Senior Account Executive

Fingerpaint Group; Cedar Knolls (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fingerpaint Group in Cedar Knolls, NJ is seeking a Senior Account Executive to advance day-to-day client service and develop mentoring skills. You will support leadership and collaborate with agency teams to deliver superior healthcare campaigns.

The role emphasizes project management, budgeting, timelines, and strategic briefs, with opportunities to grow in team leadership and client stewardship. Candidates should have 2–4 years in an advertising agency, healthcare experience, and familiarity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2–4 years of advertising agency experience.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare.
• Familiarity with MLR review process and Veeva.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to travel locally to clients.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deliverables; ensure timely, on-budget delivery.
• Partner with the team to manage project timelines, budgets, and resources.
• Manage submission process and review deliverables; aggregate team feedback.
• Develop strategic and actionable project briefs.
• Communicate client changes and rationale to internal team after reviews.
• Prepare weekly status reports and set up weekly project status calls.
• Monitor headlines for brand and competitor news, trends, and white space opportunities.

Skills

Communication skills

Written/Verbal skills

Time management

Travel to clients

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Veeva

Job description

Reset your expectations of a health and wellness agency. From our inception, Fingerpaint has been driven by an unstoppable collective spirit of possibility. It’s that curiosity that’s at the heart of everything we do. From our legendary people-first culture to the hundreds of Fingerpainters who define us, we’ve reimagined what it means to be a healthcare and wellness advertising agency. Here, creativity happens naturally—we attract top talent and collaborate.

The Opportunity: Role Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Senior Account Executive to join our dynamic team. This role requires attention to detail and strong organizational skills. This individual will be instrumental in mastering day-to-day account management skills and beginning to develop mentoring and management skill sets. You will be responsible for supporting leadership in account management and working with agency team leaders to facilitate optimal client service and a quality experience.

Note: The individual in this role must be located within a commutable distance to our Cedar Knolls, New Jersey office

This person will be expected to attend special meetings and events at the office, in addition to client visits in the Cedar Knolls area, a few times per month.

Key Responsibilities

Core Function

• Prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deliverables and ensure that projects are executed on time and on budget.
• Partner with the team to efficiently manage the project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure timely completion of all deliverables.
• Manage submission process and review all deliverables and aggregate team feedback.
• Develop strategic and actionable project briefs.
• Communicate client changes and rationale to internal team following client reviews.
• Prepare weekly status reports and set up weekly project status calls.
• Actively monitor the headlines for current brand and competitor news, trends, and white space opportunity.

What You'll Bring: Required Qualifications

• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience:
• 2-4 years of advertising agency experience required.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare.

Specialized Knowledge

• Familiarity with pharmaceutical medical, legal, regulatory (MLR) review process and systems (Veeva).
• Excellent understanding of digital marketplace and ad formats.
• Ability to think strategically, creatively, and collaboratively.
• Experience preparing financial worksheets and reports.

Skills

• Demonstrate strong written and verbal skills.
• Highly effective communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deliverables.
• Ability to travel locally to clients.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice To Have)

• Media experience is a plus.

Fingerpaint Group provides equal employment [and affirmative action] opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s okay! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Fingerpaint, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Our team of qualified recruiters can match you with the right opportunity. Fingerpaint Group provides equal employment [and affirmative action] opportunities to all applicants and employees. We are proud to recruit qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or citizenship status.