Senior Account Executive, Fashion & Retail

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

SHADOW is looking for a Senior Account Executive to join our growing fashion and retail team. This role is ideal for someone with 4-6 years of experience who loves shaping narratives thrives in fast-moving environments and is passionate about helping brands tell meaningful stories. Youll be responsible for managing teams counseling clients and generating strong results across a number of client projects.

What You Bring:

A strategic mindset: You think beyond the press release. You bring fresh forward-thinking approaches to building a brand narrative and product launch to media awards and thought leadership platforms. Youve led and secured high-impact placements profiles and recognition in top-tier fashion retail trade and business outlets.
Established industry connections: Youre a true connector. You know the industry inside and out and understand the market position and direction of SHADOWs clients in the space. You have your fingers on the pulse of new trends and bring a deep bench of contacts across fashion retail trade and broadcast media as well as industry events conferences and podcasts and you know how to turn relationships into results.
Strong written and verbal skills: You can distill complex ideas into clear persuasive narratives. From op-eds and award submissions to press materials and executive briefings your writing is crisp compelling and on-brand.
Managerial competence: You will be leading the work and output of dynamic teams across capabilities and must be comfortable operating under pressure meeting tight deadlines and working on multiple projects simultaneously.
A proven track record: We will want to see examples of breakthrough campaigns activations and placements that youve personally led that made an impact for your clients and a splash in the space.
Organization and composure under pressure: You can juggle multiple workstreams with polish and poise. You bring structure to chaos and thrive in fast-paced environments consistently meeting deadlines and communicating effectively with senior executives.

What Youll Do:

Lead client engagement: Serve as a senior partner to clients offering sharp strategic counsel and trusted execution. Youll own relationships and lead day-to-day communications driving progress and impact.
Drive media strategy and execution: Lead the development of executive visibility roadmaps identify and pitch strategic media and speaking opportunities and act quickly to create or respond to news - not only for your own clients but across the agency.
Manage and multitask: Effectively manage the daily workflow of three to six accounts simultaneously while also driving consistent results. Youll communicate account priorities and thoughtfully work in collaboration with others.
Execute: Develop deliver and lead strategic client programs and initiatives. You must be an innovative thinker and set the standard for creativity in your division with ideas that you personally can set into motion using your own industry connections and credibility. You must also bring high-level relationships to the table to help secure coverage that makes an impact.
Client Correspondence: You are the first point of contact for your clients therefore serving as both the mouthpiece and the ear for your teams.
Elevate the agencys offering: As a steward of corporate and executive communications within the agency youll help institutionalize best practices build internal tools share opportunities and contribute thought leadership that benefits the agency and our clients alike.

Annual Compensation

$75K - $95K (commensurate with experience)

What We Provide:

Medical dental vision insurance
Generous PTO and paid holidays
Dedicated mental health days
Unlimited sick time
Give Back. We want SHADOWs to extend their hearts and give back to their various communities and interests on the clock! We offer 40 hours of paid VTO annually (voluntary time off)
401(k) retirement plan with matching
Pre-tax commuter and healthcare benefits
12 weeks paid leave for new parents
Individualized career mapping
Summer Fridays (early close Fridays Memorial Day - Labor Day)
Hybrid work schedule (1-3 days in office per week depending on role)

While SHADOW intends to maintain these employee benefits the Company reserves the right to modify amend or terminate these benefits at any time and for any reason.

Additional Information

SHADOW promotes a diverse and high performing company culture. SHADOW is dedicated to providing equal opportunities to all qualified persons and to recruit hire train promote and compensate persons in all jobs without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability or sexual orientation.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

What You Bring:

A strategic mindset: You think beyond the press release. You bring fresh forward-thinking approaches to building a brand narrative and product launch to media awards and thought leadership platforms. Youve led and secured high-impact placements profiles and recognition in top-tier fashion retail trade and business outlets.
Established industry connections: Youre a true connector. You know the industry inside and out and understand the market position and direction of SHADOWs clients in the space. You have your fingers on the pulse of new trends and bring a deep bench of contacts across fashion retail trade and broadcast media as well as industry events conferences and podcasts and you know how to turn relationships into results.
Strong written and verbal skills: You can distill complex ideas into clear persuasive narratives. From op-eds and award submissions to press materials and executive briefings your writing is crisp compelling and on-brand.
Managerial competence: You will be leading the work and output of dynamic teams across capabilities and must be comfortable operating under pressure meeting tight deadlines and working on multiple projects simultaneously.
A proven track record: We will want to see examples of breakthrough campaigns activations and placements that youve personally led that made an impact for your clients and a splash in the space.
Organization and composure under pressure: You can juggle multiple workstreams with polish and poise. You bring structure to chaos and thrive in fast-paced environments consistently meeting deadlines and communicating effectively with senior executives.

What Youll Do:

Lead client engagement: Serve as a senior partner to clients offering sharp strategic counsel and trusted execution. Youll own relationships and lead day-to-day communications driving progress and impact.
Drive media strategy and execution: Lead the development of executive visibility roadmaps identify and pitch strategic media and speaking opportunities and act quickly to create or respond to news - not only for your own clients but across the agency.
Manage and multitask: Effectively manage the daily workflow of three to six accounts simultaneously while also driving consistent results. Youll communicate account priorities and thoughtfully work in collaboration with others.
Execute: Develop deliver and lead strategic client programs and initiatives. You must be an innovative thinker and set the standard for creativity in your division with ideas that you personally can set into motion using your own industry connections and credibility. You must also bring high-level relationships to the table to help secure coverage that makes an impact.
Client Correspondence: You are the first point of contact for your clients therefore serving as both the mouthpiece and the ear for your teams.
Elevate the agencys offering: As a steward of corporate and executive communications within the agency youll help institutionalize best practices build internal tools share opportunities and contribute thought leadership that benefits the agency and our clients alike.

Annual Compensation

$75K - $95K (commensurate with experience)

What We Provide:

Medical dental vision insurance
Generous PTO and paid holidays
Dedicated mental health days
Unlimited sick time
Give Back. We want SHADOWs to extend their hearts and give back to their various communities and interests on the clock! We offer 40 hours of paid VTO annually (voluntary time off)
401(k) retirement plan with matching
Pre-tax commuter and healthcare benefits
12 weeks paid leave for new parents
Individualized career mapping
Summer Fridays (early close Fridays Memorial Day - Labor Day)
Hybrid work schedule (1-3 days in office per week depending on role)

While SHADOW intends to maintain these employee benefits the Company reserves the right to modify amend or terminate these benefits at any time and for any reason.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Key Skills

Sales Experience
Direct Sales
B2B Sales
Public Relations
SAAS
Account Management
Product Demos
Salesforce
Outside Sales
CRM Software
Enterprise Sales
negotiation

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About Company

Shadow

SHADOW is a creative marketing and communications agency with integrated disciplines across media relations, influencer marketing, experiential and event production, social media management and content development.

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