Account Executive

Hill Holliday; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill Holliday is seeking an Account Executive in New York to lead client relationships and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver campaigns on time and on budget. The role focuses on turning client challenges into opportunities, with a strong emphasis on clear communication and proactive problem solving.

Ideal candidates bring 2-3+ years in an advertising agency, a Bachelor’s degree in marketing or communications, and a proven ability to manage timelines, budgets, and stakeholder

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years of experience in an advertising agency.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications or related field.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Supporting day-to-day business activities to ensure clear communication, efficient workflows, and seamless execution across projects and workstreams.
• Serving as a day-to-day contact for client stakeholders, creative teams, internal partners, and external agency collaborators, building relationships grounded in accountability and trust.
• Demonstrating curiosity and working knowledge about the client’s business, category, and competitive landscape to help inform emerging opportunities and problem solving.
• Supporting the development and presentation of new ideas, recommendations, and opportunities for client review.
• Managing project timelines, status reporting, and deliverables with strong attention to detail and proactive follow-through.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications or related field

Job description

The role of account management is to create, manage, and expand the conditions for great work and ideas to flourish. We strive to create work that moves people, changes the status quo, and drives our clients’ business and our own.

Our account managers are strategic marketing leaders who know their client’s business deeply and proactively bring new thinking and valuable outside perspective. They connect the dots - people, ideas, and resources - to deliver every aspect of modern marketing. They are passionate champions of great work, helping identify great ideas, shaping them, protecting them, and ultimately bringing them to life. They drive teams with clarity and purpose to make things happen, so we win for our clients.

The Account Executive will be responsible for:

• Supporting day-to-day business activities to ensure clear communication, efficient workflows, and seamless execution across projects and workstreams.
• Serving as a day-to-day contact for client stakeholders, creative teams, internal partners, and external agency collaborators, building relationships grounded in accountability and trust.
• Demonstrating curiosity and working knowledge about the client’s business, category, and competitive landscape to help inform emerging opportunities and problem solving.
• Supporting the development and presentation of new ideas, recommendations, and opportunities for client review.
• Managing project timelines, status reporting, and deliverables with strong attention to detail and proactive follow-through.

Skills:

Ways of Working

• Individual contributor who takes ownership of their work.
• Stays flexible when priorities shift and keeps things moving in a faced-paced environment.
• Proactively seeks out answers and solutions.
• Communicates clearly, whether in writing or conversation.
• Works well with a range of people – clients, internal teams, or external partners – to keep work on track.
• Enjoys working with different people who bring new ideas to the table.

Accountability for Results

• Takes ownership of projects and deliverables, making sure nothing slips through the cracks.
• Focused on delivering work on-time and on-budget.
• Looks for ways to make the work, and the way we work, better.

Desired Experience:

• 2-3+ years of experience in an advertising agency
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications or related field

Salary range: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00; commensurate with experience.