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# Associate Director of Sales at Access Destination Services

- **Company:** Access Destination Services
- **Location:** Denver, CO
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/access/e86e87d4-7085-4c3b-9336-7c9dc4b0a460

## Job description

Access Your Potential. Join us to create and deliver experiences that inspire people, spark connection, and bring imagination to life—while having a lot of fun doing it.

Associate Director of Sales - Denver We’re seeking a hospitality-focused, relationship-driven Associate Director of Sales based in Denver to help drive revenue growth across our Mountains Territory. This leadership role is ideal for an experienced sales professional who enjoys building meaningful client and hotel partnerships, developing high-performing teams, and driving business growth. The Associate Director of Sales will manage their own book of business while working closely with the Director of Sales to support team development, execute sales strategies, and achieve territory revenue goals.

## About the Job

The Associate Director of Sales (ADOS) is responsible for driving revenue growth through personal sales production, strategic relationship management, and hands-on leadership of the Sales team. Working in partnership with the Director of Sales (DOS), the ADOS helps implement territory sales strategies, strengthen pipeline performance, and coach team members to achieve individual and collective revenue goals. This role maintains a personal revenue target while directly managing designated Sales team members, supporting their professional development, and ensuring consistent execution of Access sales standards.

## What You'll Be Doing

- Own and achieve personal revenue goals through prospecting, relationship development, and closing new business opportunities.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, hotel partners, and industry professionals to drive repeat business and long-term growth.
- Partner with the Director of Sales to execute territory sales strategies, strengthen pipeline performance, and achieve revenue goals.
- Directly manage and develop designated Sales team members through coaching, performance feedback, training, and mentorship.
- Guide team members on prospecting, client relationship management, proposal development, negotiations, and closing strategies.
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities while supporting team efforts to improve lead quality, conversion rates, and overall sales performance.
- Collaborate with Sales, Creative, and Events teams to develop compelling proposals and customized client solutions that are competitive, profitable, and operationally achievable.
- Maintain strong destination knowledge, including hotels, venues, experiences, and local vendor partnerships, to enhance Access's market presence.
- Represent Access at industry events, familiarization trips (FAMs), hotel partner events, and networking opportunities to strengthen relationships and generate business.
- Maintain accurate Salesforce records, manage personal pipeline activity, and support team forecasting and performance reporting.
- Partner with the Director of Sales to identify training opportunities, improve sales processes, and support team development.
- Travel as needed to meet with clients, hotel partners, and industry professionals and collaborate with team members throughout the territory.
- Consistently embody and reinforce Access Values: Imagine First, Demand Integrity, Embody Excellence, Always Collaborate, Service Obsession.

## About You

You're a relationship-driven sales professional who enjoys balancing personal business development with team leadership. You thrive in the hospitality and events industry, understand the importance of exceptional client experiences, and know how to turn relationships into long-term business opportunities. You're equally comfortable closing a deal, coaching a team member, collaborating across departments, and representing Access in the local hospitality community.

Must-Haves:

- 5+ years of event management experience, including leadership and mentorship of teams.
- Experience coaching, mentoring, or managing Sales team members.
- Proven ability to generate new business, manage client relationships, and achieve revenue targets.
- Established relationships with hotels, venues, and hospitality partners.
- Strong understanding of sales strategy, pipeline management, forecasting, and business development.
- Experience with Salesforce or comparable CRM platforms.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- A collaborative, results-driven mindset with the ability to balance personal sales production and team leadership.

Why Access? We’re a women-owned, award-winning destination management company with teams in cities coast to coast. For 50+ years, we’ve been producing high-impact events and experiences for global brands—and we’re just getting started.

## CULTURE & EXTRAS

- Certified as a Great Place to Work – 3 years in a row!
- 50+ years in the industry!
- Women-owned and women-led
- Fun, creative, and supportive culture
- Focus on recognition and employee value – including annual and quarterly awards
- Paid day off to serve your local community
- Annual all-company retreat to connect, learn, and have fun together
- Annual qualifier-based incentive trip for top performers (certain departments eligible)
- Regional team outings
- Monthly companywide meetings to connect, learn, and celebrate wins

## COMPENSATION

- Highly competitive total compensation, including strong base salary and quarterly bonuses
- Very strong performance-based quarterly commission plans
- 401k with company match (eligible after 1 year – up to 4% of salary matched, vested immediately
- Monthly cell phone stipend

## WORK LIFE BALANCE

- Work from home opportunities and flexibility (including full home office setup)
- Flexible schedule opportunities
- Generous PTO
- Sick days
- 9 full holidays
- 5 half days off prior to holidays to unplug early
- 2 floating holidays off to be used on holidays of your choice
- ½ day Fridays in July & August (based on achievement of goals)

HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND FAMILY

- Extensive menu of health plans to choose from
- Paid parental leave
- Pet insurance program
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

## PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

- Mentorship program
- “Masterclasses” in industry/department-specific topics
- State-of-the-art technology platforms and tools – including training
- Annual and monthly meeting content that focuses on professional development

Ready to ACCESS your next big opportunity? Apply today!

Access is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at careers@accessdmc.com.

## About Access Destination Services

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Access DMC is a national destination management company that designs and executes custom corporate events, team-building programs, and experiential gatherings to inspire organizational change.
- **Entity Type**: Private (majority women-owned and women-led)
- **Headquarters**: Not publicly available (operates coast-to-coast across the US)
- **Founded**: Approximately 1968 (55+ years in operation)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Destination Management Services, Corporate Event Planning, Experiential Marketing, Team-Building
- **Target customers**: B2B – enterprise clients, meeting planners, event professionals seeking national DMC support
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To collaborate with clients to transform events into shared experiences – because shared experiences create the opportunity to both inspire and be inspired, and inspired people drive organizational change. [accessdmc.com](https://www.accessdmc.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Destination Management**: Full-service event design, site selection, logistics, and on-site execution tailored to client goals.
- **Program Design & Procurement**: Creative concept development, vendor sourcing, and risk mitigation with a focus on local, diverse, and sustainable suppliers.
- **National Consistency**: Single point of contact and one contract for multi-location events, combining local expertise with nationwide coordination.
- **Strategic Site Visits**: Expert-led tours to experience destination-specific program elements and accelerate decision-making.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Client spend through Access exceeds $120 million annually, with 60% of that reinvested into local communities. [accessdmc.com](https://www.accessdmc.com/about-us)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not applicable (privately held). Emphasizes partnerships with women-owned, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ owned, veteran-owned, and minority-owned local suppliers.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies (2023 & 2024)
  - Great Place to Work certified (2023–2026)
  - Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces (2024), America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women (2024, 2025), and America’s Most Admired Workplaces (2026)
  - 96% client satisfaction rate and 85% repeat client rate [accessdmc.com](https://www.accessdmc.com/)
  - Stella Awards: Best DMC

## Competitive Advantages
- **55+ years of industry leadership** – Access helped define the destination management category and continues to innovate.
- **Only majority women-owned and women-led national DMC** – a unique differentiator in a traditionally male-dominated industry.
- **National footprint with local impact** – coast-to-coast presence, yet prioritizes local, diverse vendors to keep spend in communities.
- **High client loyalty** – nearly 9 out of 10 clients rehire for subsequent events.
- **Award-winning workplace culture** – consistent recognition by Great Place to Work and Newsweek, signaling strong employee experience.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue elevating events from logistics to transformative shared experiences.
- Deepen community impact through diverse and sustainable supplier networks.
- Scale national consistency while preserving local authenticity.
- Invest in people and technology (mentorship, masterclasses, state-of-the-art platforms) to maintain industry-leading service.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values** – Fun, creative, collaborative environment centered on "Service Obsession," "Imagine First," "Always Collaborate," "Embody Excellence," and "Demand Integrity."
- **Flexibility** – Work-from-home opportunities (including full home office setup), flexible schedules, half-day Fridays in July & August.
- **Compensation** – Competitive base salary, quarterly bonuses, strong performance-based commission plans, 401k with immediate vesting up to 4% match, monthly cell phone stipend.
- **Time Off** – Generous PTO increasing with tenure, sick days, 9 full holidays, 4 half-days before holidays, 2 floating holidays, plus a paid day off to serve your local community.
- **Health & Family** – Extensive medical/dental/vision plans, company contribution, paid parental leave, pet insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
- **Professional Development** – Mentorship program, industry "Masterclasses," training on state-of-the-art technology platforms.
- **Recognition & Travel** – Annual all-company retreat, qualifier-based incentive trips for top performers (certain departments), regional team outings, monthly company-wide meetings.
- **Diversity & Inclusion** – Proudly majority women-owned and led; actively seeks to support women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, veteran, and minority-owned businesses.

## Sources
1. [accessdmc.com](https://www.accessdmc.com/) – Homepage with stats, mission, and service overview
2. [accessdmc.com/careers](https://www.accessdmc.com/careers) – Careers page with benefits, culture, perks
3. [accessdmc.com/about-us](https://www.accessdmc.com/about-us) – About page with history, leadership, awards, impact
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/access-destination-services) – LinkedIn company page (industry and scope verified)

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