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Making pharma advertising that doesn’t look/sound/smell like pharma advertising. Most of the time.
Aryeh’s advertising life reflects the human condition, torn between the desire for health and wellbeing—and just plain desire. Before being drawn to the strict discipline of healthcare, he tempted consumers with ads for diamonds, sneakers, and cookies.
Aryeh is a creative director/copywriter with two decades of DTC and HCP experience at agencies such as AREA 23, Rise & Run, and Digitas Health. His category experience spans a wide range, the deepest being Oncology, Rare Disease, and Vaccines. His client list includes AbbVie, BMS, Bayer, GSK, Horizon, J&J/Janssen, Mirum, Novartis, and Pfizer.
For Aryeh, each day is a glorious opportunity to identify new insights, collaborate across capabilities, inspire and nurture creative teams, cultivate client relationships…and make as many people as possible laugh. But he’s most passionate about the work itself, always striving for that magical combination of boldness, humanity, clarity, and strategic-ness. (He also like to make up words.)
Aryeh was recently awarded a master's degree in Hebrew Bible and is trying to figure out how to leverage this at work. It's not the pre-meeting banter topic you might think.
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Work History
Freelance, EVERSANA INTOUCH, Publicis Health 
2026-Present
New business pitch concepts, day-to-day creative projects.
SVP/Creative Director, Rise & Run/IPG Health
2023-2026
Erleada, Akeega, Wainua, Carvykti, Ctexli, Cholbam, Livmarli, Vijoice, Ilaris. HCP & DTC.
SVP/Creative Director, AREA 23
2017-2023
Shingrix, Nubeqa, Uplizna, Abrysvo. HCP & DTC. Led Global and US launches of Shingrix
and US launch of Nubeqa for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
VP/Creative Director, Publicis Lifebrands Medicus NY
2015-2017
Co-led the entire Humira creative team. Launched Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Uveitis indications. HCP only.
VP/Creative Director, Digitas Health NY
2007-2015
Abilify, Allegra, Auvi-Q, Chantix, Erbitux, FluMist Quadrivalent, Ixempra,
Opdivo, Sprycel, Viagra. HCP & DTC.
VP/Group Copy Supervisor, DraftFCB Healthcare NY
2005-2007
FluMist, GSK Vaccine Portfolio. HCP only.
Copy Supervisor, Grey Healthcare
2004-2005
Actonel, Cardizem LA, Dulcolax, Fluarix. HCP & DTC.
Freelance, CementWorks, Saatchi Healthcare, Wishbone
2001-2004
Androderm, Avapro/Avalide, Boehringer Ingelheim, Entocort, Epipen, Feverall,
Nexium, PDR. HCP & DTC.
Senior Copywriter, FCB NY
Pre-2001
AT&T, Fila, LifeSavers, Prego, Snackwell’s, Northwest Airlines, Sunbeam,
US Postal Service, V8
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