account executive

noun

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

account executive

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of account executive¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The Alexander Group’s research shows that companies are increasingly using a combination of individual and team goals for roles such as account executives and account managers.

From Digiday

In the latest edition of our Confessions series, in which we exchange anonymity for candor, an account executive and working mom at that agency talks corporate expectations during a global pandemic.

From Digiday

That meant employees like Chris McDonald, an account executive with a young daughter and a pregnant wife, and Mark Pirello, who had children too, weren’t taking a paycheck for months.

From Ozy