Senior Creative Associate

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Creative Associate based in the Denver area. While this is a remote role, it may require occasional travel to visit vendors alongside the team.

Responsibilities

• Applies creative tools and platforms to enhance visual storytelling, modify imagery, and support proposal development.
• Begins contributing to content conceptualization and leading smaller-scale proposals, while collaborating on larger programs with Creative Managers in proposal splits and owning asset-based projects like Destination and Dine Around Guides.
• Builds gross profit strategies by incorporating transportation logistics and value-padding tactics.
• Manages pricing sheets, sources quotes, and ensures margin goals are met through accurate SOW integration—carefully factoring in concessions and commissions.
• Builds and maintains personal dashboards to track vendor activity, data accuracy, and project progress, ensuring information integrity across systems.
• Initiates and manages vendor relationships through account setup, vetting, and ongoing updates in Salesforce to maintain complete and current supplier records.
• Strengthens supplier partnerships by sharing creative insights, maintaining visibility on vendor capabilities, and identifying opportunities for collaboration.
• Sources and evaluates new vendors with innovative or destination-specific offerings that align with Access’ creative and operational goals.
• Represents Access at tradeshows and industry events to identify emerging trends, expand supplier networks, and inform strategic sourcing decisions.
• Incorporates creative strategy into daily work by aligning design, pricing, and delivery with overall program goals and client objectives.
• Partners with Creative Managers and Sales to understand the strategy behind creative and pricing decisions, ensuring all deliverables reflect cohesive, goal-driven storytelling.
• Stays informed on industry trends, regional preferences, and design innovations to refine creative instincts and strengthen proposal impact.
• Approaches projects with strategic curiosity—referencing past proposals, asking insightful questions, and ensuring all creative concepts align with project scope, goals, and budget.
• Collaborates with Creative, Sales, and Events teams to plan and execute large-scale programs, ensuring seamless coordination, alignment, and consistent delivery across functions.
• Demonstrates adaptability, proactive communication, and a solutions-oriented mindset to support cross-functional success.
• Leads logistical preparation and site visit support with precision, initiative, and a strong sense of ownership throughout project execution.
• Actively contributes to team growth by sharing feedback, seeking learning opportunities, and applying insights to continuously improve personal and collective performance.
• Manages multiple priorities with efficiency and accuracy, balancing 3–5 concurrent proposals of varying scale while maintaining high creative and operational standards.
• Demonstrates advanced time management by leveraging prioritization techniques, time-blocking, and proactive communication to meet tight deadlines.
• Thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments—adapting quickly to last-minute changes, client pivots, and evolving project needs without compromising quality.
• Collaborates seamlessly with cross-functional partners and national teams to align on timelines, deliverables, and vendor responses, ensuring smooth proposal execution.
• Anticipates challenges by asking clarifying questions early, assessing workload and constraints, and developing effective, realistic solutions.
• Approaches complex situations with composure and a solution-oriented mindset—resolving issues efficiently through teamwork, critical thinking, and sound judgment.

Qualifications

• 2 - 3+ years in a DMC or a related field.
• Demonstrated success with creative problem-solving and taking initiative.
• Ability to independently manage smaller-scale proposal development.
• High client satisfaction scores across all programs.
• Meeting or exceeding gross profit goals on programs.
• Excelling in Key Areas of Responsibility.
• Consistently meeting or exceeding performance targets (Revenue, Average Invoice, etc.).
• Consistently demonstrating all Access Values.
• Showing initiative in problem-solving.