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We're a team of consumer and design trend forecasters, content creators, designers, data analysts, advisory consultants and much more, united by a common goal: to create tomorrow.\nWGSN's trusted consumer and design forecasts power outstanding product design, enabling our customers to create a better future. Our services cover consumer insights, beauty, consumer tech, fashion, interiors, lifestyle, food and drink forecasting, data analytics and expert advisory. If you are an expert in your field, we want to hear from you.\nAbout the Role\nWe are seeking a high performing Enterprise Account Executive to drive new logo acquisition for the WGSN Intelligence API.\nFor 28 years, WGSN has provided category-leading trend intelligence to the world’s top consumer brands. 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