Sr Account Executive Agency

Sr Account Executive Agency

Job Locations

US-CT-Norwalk | US-IL-Chicago | US-AR-Bentonville | US-OH-Cincinnati

Primary Posting Location : City

Norwalk

Primary Posting Location : State / Province

CT

Primary Posting Location : Postal Code

06850

Primary Posting Location : Country

US

Requisition ID

Position Type

Full Time

Category

Marketing (Corporate) : Integrated Marketing, Experiential Marketing

Minimum

USD $63,000.00 / Yr.

Maximum

USD $84,000.00 / Yr.

Summary

Sr Account Executive Agency

As a Senior Account Executive, you will play a vital role in bringing retailer-specific strategies to life through day-to-day execution and cross-functional coordination. Sitting between strategic planning and flawless activation, you'll be responsible for moving work forward, ensuring accuracy, and supporting the team in delivering exceptional, retail-aligned solutions for our clients.

You will serve as a key point of contact internally, helping ensure deliverables are informed by strategy, meet client expectations, and align with retailer requirements.

Key Responsibilities :

Executional Ownership : Manage timelines, deliverables, budget management, and task lists for assigned programs-ensuring on-time and on-strategy execution across shopper, retail media, and in-store deliverables.

• Retailer & Client Understanding : Support the translation of retail strategy into executional briefs and client-ready documents that reflect retailer nuances, tone, and tactics.
• Cross-Functional Coordination : Partner closely with creative, project management, media, and RMN and 3P vendors to move work through the system efficiently.
• Internal Communication : Keep project trackers up to date, facilitate internal status updates, and flag risks or roadblocks to the Account Supervisor or Director.
• Quality Control : Review and route deliverables for accuracy, brand alignment, and retailer compliance before client review.
• Retail Readiness : Stay informed on retailer-specific platforms, programs, and processes, and help ensure our work meets all requirements for execution.
• Client Support : Support client-facing team members by preparing materials, taking notes, and capturing next steps during meetings.

What You Bring :

Why Join Us :

We're redefining what it means to build truly retail-back strategies that drive growth. As a Senior Account Executive, you'll be a critical part of the team that ensures our strategy becomes reality-executed flawlessly and in alignment with what drives results for both brands and retailers.

What we offer :

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

Responsibilities

The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Job Duty

Personal Accountability

Develop and own assigned relationships that build a trust-based partnership with client teams, agency partners and third-party vendors

Demonstrate working knowledge of consumer / shopper marketing landscapes and the client's own industry to develop new business opportunities and potential revenue streams within existing client

Design and lead proposal and program development presentations with support and guidance from Director

Supervise and / or directly manage program execution, budgets, tracking, and post promotional reporting in accordance with company systems and processes

Contribute to recruiting, hiring, training, and development of direct reports with support of Director.

Other related duties as assigned

Cross-Functional Accountability

Partner with Planning team members to develop category, channel, customer and competitive brand marketplace insights, identify most value consumer targets, communication strategy, innovation opportunities, promotion program objectives, strategies and tactical recommendations for programs, leveraging key consumer / shopper insights that drive purchase behavior change

When relevant, demonstrate thought leadership, channel expertise and strategic integration with client agency partners

Communicate and interact effectively with internal teams for all departments and / or clients to deliver timely client decisions and approvals

Identify cross-company Marketing Svs revenue-driving opportunities

Successfully manage and develop Agency cross-functional team members

Other related duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports

Indirect Reports

Travel and / or Driving Requirements

Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job

Education Level : (Required) : Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Field of Study / Area of Experience : 2-4 years of experience in the role of leader / manager in agency, brand management and / or media production preferred

5+ years of experience in consumer product, brand management, media or agency experience preferred

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Ability to complete multiple duties with accuracy shifting from one to another with frequent interruptions and competing deadlines

Excellent written communication and verbal communication skills

Ability to make oral presentations

Good interpersonal skills

Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web-browsers

Strong prioritization skills

Ability to direct, lead, coach, and develop people

Environmental & Physical Requirements

Office / Sedentary Requirements

Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Additional Information Regarding ASM Job Duties and Job Descriptions

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one's supervisor or other manager related to the position / department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. Advantage Solutions reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. Advantage Solutions shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

Any estimate, schedule, or guideline provided to associates in this job description or elsewhere in connection with their jobs is only intended to help describe job duties and for planning purposes. Regardless of any such estimate, schedule, or guideline, associates must always record all time worked for our company (which includes but is not limited to on-site work time in an assigned store, office, or other work location; required waiting time; administrative time; and work-related travel time).

Important Information

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of associates so classified.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law.

As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

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