Senior Account Executive/Account Manager

Location: New York

Job Type: Full-Time

About Us
APartnership is an independent marketing agency based in New York City. Our mission is to help clients win the highest value segments in today’s fragmented market. We’ve built our capabilities in the most diverse, fastest growing, nuanced consumer group – Asian Americans. We are small and nimble, focused on helping our clients grow their business.

Job Description
As a Senior Account Executive/Account Manager, you will take ownership of the day-to-day management of key client accounts while remaining actively involved in campaign planning and execution. This is a hands-on role for an experienced agency professional who can build trusted client relationships, coordinate effectively across disciplines, and independently keep multiple projects moving forward.

Key Responsibilities

Client and Account Management

  • Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for assigned clients, taking ownership of account management, building trusted relationships, and ensuring client needs are understood and commitments are met.
  • Develop a strong understanding of each client’s business, brand, audiences, objectives, and competitive landscape.
  • Translate client objectives and feedback into clear, actionable direction for creative, media, strategy, and other internal teams.
  • Contribute to the development of campaign strategies and provide thoughtful recommendations that address client objectives and audience needs.

Project Management

  • Manage integrated campaigns from initial brief and planning through creative development, media execution, launch, reporting, and final delivery.
  • Manage project timelines, budgets, scopes, status reports, client feedback, and approval processes.
  • Lead client meetings and status calls, prepare presentations and recaps, and maintain clear communication regarding deliverables, timelines, budgets, approvals, and next steps.
  • Brief internal teams on campaign objectives, requirements, and deliverables, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned and set up for success.
  • Coordinate effectively with internal teams, external vendors, and partner agencies to keep work aligned, accurate, and on schedule.
  • Anticipate client needs, identify potential challenges, and proactively recommend practical solutions.
  • Review briefs, presentations, creative assets, and other client-facing materials for accuracy, quality, and alignment with the approved strategy.
  • Monitor account budgets, project hours, and changes in scope in partnership with agency leadership.
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen client relationships and grow existing accounts.
  • Contribute to agency marketing initiatives, new business pitches, and other agency-wide projects as needed.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of account management experience at an advertising, marketing, or integrated communications agency.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
  • Proven experience managing integrated campaigns across multiple channels, such as digital, social, video, broadcast, print, out-of-home, experiential, and web. Understanding of creative asset development and production process across these channels.
  • Familiarity with project management tools like Monday.com.
  • Strong client relationship and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple accounts, priorities, budgets, timelines, and stakeholders.
  • Proactive, with a strong work ethic: Self-starter who takes ownership, anticipates needs, and follows through with limited oversight.
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a strong commitment to accuracy and follow-through.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the confidence to communicate effectively with clients and internal teams.
  • Strong critical-thinking and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines and working styles.
  • Genuine interest in marketing and the multicultural and diverse American consumer and media landscape.
  • Second language fluency is preferred.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and entrepreneurial small-agency environment.

Work Model & Benefits

  • Salary range: $69,000 – $85,000/year
  • Hybrid work model
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, with dependent coverage options
  • 401(k) retirement plan  
  • Paid time off and company holidays
  • Paid year-end holiday closure
  • Paid Birthday off
  • Summer Fridays

To apply, please send your resume to Jorgelina Bustos, our People & Culture Manager,
at jbustos@apartnership.com