Senior Account Executive

UNAVAILABLE; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,800 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental and vision

Flexible time off

Job summary

A Senior Account Executive position located in Chicago, Illinois, focused on managing strategic and creative client campaigns. The role requires strong project management and communication skills, ensuring flawless execution across integrated agency teams. Candidates will have experience in a creatively driven agency environment and the ability to manage complex workstreams. The compensation range is $60,800 to $84,000 annually, with comprehensive benefits including medical coverage and flexible time off.

Qualifications

• Experience in a creatively driven agency environment.
• Ability to manage high-volume tactical workstreams with consistency and quality.
• Confident leader with a strong sense of ownership.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from start to finish ensuring creative excellence.
• Act as a connection across teams to support campaigns.
• Advocate for high-quality work in client interactions.

Skills

Brand stewardship and account management experience

Project management

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Job Description

As a Senior Account Executive, you are the engine that brings strategic and creative ambitions to life. You manage the day-to-day business with increasing autonomy, ensuring work is delivered flawlessly, efficiently, and with a deep understanding of client objectives. You contribute meaningfully to strategic development, and serve as a trusted partner to both clients and internal teams.

This role offers the opportunity to support complex campaigns while serving as a connective force across integrated agency teams (IAT). A successful Senior Account Executive demonstrates strong ownership, proactive leadership, and the ability to anticipate needs before they arise—helping drive creative excellence and consistent, high-quality execution across all workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Own projects from start to finish—managing workflows, timelines, budgets, and cross-functional alignment to ensure smooth delivery and creative excellence.
• Serve as the connecting thread across Strategy, Production, Media, Legal, Creative, and partner agency teams to support national multimedia, and smaller ad hoc campaigns.
• Represent the Creative team in client interactions, advocating for high-quality, effective work that meets campaign objectives and resonates with target audiences.
• Interpret and communicate client requests and feedback clearly to internal teams, ensuring alignment and efficient execution across all stakeholders.
• Support trafficking spots out to media partners, ensuring assets are accurate, approved, and delivered on time.
• Manage key administrative responsibilities, including running and updating weekly status meetings and documents, maintaining timelines, resource management and documenting next steps.
• Partner closely with internal teams and clients to maintain momentum, transparency, and shared accountability.

Qualifications

• Hard Skills
  • Brand stewardship and account management experience within a creatively driven agency environment
  • Assist in managing high-volume tactical workstreams, supporting consistency, quality, and timely delivery.
  • Ability to lead ad hoc projects, uniting the IAT
  • Strong understanding of timelines, workflows, and budget tracking
• Soft Skills
  • Confident, proactive leader with a strong sense of ownership
  • Clear, thoughtful communicator able to interpret and translate client feedback into actionable direction
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
  • Collaborative partner who builds trust across disciplines and teams
  • Calm, solution-oriented, and adaptable in fast-moving environments
  • Ability to lead projects with confidence, knowing when to manage up/inform the right parties when necessary
• Any Knowledge / Ability Mandatories
  • Demonstrate ability to manage projects independently and also demonstrate strong collaboration skills
  • Comfort working cross-functionally with multiple different teams from different focus areas and internal/external agencies

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation Range: $60,800 – $84,000 annually.

Benefits include medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401(k), parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.