19 vaccine. To me that’s interesting, not Pantene or whatever. I respect your POV but if you feel this strongly maybe you shouldn’t be looking for pharma work.

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Grey NY - Advil, Havas NY - RiteAid, McCann NY - Cigna, BBDO - CVS, McCann Health - Mucinex + a ton of other OTC's

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Maru Kopelowicz

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Don’t do it. Move to a smaller market and do real creative.

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DM me anytime ❤️

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Please don’t mention Area 23. I worked there and all they do is HCP and DTC. It’s very clinical and boring tho.

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One of the many reasons I left

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Who does Advil, Peptobismol, Alkazeltzer, CVS, Walgreens, etc... Those brands that don’t require a CVA, Journal Ad, Charts and all that crap.

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I would think general agencies have those types of brands. To your point, they aren’t true pharma

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What about TBWA Health?

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Love it!! People who say that pharma can’t be creative haven’t seen your work!

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Why is everyone so mad here? 😔

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ACD you sound just like a bully. Were you bullied as a kid?

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FCB?

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FCB Health is practically the same thing. Lots of clinical work. Nothing cool. I’ve checked FCB New York, but the requirement for an ACD is to have 7 or 8 yrs of experience. I have 12 😕

Not angry at them. At least I can pay the bills. Just wondering if there are other agencies in the healthcare space doing less clinical work. Sorry if I hurt your feelings.

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