A day in the life of an account executive: Claire Long

By Jonathan Edwards2008-03-01T00:00:00

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Claire Long has spent the past 18 months working for Santé Communications as an account executive. She talks to Jonathan Edwards about her typical day

Santé Communications is a healthcare communications consultancy based in London. The company manages public relations, medical education and healthcare communications for large pharmaceutical companies such as GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer. Claire works in small teams (typically of six) on a variety of projects, ranging from promoting clients' products, through writing and producing patient healthcare literature, to organising medical teaching conferences. Claire is one of only 20 staff so she knows and works with all the personnel at every level in the company.

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