Senior Account Executive (Health)

Grey; New York; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Grey is hiring a Senior Account Executive to own day-to-day client workstreams, lead integrated campaigns, and mentor junior staff. You will manage client meetings, reports, and creative approvals while working cross-functionally with production, planning, and finance teams.

The role emphasizes strategic collaboration, strong client service, and a proactive leadership approach in a fast-paced, hybrid environment with regular in-office days.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in a marketing agency, association, or related field.
• Ability to be resourceful and think strategically and creatively.
• Desire to contribute to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work community.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Familiar with other creative platforms including but not limited to Keynote, PDF.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main day-to-day client contact and lead various integrated work streams.
• Prepare client status and activity reports, attend meetings, and track performance.
• Build strong relationships across Creative, Strategy, Project Management, and Production teams.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of the client’s business and category.
• Respond promptly to client and internal requests.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Resourceful

Creativity

Collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Keynote

PDF

Job description

Grey's mission is to create Famously Effective ideas that move people, businesses, and the world forward, harnessing the power of creativity to solve business challenges and drive growth for some of the world's most influential brands and companies, including Procter & Gamble, Volvo, Haleon, Circle K, and The Coca-Cola Company. That commitment to effectiveness has earned Grey a Grand Effie in every market where it operates. Grey was recognized as a 2025 Fast Company World Changing Ideas winner and earned 26 Lions at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, contributing to Ogilvy's Network of the Year honors. Newsweek also named Grey a Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace in 2024 and one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women and Professional Services in 2025. Grey is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Account Executive (SAE) will own workstreams and report to the Account Supervisor or VP, Account Director. The SAE is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the client account, including client presentations and gaining internal and external creative concept approval. You will manage your business autonomously while mentoring junior members of the team. Our work is fully integrated across live-action television shoots, content development, digital, social, and OOH. This is a fast-paced and dynamic role in which you will be a true partner to our clients and cross-functional agency teams ensuring that Grey continues to champion our efforts in making Famously Effective work for our clients.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Client + Brand Advisor

• Assume the role of main day-to-day client contact and start to lead and support a variety of integrated work streams while helping to position the brand and client as a leader in the category.
• Provide client-service administration, including preparing client status and activity reports, attending meetings and conference calls, tracking usage and performance, and compiling reports, competitor trend analysis, and logistics.
• Develop strong relationships with clients across various disciplines and business areas throughout the organization, including Creative, Strategy/Planning, Project Management, and Production teams and agency partners (media, PR, etc).
• Exhibits a deep understanding of the client's business and category.
• Respond promptly to all client and internal requests.

Creative Collaborator and Creative Champion

• Influence the development of the highest quality creative work by sharing knowledge of the client, business, and brand and demonstrate strong creative judgement and strategic recommendations.
• Collaborate with the Planning, Project Management, and Creative departments to write a strong, inspiring agency brief and concept based on the client’s initial brief.
• Populate and distribute weekly/monthly status reports to key stake holders.
• Assist in strategic creative development, production, and post-production of advertising communications, including but not limited to film (broadcast and online), print, and social.
• Management of all internal checkpoints for a project, including legal and network clearance, talent management, business affairs and trafficking.

Growth Oriented Agency Leader

• Coordinate with client and agency finance to oversee monthly billing needs, manage and reconcile budgets, resolve or elevate issues, track hours by job numbers, and evaluate all estimates and invoices for accuracy.
• Continually seek ways to add value to the client-agency relationship.

Intentional Leadership

• Proactively manages project implementation, from concept phase to final production.
• Supervise and provide mentorship and guidance to junior members of the team, including oversight of the AE & AAE's.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• 3-5 years of experience in a marketing agency, association, or related field.
• Ability to be resourceful and think strategically and creatively.
• Desire to contribute to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work community.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Familiar with other creative platforms including but not limited to Keynote, PDF.
• Superior language and grammar skills.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Creative: Putting together two things to create a third thing no one's ever seen before.
• Productive: Acting on ideas to make things happen and get stuff done.
• Collaborative: Focused on the greater good versus personal gain.
• Adaptable: Ready and able to embrace change.

*The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. *We offer a competitive benefits package,

Pay Range$45,000-100,000 USDWe believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

GREY is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.