Irene Fogarty

Creative Director/
Copywriter

An award-winning, international creative & strategic thinker with 15 years’ experience developing global campaigns for healthcare brands in Paris, London & NYC

Work Experience

Creative Director / Copy, content, strategy

  • Collaborating with NYC creative teams for global launch Inpefa (heart failure drug)

  • Create, oversee and manage content for Bayer, Merck, in Fr & UK

  • Overseeing brand guidelines for global pharma brands, updating them to align with business goals and ensure brand consistency

  • Delivering videos, films, print and HCP campaigns for Gardasil 9 against HPV-related cancers

Klick Health, Paris/London/NYC

2023- Present

Content Manager/strategy

  • Collaborated with FutureBrand Paris, to help rebrand Sanofi for global brand roll out in 2022

  • Worked with Marketing to elevate content for all comms and ensure brand consistency across all channels

  • Contributed to new mission/tagline: ‘We chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives’

  • Worked with scientific journalists to make content simpler and more engaging

  • Refreshed Sanofi’s corporate ToV (tone of voice) for a more human one that aligned with their new global mission

Sanofi, Paris
(Olympics + Paralympics sponsor 2024) 

2022-2023

Freelance CD/ copywriter

  • Developed Clinutren’s ‘Good nutrition never grows old’ campaign to highlight awareness of malnutrition in older people in FR, SP, GER, UK

  • Wrote films, assets, taglines, and presented to clients and internal teams

  • Oversaw campaigns and presented work and initial ideas to Nestlé French clients

  • English and Fr films/social media campaigns

Publicis Health, Paris
(Olympics + Paralympics sponsor 2024) 

2022

Freelance Copywriter

  • Creating and overseeing creative for Sandoz’ biggest offers to pharmacist in local markets (IT/FR/GER/UK)

  • Overseeing all creative materials for EU IPSOS testing

  • Head of content, copy, campaigns and managing creative teams

  • Writing up pharma industry leaders’ insights, trends and predictions for campaign

Havas Health & You, Paris

2022

Freelance Copywriter

  • Created brand videos, campaigns and manifestos for Sanofi Allegra’s ‘Live your life not your allergies’ campaign

  • Developed campaign stories for GSk’s toothpaste brand, Sensodyne

VML, Y&R Paris

2020

CD/ACD

  • Awarded 2 Cannes lions, 6 shortlists for Colgate’s ‘Bring back that whiter smile’ print/OOH campaign, (first ever award for agency & client)

  • Oversaw creative team for Colgate’s global brands (Total, Ajax, Gourmet Spa Shower Gel, Soupline)

  • Increased UK/EU sales by 17% for Colgate’s biggest toothpaste brand, Total

  • Participated in annual NYC ‘think tank’ brainstorming sessions with global CDs to envision future of CP brands

  • Developed Colgate’s ‘Two Minute Tales,’ first digital plalorm to help parents get their kids to brush their teeth: https://colgatetwominutetales.co.uk

VML, Y&R Paris

2012-2019

Freelace Copywriter

  • Created award-winning ‘Let Your Art Speak For Itself Prix Empreintes, 2015

  • Print & digital campaign targeting doctors to use TEOSYAL RHA, the first hyaluronic acid filler pen

  • Created ‘What If?’ Acromegaly awareness campaign that won 2 Gold Prix Empreintes, digital, print & radio

CDM Arsenal, Paris

2012-2019

Freelace Copywriter

Razorfish Sapient, NYC & Paris

2015-2017

Awards

2 Cannes Lions, 6 shortlists
Colgate’s ‘Bring back your whiter smile’ print/OOH/digital, VML,Y&R Paris

2018

2013

Gold Prix d’Empreintes, IPSEN ‘What if - Detect Acromegaly’ print/radio, Arsenal, CDM Paris

2009 & 2010

Gold Best Homepage/interactive experience for Nissan Europe for 2 years, Digitas Paris

Kuntz & Maguire’s ‘Best Creative/Copywriter’ SVA NYC

2003

Education

  • Clark University, Masters of Arts English Lit (Scholarship)

  • SVA, School of Visual Arts, NYC Copywriting

  • University College Dublin, (UCD) Bachelor of Arts, English (Hons)