Senior Account Executive

Mars United Commerce; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 61,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid family care

Adoption & surrogacy support

Pet adoption support

Medical and voluntary benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Volunteer days

401k and retirement options

Job summary

Mars United Commerce is seeking a Senior Account Executive to support directors in retailer projects, budgets, and campaign execution. You will manage communications, briefs, and recaps, while ensuring accurate billing and data management for Marilyn, the company’s platform.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, coordinate timelines, and help optimize shopper marketing campaigns across on/offsite displays, ensuring high-quality deliverables and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of shopper marketing, media or advertising experience, preferably agency experience in retailer promotions.
• Strong computer skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage time, adhere to strict timelines and work well under pressure.
• Detail orientation and ability to multitask across fluid workload.
• Proactive nature in seeking of work/responsibility.
• Dependability in execution of work and as member of assigned team.

Responsibilities

• Manage and build productive relationships and communications with cross functional teams to keep projects moving forward.
• Compile, author and distribute meeting or project recaps.
• Develop knowledge of assigned brand or retailer brand positioning, understanding competitors and goals.
• Tactically support programs including timelines, trafficking and materials review.
• Manage and support projects effectively from start to finish.
• Support budget management ensuring program estimates and actuals are tracked.
• Develop proficiency across Mars internal workflow and financial systems.

Skills

Time management

Detail orientation

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Proactive attitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business or related field

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Company Description

Mars United℠ Commerce is a global commerce marketing practice that aligns people, technology, and intelligence to make the business of our clients better today than it was yesterday. Our worldwide capabilities coalesce into four key disciplines — Strategy & Analytics, Content & Experiences, Digital Commerce, and Retail Consultancy — that individually deliver unmatched results for clients and collectively give them an unparalleled network of seamlessly integrated functions across the entire commerce marketing ecosystem. These disciplines are powered by our industry-leading technology platform, Marilyn®, which helps marketers understand the total business impact of their commerce marketing activation, enabling them to make better decisions, create connected experiences, and drive stronger, measurable results. Learn more at https://www.marsunited.com/.

Overview

The Senior Account Executive (SAE) supports the Director and Manager with all retailer project execution including asset management, systems updates, internal communications, meeting coordination/scheduling, meeting recaps, vendor communications, budget/finance support and retailer audits. The Senior Account Executive responsibilities are inclusive of execution for managed service (including RFP facilitation as requested) and self-service (for on and offsite display) campaigns. Additionally, they support AdOps/tagging ensuring that the Ad Ops Specialist if fully briefed and reporting in required manner for retailer. They support and execute budget management, campaign performance monitoring/recaps and managing advertiser portfolios. The Senior Account Executive owns billing and Marilyn data management duties.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage and build productive relationships and communications with cross functional teams (i.e., answer questions/provide direction) to keep projects moving forward
• Compile, author and distribute meeting or project recaps
• Develop knowledge of assigned brand or retailer brand positioning(s), understanding competitors, short and long term goals, consumer/shopper targets and marketing strategies
• Tactically support programs (development of timelines, trafficking and review of materials, estimation of costs, etc.) including briefing of AdOps and tagging support
• Manage and support projects effectively from start to finish
• Support budget management ensuring program estimates and actuals are managed to hours and costs
• Manage electronic job jackets/billing information
• Develop your proficiency across all Mars internal workflow and financial management systems
• Work effectively and efficiently with various internal departments
• Maintain and update team reports, including weekly status, marketplace assessments, etc.
• All other duties as assigned by Manager or Director

Skill Sets Required

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of shopper marketing, media or advertising experience, preferably agency experience in retailer promotions
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage time, adhere to strict timelines and work well under pressure
• Detail orientation and ability to multitask across fluid workload
• Proactive nature in the seeking of work/responsibility
• Dependability in execution of work and as member of assigned team
• Enthusiastic, “can do” attitude in accepting work/new challenges
• Desire to learn all aspects of the Shopper Marketing discipline
• Effective interpersonal skills working well across functions
• Conscientious work ethic

Mars United Commerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Additional Information

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
• The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.
• We also offer medical and voluntary benefits to our freelancers and temporary employees. Voluntary benefit options include supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits, legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance. You must be actively employed for 90 consecutive calendar days in order to be eligible for Publicis medical and voluntary benefits.

Mars United℠ Commerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

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

Compensation Range: USD $60,800.00 - USD $84,000.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/3/2026.