Senior Sales Associate - Destination Experience Builder

Access; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place to Work

Women-owned and women-led

Annual retreat

Volunteer day off

Job summary

Access is seeking a Senior Sales Associate based in the Austin/San Antonio area to support the sales team and progressively manage smaller accounts. You will qualify opportunities, develop new business within the market, and collaborate with hotels, destination partners, and clients to craft thoughtful program solutions.

You will build relationships, prospect new business, and help develop proposals and budgets while gaining knowledge of local hotels, venues, and suppliers to deliver

Qualifications

• Experience in sales, hospitality, events, destination management, or a related client-facing environment.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Comfortable prospecting, conducting outreach, and developing new business opportunities.
• Familiarity with Salesforce or another CRM.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple opportunities and follow-ups.
• Knowledge of the Austin hospitality, hotel, venue, or events market is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with clients while managing smaller accounts and program components.
• Qualify inbound leads, conduct discovery calls, and prioritize opportunities based on revenue potential and strategic fit.
• Prospect for new business and begin developing your own pipeline through research, outreach, industry events, and local partnerships.
• Build relationships with hotels and other destination partners alongside the broader Sales team.
• Support the development of proposals, including budgets, agendas, transportation, gifting, site visits, and other program elements.
• Develop strong knowledge of Austin-area hotels, venues, activities, and suppliers to help create destination-specific recommendations.
• Conduct outreach to prospective clients, schedule discovery meetings, and track activity and follow-up.
• Assist with closing smaller, lower-complexity programs and begin leading closing conversations on select accounts.
• Represent Access at select hotel, partner, and industry events.
• Maintain accurate Salesforce records, monitor your pipeline, and contribute to forecasting and territory reporting.

Skills

Sales experience

Hospitality

Prospecting

CRM (Salesforce)

Account management

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Access is seeking a Senior Sales Associate based in the Austin/San Antonio area to support the sales team and progressively manage smaller accounts. You will qualify opportunities, develop new business within the market, and collaborate with hotels, destination partners, and clients to craft thoughtful program solutions.

You will build relationships, prospect new business, and help develop proposals and budgets while gaining knowledge of local hotels, venues, and suppliers to deliver