Strategic Partnerships Associate

The role

The Strategic Partnerships Associate provides administrative, organizational, and creative support to the Strategic Partnerships leadership team. This role involves strengthening hotel partnerships, coordinating events and familiarization trips, and managing partnership records.

What you will do

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Strategic Partnerships leadership team
• Maintain accurate partnership records, contact lists, spreadsheets, files, and Salesforce updates
• Coordinate hotel-partner communications and relationship-building touchpoints
• Prepare presentations, reports, and information packets to support hotel partnerships
• Support the planning and coordination of hotel familiarization trips, customer events, and industry meetings
• Manage event logistics such as registrations, guest lists, schedules, and travel arrangements
• Assist with event-day support and professional interactions with hotel partners
• Partner with the Brand Experiences/Marketing team to coordinate collateral and branded items
• Create and update PowerPoint presentations, spreadsheets, and partner summaries
• Maintain organized libraries of templates, brand assets, and partnership materials

Required qualifications

• Willingness to travel occasionally to support partner events and other business needs

Nice to have

• Approximately 1–3 years of experience in administrative support, coordination, hospitality, events, sales support, marketing, or a related field
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• A proactive, resourceful, and dependable approach to work
• Friendly, personable, and professional communication skills
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Familiarity with Salesforce or another customer relationship management (CRM) platform
• Experience with Canva, Figma, or other basic design and presentation tools
• An eye for visual presentation, branding, and polished customer-facing materials
• A flexible, service-oriented mindset
• An interest in hotels, travel, destination management, and relationship-based business

Benefits

• 401k with company match (up to 4% of salary matched, vested immediately after 1 year)
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Generous PTO
• Sick days
• 9 full holidays
• 5 half days off prior to holidays
• 2 floating holidays
• 1/2 day Fridays in July & August (based on achievement of goals)
• Paid day off to serve your local community
• Annual all-company retreat
• Annual qualifier-based incentive trip for top performers
• Regional team outings

About the company

Access is a women-owned, award-winning destination management company with teams in cities coast to coast. They have been producing high-impact events and experiences for global brands for over 50 years.