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

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

The Everton FC account executive then booked an internal return flight from Boston to Miami - where Scotland play Brazil on 24 June - for £350.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

When market account executive Hannah Freeman was notified that her rent would be increasing by $250 per month, she was shocked.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2025

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