Senior Account Executive

Job Description

Job Description

Chernoff Newman is an integrated communications agency with offices in Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston, and Orlando. We serve clients across the country, with a focus in the Southeast. We specialize in the retail, government, healthcare, education and workforce development, food and beverage and financial sectors, among others.

Chernoff Newman is seeking a Senior Account Executive to lead client relationships, drive account growth, and develop new business opportunities for the agency. The ideal candidate is someone with strong connections in the Carolinas, who is eager to manage high-level client engagements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring exceptional service, strategic guidance, and results-driven execution
• Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts and lead new business development efforts
• Drive efforts to secure new clients, including developing proposals, pitch presentations, and networking
• Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders, including state agencies, policymakers, the business community, industry leaders (i.e., higher education, healthcare, agriculture, workforce development), media contacts, and advocacy groups to expand the firm’s influence and network
• Pursue expert-level knowledge of the service offerings Chernoff Newman provides and be able to discuss solutions to clients’ challenges
• Stay informed on policy trends, industry shifts, and emerging issues to proactively advise clients

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Benefits

Company Values

Enduring : We are long-time trusted advisors and leaders in the communities where we live and work.

Intentional : We are rooted in research, strategy-led, purposeful and deliberate.

Humancentric : We are committed to collaboration, respect and empathy and instill integrity, warmth and kindness in everything we do.

Inclusive : We insist on diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skill sets and are committed to a workforce reflective of our community and culture.

Curious : We seek to address issues through innovative, disruptive and creative ideas.