Senior Account Executive

Fingerpaint Group; Cedar Knolls (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Equal employment opportunity

Job summary

Fingerpaint Group is seeking a Senior Account Executive to join their Cedar Knolls, NJ team. The role entails managing multiple projects, ensuring timely completion, and supporting leadership in account management.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years of experience in an advertising agency, preferably in pharmaceutical or healthcare sectors. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of advertising agency experience required.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple tasks and deliverables, ensuring projects are executed on time and within budget.
• Prepare weekly status reports and facilitate project status calls.
• Monitor current brand and competitor news for trends and opportunities.

Skills

Strong written and verbal skills

Highly effective communication skills

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks

Ability to travel locally 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 give them a space to grow 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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s okay! Studies have shown that people of color and women 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. We may match you with other roles. 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, ethnicity or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or citizenship status.