Senior Sales & Destination Experience Specialist

access kellyocg gmbh; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Access is seeking a Senior Sales Associate in the Austin/San Antonio area to support the sales team, begin to independently manage smaller accounts, qualify opportunities, and develop new business within the market.

You’ll work closely with Sales, Creative, hotel partners, vendors, and clients to craft thoughtful program solutions, build relationships with hotels and destination partners, and help shape proposals with budgets, itineraries, transportation, gifting, and site visits.

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.
• A proactive mindset and willingness to take initiative.
• Ability to collaborate across Sales, Creative, Operations, and partner teams.

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

Events management

Destination management

Client-facing

CRM familiarity

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Relationship building

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Access is seeking a Senior Sales Associate in the Austin/San Antonio area to support the sales team, begin to independently manage smaller accounts, qualify opportunities, and develop new business within the market.

You’ll work closely with Sales, Creative, hotel partners, vendors, and clients to craft thoughtful program solutions, build relationships with hotels and destination partners, and help shape proposals with budgets, itineraries, transportation, gifting, and site visits.