account executive

American  

noun

1. (in an advertising agency or other service business) the manager of a client's account.

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account executive British  

noun

1. an executive in an advertising agency or public relations firm who manages a client's account

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Etymology

Origin of account executive

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

On LinkedIn, Oracle employees, including software engineers, account executives and program managers, shared publicly that they were affected by a mass layoff at the company and were looking for new jobs.

From Los Angeles Times

Dinners at premier restaurants, sending flowers to thank candidates for their time—“That’s happening at the account executive level,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

For most of the romance reality show’s 10th season, the account executive seems like a standard-issue OK guy with a quirk about taking daily cold plunges.

From Salon

Fresh out of the University of San Diego, Musselman’s first job was with the Clippers as an account executive in 1987, selling tickets to a team that was scraping the bottom of the NBA standings.

From Los Angeles Times

As a senior account executive for an advertising and marketing firm in Southern California, Homis goes into the office once a month.

From Seattle Times