Who We Are:
Steve Madden is a global fashion company known for its innovative, trend-driven footwear, accessories, and apparel. Founded in 1990 in Queens, New York, the company has grown from a footwear startup into a globally recognized fashion organization with a portfolio of leading brands, including Steve Madden, Kurt Geiger London, Dolce Vita, Betsey Johnson, Carvela, Blondo, and ATM.
With a presence in more than 80 countries, Steve Madden operates across wholesale, retail, e-commerce, licensing, and private label businesses. The company is driven by creativity, individuality, and a fast-paced entrepreneurial spirit, bringing fashion-forward products to consumers around the world.
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a driven, organized, and collaborative Associate Account Executive to join our Wholesale Accessories team and play an important role in supporting our Belts business across every label and all wholesale partners.
Reporting directly to the Business Manager, this role will help execute key sales strategies and support the day-to-day management of the business, with exposure to a broad portfolio of brands and customers. The Associate Account Executive will partner closely with internal teams and external wholesale partners to help maximize sales, support brand growth, maintain strong customer relationships, and ensure the business runs smoothly from order to delivery. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to build their career in fashion wholesale and account management while gaining hands-on experience across multiple brands, major wholesale partners, and all aspects of the Belts business. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, relationship-driven, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
This position is based in our NYC office and requires working on-site.
What You’ll Do- Provide support to Associate Director of Sales with all business functions for assigned accounts
- Complete all asset, copy and image templates for assigned accounts
- Coordinate and attend quarterly photoshoots that support the E-Commerce needs of key accounts
- Assist with customer needs, such as EDI management, shipping and extensions, and reorders
- Partner with internal colleagues including Production, Operations and Design
- Track and update regularly the status of inventories and ATS
- Quickly learn full product line and understand categories, fabrics, and silhouettes
- Maintain a detailed knowledge of customer order details and needs
- Attend & support all needs of Market Week and customer showroom appointments on a regular basis
- Sample coordination, tracking and management; this includes keeping the sample closet neat and organized at all times
- Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines with support and resources as needed
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned
What You Bring
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Highly adaptable at balancing multiple projects
- Works well in a fast-paced environment, and executes tasks quickly and efficiently
- A self-starter with strong problem solving, analytical, and organizational skills
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in related field
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and organizational skills
The expected base salary for this position ranges from $65,000-$70,000. Ranges are based on various factors such as relevant skillset, training, years of experience related to the current job description, education, and our organizational structure. In addition to the base salary, Steve Madden offers a competitive benefits package that includes health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K, paid holidays, a generous paid time-off policy, and career opportunities within a dynamic team.
Skills Required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to balance multiple projects and priorities
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Steve Madden Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Steve Madden and has not been reviewed or approved by Steve Madden.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage plus FSAs, an EAP, and wellness initiatives such as health fairs, flu shots, and Wellness Wednesdays. Feedback suggests these offerings are robust for eligible full-time employees.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company matching contributions is available. This provides structured support for long-term savings.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Employee merchandise discounts and extras like seasonal free shoes and third-party discount programs are emphasized. These lifestyle perks add tangible non-cash value to the total rewards package.
Steve Madden Insights
What We Do
Steven Madden, Ltd. is globally recognized as a leading company in the fashion industry. What began as a modest $1100 investment in 1990 has developed into one of the most iconic brands in footwear. From a factory in Queens, NY, Steve Madden has revolutionized the shoe industry, merging years of experience with unique and creative designs. Inspired by rock and roll and his NY roots, Steve’s vision to provide on-trend women and men with an outlet to express their individuality is innovative, daring, and inspiring. Steve’s innate understanding of trends and unparalleled willpower have resulted in millions of customers worldwide and propelled his designs to the forefront of fashion. In addition to marketing products under its own brands including Steve Madden®, Kurt Geiger London®, Dolce Vita®, Betsey Johnson®, Carvela®, Blondo® and ATM®, Steve Madden licenses footwear, handbags and other accessory categories for the Anne Klein® brand. In addition, Steve Madden designs and sources products under private label brand names for various retailers. Steve Madden’s wholesale distribution includes department stores, mass merchants, off-price retailers, shoe chains, online retailers, national chains, specialty retailers and independent stores. Steve Madden also directly operates brick-and-mortar retail stores and e-commerce websites. In addition, Steve Madden licenses certain of its brands to third parties for the marketing and sale of certain products in the apparel, accessory, and home categories. With an emphasis on retail, wholesale, licensing and international business, there's a constant need for new ideas and versatility. Our environment is extremely fast paced and requires associates to maintain a balance of energy and professionalism. Steve Madden is about fashion-forward product and great people. Our employees are energized, intelligent and passionate about our business and committed to providing excellent customer service.
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