2021 Manny Awards MedAdvocate Jury Member: Diane Iler-Smith

2021 Manny Awards MedAdvocate Jury Member

Diane Iler-Smith

Chief Creative Officer

Biolumina

Diane Iler-Smith

Diane leads the creative department at Biolumina, a healthcare advertising agency currently focused in oncology. Overseeing a team of over 70 art directors and copywriters, she is responsible for ensuring the creative quality and integrity of the agency’s work. Diane has a Masters degree in Biology and started her career in advertising as a copywriter. Diane is married to her college lab partner and is the proud mother of 2 millennials. She enjoys discovering new biodynamic wines and prior to the pandemic, listening to podcasts on her drive into the NYC, and spending time with family and friends.

About the 2021 Manny Awards and MedAdvocate Jury Members

Med Ad News honors the best in healthcare communications at the 32nd Annual Manny Awards, to be held virtually on April 22nd, 2021.

For more than thirty years, the Manny Awards have paid tribute to the creative work of agencies serving the healthcare market, their people and their contributions to the industry. Each year at this gala awards ceremony, Med Ad News and agency professionals come together to acknowledge those making significant contributions to, and celebrate creative excellence in, healthcare communications. On this special evening, more than 1,000 industry peers will join Med Ad News in honoring winners in a range of award categories.

Launched as part of the 2016 Med Ad News Manny Awards, a second level of voting is conducted by a carefully vetted jury of industry experts. Finalists in each category, determined by the initial online voting process, will be reviewed in detail by the judging panel. The “MedAdvocate” panel consists of unbiased representatives who analyze the outstanding components of each finalist creative award campaign as part of an inspiring dialogue.

This process is repeated for each category finalist for every creative category. Following the panel’s discussion, the Manny Awards MedAdvocate Jury is asked to cast their blind ballots to determine the winning campaigns.