Senior Account Executive

M+C Saatchi Group•New York, NY

33d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Account Executive at M+C Saatchi World Services in New York, you’ll play a central role in delivering high-impact communications campaigns focused on social change and complex global issues. Working closely with your Account Supervisor or Account Director, VP, you’ll support the full lifecycle of integrated communications projects — from shaping briefs and presentations to overseeing production and delivery. You’ll be a trusted “safe pair of hands,” ensuring work is delivered to the highest quality, on time and within budget. This is a role for someone confident and forward-leaning: comfortable engaging senior stakeholders, contributing to strategic discussions, and helping translate complex geopolitical and societal issues into clear, compelling communications. Due to the nature of this work and associated government contract requirements, applicants must be U.S. citizens and eligible to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Requirements

Must be a United States Citizen (required by government contract).
Must be able and willing to obtain a U.S. Government Secret or Top-Secret security clearance immediately upon employment.
Must be willing to submit to a rigorous federal background investigation, which includes an in-depth review of personal finances, criminal history, employment history, and drug use.
A degree in Politics, History, International Relations, Marketing, Communications, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Fluency in written and spoken English
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting to senior stakeholders
A practical understanding of business operations and agency processes, with experience working with production
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
A strong interest in geopolitics and global affairs
Willingness to travel internationally and work independently

Nice To Haves

Spanish language skills (working knowledge or fluency)

Responsibilities

Own the delivery. Oversee timelines, budgets, estimates, approvals, invoicing, and reconciliations.
Manage production with minimal oversight, spotting risks, scope changes, and smarter ways of working.
Elevate the work. Play an active role in shaping presentations and outputs. Help ensure every piece of work is on brief, insight-driven, and strategically sound.
Engage confidently with clients. Present clearly and articulately. Lead constructive discussions around feedback, filter and debrief thoughtfully, and push back where appropriate in a clear and solutions-focused way.
Champion strategy. Understand the broader strategic direction of your accounts and work closely with strategy and creative teams to shape briefs and outputs. Be confident discussing research, evaluation, audiences, and channel approaches.
Build strong relationships. Develop trusted relationships with clients and cross-agency teams. Represent creative and strategy perspectives effectively, and demonstrate strong knowledge of relevant regions, sectors, and current affairs.
Contribute to agency life. Support cross-agency collaboration, mentor more junior colleagues, and contribute positively to team culture. Take part in recruitment conversations and wider agency initiatives.
Manage up and down. Escalate issues appropriately, act as a reliable point of contact for production and delivery, and provide day-to-day leadership so senior team members can rely on you with confidence.

Benefits

12 weeks’ full pay for Primary Carers and 6 weeks for Secondary Carers (after one year of service; return requirements apply for subsequent leave) Applies to birth, adoption, and surrogacy
Up to 10 days’ paid fertility leave per year (5 per cycle)
2 days’ paid leave for new grandparents
$2,500 annual interest-free parental loan
$6,000 interest-free fertility treatment loan
Three medical plans (HSA at $0 cost; EPO 75% employer funded; PPO 65% employer funded)
$0 employee-cost dental and vision
10 days’ health leave per year (mental and physical)
24/7 mental health support through Self Space
Wellhub subscription
401(k) match (3% after 3 months; 4% after 1 year)
Pre-tax commuter benefits
10 days’ paid military leave
Full pay for jury duty (state/city payments declined)
Uber/taxi home after 9:30pm
23 days’ PTO (with 3 discretionary carryover days; CA/CO policies follow state mandate)
10 federal holidays, plus the day after Thanksgiving
Option to swap 2 federal holidays (excluding Thanksgiving and the day after)
Office closed between Christmas and New Year
10 days’ special emergency leave (including bereavement)
10 days’ volunteering leave (5 paid, 5 unpaid)
Half-day for blood donation
Work from anywhere for up to 2 weeks per year (subject to approval)
$300 annual cultural stimulation allowance (accrued monthly; available after 90 days)
Weekly Thursday happy hour
Mentorship and Buddy programmes