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

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account executive

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 ● Mar. 30, 2026

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 ● Mar. 8, 2026

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 ● Apr. 5, 2024

Each account executive will be expected to conduct eight customer meetings a week — half in-person — deliver twice-weekly internal presentations.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2022

Sharing a message on the show's official Twitter account, executive producer Jason Herbison said the pair would play "a very special part" in the show's finale.

From BBC ● May 1, 2022