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Senior Account Executive

Publicis Groupe


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 23 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 4 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Company Description

A global creative constellation built for whats nextuniting the human vision of the Leo Burnett network with the innovation of Publicis Worldwide.

Leo is HI AI: Human Insight Human Ideas Human Impactsupercharged by the data and technology to move faster go further and deliver everywhere.

Leo brings together 15000 people across 90 countries combining global scale with creative firepower to drive outsized impact for brands.

Overview

Were looking for an outstanding Senior Account Executive someone who can win the hearts of clients inspire junior staff and skillfully juggle multiple pieces of business. Sounds like you Read on.

Responsibilities

Day to day your role will include:
Youll manage Account Executives and other partners pump out leading client service results for a large financial services client.

Day to day your role includes:

  • Strengthening our relationship with the clients becoming their go-to resource youll win them over by asking the right questions agilely leading insightful real-time dialogue and being a visible and influential presence among their senior management
  • Displaying a firm understanding of the client teams structure hierarchy and political realities
  • Knowing all there is to know about the clients product or service the market and its consumer and understanding the marketing objectives in terms of sales market-share and competitor products
  • Acting as an ambassador for the brand internally and externally
  • Helping the client promote work within their company and when appropriate the broader marketplace
  • Creating dependable organized and clear communications at all levels and across all departments
  • Steering actionable briefs and presenting work confidently and persuasively
  • Managing client and agency team expectations day in and out and helping clear roadblocks to success
  • Developing team members by coaching training and identifying areas of growth
  • Overseeing various production stages and ensuring adequate resources
  • Understanding the larger financial picture and impacts on contribution margins/revenue targets
Qualifications

Were looking for a dedicated Senior Account Executive with impressive work experience which typically includes:

  • An unwavering passion for marketing and an unstoppable drive to bring the best work to life
  • Four years of college education and four to five years of experience preferably at a creative agency
  • Excellent analytical skills and critical thinking youre strong on both IQ and EQ as adept at reading data for insights as you are at reading clients for feedback
  • Effective time-management impeccable organization and the flexibility to adapt quickly to changes
  • Proven leadership and management training youre known for your ability to coach and develop talent inspire and motivate change and bring varied groups together to collaborate effectively
  • Amazing communication and presentation skills youre articulate straightforward and engaging
  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT Google Gemini DALLE Midjourney) is a plus especially for tasks like ideation research or content generation.
Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto Viva La Différence means were better together and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities across all facets of intersectionality and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage dental vision disability 401K as well as parental and family care leave family forming assistance tuition reimbursement and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically please contact .

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

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Compensation Range: USD $60800.00 - USD $84000.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law compensation will be determined based on the skills qualifications and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles the Company will offer medical coverage dental vision disability 401k and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 9/7/2026.

Required Experience:

Senior IC


About Company

Publicis Media is one of the four solutions hubs of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40], alongside Publicis Communications, Publicis.Sapient and Publicis Healthcare. Led by Steve King, CEO, Publicis Media is powered by its five global brands, Starcom, Zenith, Spark ... View more

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