Director of Sales - Limelight Ketchum

• Compensation: USD 110,000 - USD 120,000 - yearly

Limelight Hotelsby Aspen One provide authentic and contemporary connections to their communities and the adventures that surround them. Set in the heart of elevated and unique locations, each Limelight hotel is carefully designed with distinctive design and purposeful functionality, created to evokea sense of place and a point of view.

Current locations include those across Colorado in Aspen, Snowmass, Denver, and Boulder (opened August 2025);
Ketchum, Idaho;
Mammoth, California (opened December 2025); and Charleston, South Carolina (coming in 2028).

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Position Summary The Director of Sales responsibility is to lead the sales efforts to achieve and exceed hotel revenue goals, while managing, mentoring and further developing sales/event team members. This role acts as a key representative for the hotel to local, national and international organizations to further develop our position in the marketplace. As a key member of the management team, the Director of Sales will be creative, energetic and a knowledgeable professional that will be fundamental to the on-going success of the organization.

This position reports to the VP of Sales.

The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $120,000. Actual pay will be dependent on budget and experience; all our salaried roles are eligible for bonus.

Job Posting Deadline Applications for this position will be accepted until March 29, 2026.

Essential Job Functions/Key Job Responsibilities

• Divisional leader for the following departments:
  Transient, Group & Onsite Event Sales
• Responsible for each property’s reactive and proactive sales efforts, providing day to day leadership to Sales and Event managers to achieve hotel sales objectives and revenue goals and additionally responsible for a portion of the Group booking goal, which requires direct booking responsibilities
• Develop personal and team sales goals and strategies and ensure alignment with the brand business strategy
• Execute sales strategies for Guestrooms, Meetings and Onsite Events to ensure individual and team booking goals are achieved
• Assist leaders of hotel revenue generating departments in the development of effective revenue strategies and provide team and individual strategic direction to achieve budgeted revenue goals
• Ongoing research of competitor's sales team strategies to identify ways to grow occupancy, RevPAR and increased overall market share for the hotels
• Facilitate sales strategy meetings to provide and solicit team input weekly
• Be a leader in the implementation, development and team member training on Sales Account Management platforms, Property Management Systems and new technologies introduced to the organization to further develop our industry positioning
• Regularly review STAR reports, Inntopia Destimetrics reports, ASC leadership reports, and ACRA and community leadership reports to maintain an awareness of the hotel's market position and develop short-term and long-term strategies to enhance the Limelight Hotels’ position in the local and regional marketplace
• Serve as property authority on sales procedures, group contracting and event operations and actively participate in those procedures as needed to help the team achieve revenue goals and overall client satisfaction
• Participate in sales calls with members of the Hotel and community Sales and Marketing teams to acquire new business and/or close pending potential business
• Develop annual revenue budget for Limelight Hotel Ketchum with the Revenue Management team, VP of Sales, Limelight Sales team members, Finance team members and the hotel General Managers.
• Develop personal and team sales goals and strategies and ensure annual budgeted revenue goals are achieved or exceeded
• Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing, hotel and restaurant management required
• 5 years of related industry experience required
• 2 years previous experience as Director of Sales for a destination luxury hotel/resort at a 4 to 5-star level preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proficiency in analyzing operational and financial data to guide improvement and innovation
• Proficient knowledge and experience in multi-property management
• Proficient knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Delphi, HMS-Infor preferred
• Results oriented with a proven track record in driving RevPAR
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to collaborate with a team
• Proven ability to lead, inspire, and develop large, diverse teams
• Capability to analyze complex situations, develop strategic initiatives, and execute solutions effectively
• Strong ability to interact with guests, team members, and stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and…