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If you start in healthcare you’ll have a very hard time getting out.
Have to agree with ACD here. It’s a completely different skill set. I started in consumer and dipped into the HC pond 7 years in. The only reason I swam back out is because I had a foundation of consumer work to draw from. From a hiring perspective, a book of nothing but health doesn’t translate well. The creative constraints and style are different. It’s a hard truth. It’s not that healthcare people aren’t creative.
I would never start in healthcare unless you’re genuinely interested in the market. If it’s incredibly hard to get into an agency, I rather look at digital agency with some UX/UI projects. If that’s still too hard to get in, I’d start in a really small agency without big name brands. If that’s still too hard, I’ll look to in-house agency as a designer. If that’s still too hard, okay... I start in healthcare until the job market turns around... If you’re already in the last phase, I’m sorry I don’t have word for you... :(
Sent you a private message about a junior AD opportunity. Hope it helps!