I’ve been working in pharma advertising for the past 7 years. I wanna get out of pharma and go in house. As a Group Account Supervisor in agency world, what job titles should I be looking for on the client side? Idk where to start my job search and also not sure if an MBA is necessary or worth it.
Any advice would help!

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Depends on how the client organizes their marketing teams. Realistically, you agency experience won't stack up very strongly against the experience of a marketer who has been on the client team for the same amount of time and may have an MBA. However, in practice, your agency experience will be very useful, and might accelerate your growth. Good luck!

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