Omnicom Health Group Named Agency of the Year at 4A’s Face of Talent

Omnicom Health Group, the largest healthcare marketing and communications group in the world, was named Agency of the Year at the sixth annual Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP) Face of Talent. Considered the industry’s premier event to celebrate and engage entry-level advertising professionals, the Face of Talent is designed to showcase over 140 talented diverse college seniors and graduates that comprise the 4A’s Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP).

“Continuing MAIP’s over-40-years-of-success hinges on the commitment made by the agencies that participate,” said Carl Desir, VP of Talent Initiatives at the 4A’s. “Our partnership with Omnicom Health Group helps us accomplish our goal of creating a comprehensive pipeline, starting at the high school level, of diverse talent for the advertising and media industry. With Omnicom Health Group’s partnership we can provide unique training and development opportunities that combine real-world work experience and networking opportunities within the industry, for over 120 multicultural college students and recent graduates every year.”

Omnicom Health Group has a history of hiring former MAIP interns, including Natasha Aswani, VP Associate Creative Director of Entrée Health, an Omnicom Health Group agency, who was recognized as one of six “MAIPers to Watch” honorees for 2016.

Ed Wise, CEO of Omnicom Health Group said, “We want to offer our clients an unfair share of the industry’s most talented and creative professionals, and the way to do that is by hiring diverse talent. Partnering with organizations like MAIP ensures that we find the best of the best.”

Prior to this recognition, Omnicom Health Group was involved with MAIP in many ways. For example, Omnicom Health Group exposed six MAIP interns to the various roles within a healthcare communications agency in 2016. The company was also a sponsor of MAIP Cares Day, which placed 130 MAIP interns into the New York City community for an ideation event with “Because of Them We Can,” a non-profit. In addition, Omnicom Health Group hosted 80 New York City-based MAIP interns for a learning exercise called the “Brief Brief Challenge.”