Elevate Healthcare Marketing: Teamwork is key
Hi! I’m Amy Tewksbury, a senior at Temple University majoring in advertising with a concentration in account management and brand strategy and research, along with a general business minor. During the summer of 2024, I began my internship at Elevate Healthcare Marketing and continued through my fall semester as an account manager intern. Through this experience, I discovered the true meaning of teamwork and how everyone contributes their share.
I’ve always heard the negative stigma surrounding working in the pharmaceutical field, where there is no creative freedom and countless regulations and rules, leaving you constantly walking on eggshells. However, my experience has been quite the opposite. I’ve found it exciting and energizing to work in this field. We focus on advertising to the doctors in order for them to recommend our clients products.
Throughout college and even now, I’ve consistently worked with teams to complete tasks, and that is exactly how it feels in a professional setting as well. At Elevate, I’ve had the chance to work alongside individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences, learning why they chose this company. Here, they are making a difference, and their opinions genuinely matter. The collaboration between teams, whether it is art, account management, project management, medical, or copywriting, results in remarkable ideas for brand kickoffs. Even as an intern, it is incredible to see my opinions valued and respected within the agency.
As an account management intern, enjoying teamwork is essential because every single project on your brands flows through you to the next team member. Observing my manager, I’ve learned the importance of building strong relationships, especially in a small agency. Working on rare diseases and eye care products has taught me that not everyone knows these niche terms. Thankfully, my colleagues are always open to explaining concepts like the rare disease MOCD and how the medication we are promoting is currently saving 1 in 34,810 children a year diagnosed. The number is expected to grow as our ads reach more doctors to educate and share how to find the symptoms for this rare disease. Knowing that everyone shares the same goal and objective helps the project run more smoothly and productively.
