Nashville Experiential Design & Proposals Lead

Access Destination Services; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place to Work certification (3+年

Annual company retreat

Paid day off to serve local community

401k with company match

Monthly cell phone stipend

Job summary

Access is seeking a Creative Manager in the Nashville area to partner with Sales and Creative teams. You will shape the creative vision for corporate events, translating client goals into immersive environments and experiences within budgets and logistics.

This is an experiential role focused on live events, not graphic design or marketing. You will lead proposal ideation, develop cohesive narratives with mood boards, and collaborate to create compelling concepts that can be sold.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in DMC, corporate events, hospitality, or experiential design.
• Experience building event concepts before execution and presenting vision to clients.
• Knowledge of decor, entertainment, activations, and transportation for live events.
• Comfortable discussing budgets, pricing decisions, and creative trade-offs.
• Highly organized, collaborative, and calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Develop event themes aligned to destination, audience, and client objectives.
• Design guest environments including layouts, lounges, table scapes, entry moments, and custom elements.
• Translate client goals into cohesive, end-to-end guest experiences.
• Lead creative ideation for proposals and client presentations.
• Build narratives supported by mood boards and imagery.
• Source and recommend interactive activations and entertainment.
• Design transportation strategies for programs from 20 to 5,000+ guests.
• Price decor, entertainment, activations, and transportation with margin awareness.
• Partner with Sales, Event Managers, and Creative teammates; uphold brand voice.

Skills

Event concepts

Budgeting discussions

Collaboration

Organized

Job description

Access is seeking a Creative Manager in the Nashville area to partner with Sales and Creative teams. You will shape the creative vision for corporate events, translating client goals into immersive environments and experiences within budgets and logistics.

This is an experiential role focused on live events, not graphic design or marketing. You will lead proposal ideation, develop cohesive narratives with mood boards, and collaborate to create compelling concepts that can be sold.