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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. We’re looking for a Senior Events Associate to join our team! This role is based in Nashville, so candidates must live locally. You’ll be comfortable traveling to event locations and working flexible schedules to meet the needs of our clients.   About the Role As an Events Associate with Access, you’ll be at the heart of our event operations. You’ll support Event Managers on a variety of programs while also taking ownership of event elements, from coordinating vendors to supporting clients onsite. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience across every stage of event planning and execution while learning from one of the industry’s top women-led teams. You’ll build strong organizational skills, develop key industry relationships, and gain a deep understanding of destination logistics — setting you up for a successful career in events.   What You’ll Do - Program Support: Assist Event Managers with day-to-day program logistics, documentation, and deliverables - Vendor & Staff Coordination: Secure, prepare, and communicate with event staff and vendors to ensure flawless execution - Onsite Operations: Travel to events, support Event Managers onsite, and occasionally operate smaller programs independently - Documentation & Tools: Prepare key event materials such as Program Overviews, Manifests, and Signage - Industry Growth: Participate in vendor meetings to expand your supplier knowledge and build long-term relationships - Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with other Access offices to support national programs   About You We know that there’s no one in the world like you. And we know that you have a lot to offer the next company you work with. Below is a list of “nice-to-haves,” but don’t let those deter you from applying. Access believes that an inclusive team and culture is important. We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.   Nice-to-haves - 1–2 years of experience supporting or managing multiple clients and programs - Background in hospitality, ideally in event planning and execution - Self-motivated, customer-focused, and team-oriented - Strong organizational and time management skills   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.   Perks & Culture - Certified as a Great Place to Work – 3 years in a row and counting! - Women-owned and women-led - Paid day off to serve your local community - Annual & quarterly awards program Team & Connection - Annual all-company retreat to connect, learn, and have fun together - Regional team outings - Monthly companywide meetings to celebrate wins Flexibility & Balance - Generous PTO, sick days, 9 holidays + 2 floating holidays - 5 half-days off before holidays to unplug early - ½-day Fridays in July & August (based on achievement of goals) Compensation - Highly competitive total compensation, including strong base salary and quarterly bonuses - Robust performance-based quarterly commission plan - 401(k) with company match (eligible after 1 year, up to 4% of salary, vested immediately) - Monthly cell phone stipend 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   What are you