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

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

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 • Nov. 27, 2023

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