June Laffey

June Laffey

President Pharma jury at Cannes Lions Health
Balmain, Australia

About me

June is one of the most respected personalities in healthcare communications, and works tirelessly to raise the creative bar. Writer based, she deliberately chose to start the new millennium in healthcare after realising she wanted to make a difference to people’s lives. June feels blessed that every day in her work she learns something new about the human spirit and is extremely excited about technological advances that are positively impacting health.
June has won Gold at Lions Health and Spikes, as well as being multi-awarded at the Globals, Clio Health, One Show, IPA awards, Campaign AOY, and Clio Health. In 2014, she was president of the inaugural Spikes Health category, Digital Chair at Clio health, and an executive Jury member at the Globals and IPA awards. This year she is co-chairing AWARD school and is on the AWARD committee.
What else? She she believes in the life-changing power of positive thinking. And equally believes that there has never been a better time to work in healthcare.

Positions

President Pharma jury
Cannes Lions Health
January 2017 - Present (7 years 5 months)
Executive Creative Director, Australia and South East Asia
McCann Health Australia
Sydney, Australia
January 2016 - Present (8 years 5 months)
Executive Creative Director
McCann Health Australia
Sydney, Australia
June 2010 - Present (14 years)
Since joining McCann Health in 2010, we have been the most awarded healthcare agency in APAC. Last year I was voted runner up in Campaign's ANZ Creative Director of the year...proving healthcare really is about the ideas! The success of McCann Health Sydney is all due to an amazing team of people. We are small, but we are committed to the quality of the work. I am also extremely blessed to work in a fabulous network of talent.
Founder & committee member
Bravo!
2008 - Present (16 years 5 months)
With the formation of bravo we brought together a like minded group of creative directors to help lift the creative bar in healthcare.
Award School, Co-chair
January 2015 - January 2016 (1 year)
Senior freelance creative copywriter
Self employed
2010 - June 2010 (5 months)
I am currently working freelance, based in Sydney. I am happy to take projects from overseas and interstate. I have extensive experience in mainstream and healthcare advertising, and some in digital. I have worked as a Creative Director, Group Head, writer, and a barmaid (the later too long ago for me to really remember.) I can work from home or in your office.
Australian and New Zealand representative
New York Festivals
2006 - June 2010 (4 years 5 months)
Senior copywriter
Ultimo, Australia
March 2007 - April 2010 (3 years 1 month)
I worked at DDB as senior writer forthree years working across mainstream and healthcare brands. These include George Western Foods, Fairfax, Unilever, Continental brands, Janssen-Cilag, Johnson & Johnson, and Schering-Plough

Education

BA (hons) Communication Studies

1982 - 1985 (3 years)
I attended Sheffield Polytechnic (now merged with Sheffield University I believe). Before that I was at Oriel Grammar School.

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