Senior Account Executive

Saatchi & Saatchi Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 61,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Saatchi & Saatchi Health in New York is seeking a Senior Account Executive to coordinate campaigns, serve as a liaison between client, agency and disciplines, and manage day-to-day account activity. You will negotiate proposals and budgets, nurture vendor relationships, and mentor junior staff to drive top-tier results.

This role emphasizes outstanding writing, client service, and a proactive, strategic mindset focused on delivering measurable healthcare impact for clients.

Qualifications

• Outstanding client service.
• Relationship builder with strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent writing skills for clear client communications.
• Strategic thinker who can translate goals into actionable plans.
• Owns responsibilities and takes initiative to get results.
• Team player with good judgment and collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Liaises between client, agency and all disciplines to ensure alignment with plans.
• Directs day-to-day development within approved campaigns and plans.
• Maintains clear, frequent client communications on progress and decisions.
• Negotiates proposals and budgets with clients to secure agreed scopes.
• Builds and nurtures productive vendor relationships and ensures timely follow-up.
• Attends client meetings and ensures accurate, timely post-meeting actions.
• Collaborates with Creative and Planning to translate client goals into strategic solutions.
• Mentors junior account staff to develop their capabilities.

Skills

Client service

Relationship building

Written communication

Strategic thinking

Proactiveness

Team player

Job description

Company Description At Saatchi & Saatchi Health, we believe in making the impossible possible in health. We partner with our clients to turn complexity into clarity, ideas into impact, and ambition into real-world outcomes.

By combining creativity, data, and technology, we create work that doesn’t just reach people--it moves them, connects with them, and makes a difference in their lives. Because when our people bring curiosity and courage to the work, we unlock new possibilities for our clients, and better outcomes for the patients they serve. We’re here to push what health can be. And to make it matter.

Overview The Senior Account Executive plans, coordinates and directs campaigns for agency clients. They are masters of the daily, tactical elements of accounts and are involved with strategic account planning.

Responsibilities

Client:

• Serves as a liaison between client, agency and all disciplines
• Guides the day-to-day development within approved plans.
• Communicates clearly and frequently with client
• Negotiates proposal and budget with client.
• Builds and nurtures productive business relationships with vendors.
• Attends all client meetings and is responsible for accurate and timely follow-up

Internal:

• Communicates effectively with Creative team to drive best product. Understands creative process and knows how to judge creative work. Provides constructive feedback. Maintains strong working relationships with Creative teams.
• Consults with Creative, Planning teams to communicate client goals and to develop alternative strategic solutions
• Mentors junior Account folks

Qualifications

About You:

• You provide outstanding client service
• You’re a relationship builder
• You have excellent writing skills
• You’re a strategic thinker
• You own your responsibilities and are proactive about them!
• You’re a team player with good judgment

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

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 $93,600.00/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 9/1/2026.