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Experience Senior Living

Senior living developer and operator

Director of Sales

Full-TimePosted on 8/4/2026
$108k - $113k/yr+ Lease-up bonus potential + Commission
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Bachelor's
Fort Collins, CO, USA
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About the job

Requirements
  • Expertise in relationship selling and a demonstrated ability to close.
  • Experience in a customer service-oriented setting is necessary.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.
  • Ability to show sincerity and empathy.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills are required, including the ability to communicate openly, honestly, and responsibly with others.
  • Ability to read, speak, and understand the English language.
  • Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • A current driver's license is required.
  • Ability to work varied schedules, including weekends, evenings, and holidays.
Responsibilities
  • Meet or exceed monthly company and community sales standards.
  • Perform sales-zone activities, including face-to-face client home visits, voice-to-voice outreach, creative follow-up, and purposeful planning for effective execution.
  • Respond to telephone, email, online, and in-person inquiries remotely and in real time where possible, and conduct walk-in and scheduled tours with prospective residents or interested parties.
  • Maintain the community database by collecting and entering information about new inquiries and referral sources and recording consistent, appropriate follow-up communication with inquiries, prospective residents, influencers, and referral-source contacts.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with potential referral sources and conduct ongoing field visits.
  • Qualify current and potential referral sources and match the community's services to their needs to maximize referral potential.
  • Research and maintain current information on local competition and new services and competitors entering the marketplace.
  • Create and oversee the annual community sales and marketing plan, analyze return-on-investment data, suggest strategy or service changes in response to market conditions, and oversee advertising and collateral.
  • Track move-ins, move-outs, transfers, and referral activity, determining appropriate follow-up actions.
  • Assist with move-in paperwork as necessary to support a smooth resident transition and comply with company policies and applicable state licensing regulations.
  • Provide regional management with paperwork and reports to monitor sales efforts.
  • Attend and participate in core sales training events and apply techniques to grow census and revenue.
  • Promote appropriate unique events that provide community members and prospects opportunities to visit and tour the community.
  • Monitor and manage the department budget.
  • Connect with residents and help them transition from home to the community through thoughtful engagement at every level of interaction.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in senior living, including assisted living and memory care environments.
  • A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and education.
  • Background in sales or leasing in the health care or senior living industry.
  • Experience with motivational interviewing techniques.
  • Ability to connect and build trust with clients and their circle of influence.
  • Ability to understand and manage emotions arising from client situations.
  • Ability to guide clients toward solutions.
  • Creative and out-of-the-box thinking.

About the company

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Experience Senior Living

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Experience Senior Living is a developer and operator of senior-living communities. Its communities may provide independent living, assisted living, and memory care along with dining, activities, and resident services. Development and central teams create and support properties while community staff deliver daily operations and care. Work includes caregiving, nursing, culinary, sales, activities, maintenance, development, and corporate disciplines. The scope is Experience Senior Living and its own community portfolio. Its workforce connects frontline delivery with the specialist, operational, technical, and business teams that support the organization.

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What believers are saying

  • The Gallery at Fort Collins opened June 11, 2026, adding 144 residences in Colorado.
  • Clarion sold Sancerre Atlee Station on June 1, 2026, validating ESL operations.
  • Experience Senior Living expanded in 2026 through Sarasota, White Marsh, and Richmond Beach projects.

What critics are saying

  • ESL depends on long-dated 2027-2028 openings like Sarasota and Richmond Beach for growth.
  • Sancerre White Marsh and Richmond Beach stay exposed until 2028 lease-up.
  • No major external capital raise or standalone liquidity disclosure leaves NexCore funding dependence visible.

What makes Experience Senior Living unique

  • NexCore-owned ESL pairs development, ownership, and operations across Gallery, Reserve, and Sancerre brands.
  • The Gallery at Fort Collins opened June 11, 2026 with 24/7 nursing care.
  • Experience Senior Living manages Clarion-backed Sancerre Atlee Station after its October 2024 occupancy surge.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Flexible Work Hours

Company News

Financial News
Oct 6th, 2025
Clarion Partners Acquires Sancerre Atlee Station

Clarion Partners has acquired Sancerre at Atlee Station from NexCore Group and Experience Senior Living (ESL), forming a strategic partnership with ESL to manage the community. Located in Mechanicsville, VA, Sancerre Atlee Station offers modern senior living with hospitality-driven environments. Opened in September 2023, it reached 90% occupancy by October 2024. Clarion's Head of Healthcare, Julie Robinson, expressed excitement about the partnership and the community's strong market fundamentals.

Portland Tribune
Oct 6th, 2025
Clarion Partners announces acquisition of Sancerre at Atlee Station and partnership with Experience Senior Living

As part of the transaction, Clarion has created a strategic partnership with Experience Senior Living which will continue to manage and operate the community, ensuring continuity for residents, families, and team members.

PR Newswire
Apr 25th, 2024
Experience Senior Living Welcomes Lisa Thompson As Senior Vice President Of Operations

Joining Experience Senior Living is an exciting opportunity to continue making a meaningful difference in the lives of seniors and their families

PR Newswire
Apr 2nd, 2024
A Place For Mom Honors Experience Senior Living With Eight Best Of Senior Living 2024 Awards

We are truly honored to receive the Best of Senior Living Provider 2024 award from A Place for Mom, alongside the recognition of seven of our active senior living communities. This achievement reflects our unwavering commitment to providing exceptional care and support to our residents

PR Newswire
Dec 12th, 2023
Experience Senior Living Announces The Commencement Of Construction On The Gallery At Fort Collins

"The Gallery at Ft. Collins will be a vibrant senior living community that will seamlessly blend art and music with the rich culture of the Fort Collins community, providing the perfect backdrop for our residents to enjoy life.". .

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