Part-Time Leasing Manager

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Job description

Description

The Part-time Leasing Manager is responsible for the full sales cycle of recruiting and leasing apartments to potential residents for Allston + Stadium Apartments in Berkeley, CA.

Key Accountabilities:

• Partner closely with the internal Marketing team and Managers to drive marketing initiatives (social media, networking, advertising, etc.) for various properties, to source prospective residents.
• Meet and greet prospective residents to show the property, explain terms of occupancy, provide information about amenities and neighborhood and determine availability based on individual needs and desires - whether in person or virtually.
• Implement successful sales and leasing strategies, matching solutions to individual needs that results in leased apartments. This includes negotiating lease terms and preparing or review of appropriate lease documents and forms for the portfolio
• Assist in coordinating resident events, which includes community outreach/partnering paired with company goals and demographic diversity
• Maintain detailed records of traffic, leasing, move in/out activity and property availability.
• Determine and certify the eligibility of prospective tenants, following Federal and local Fair Housing regulations.
• Assist the General Manager/ Property Manager in the operations, maintenance, and administration of each property, when needed.
• Compute applicable lease charges and receive payments according to property controls.
• Conduct market surveys, maintaining current knowledge of current market, rents and promotions, building/company policies and security practices.
• Create advertisements that describe building amenities and available apartments, initiate market research studies and analyze their findings.
• Assist existing residents with day-to-day questions and needs.
• Exhibit a high-level of professionalism and customer service in all customer interactions.
• Communicate clearly the position and status of the property when asked by owners, investors, of other management personnel.
• Act in accordance with Fair Housing policies and Green Cities' expectations of professional conduct.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to successfully build rapport with potential residents, gaining their trust and respect quickly and easily.
• Ability to diplomatically and skillfully negotiate conversations and influencing decisions, winning concessions without damaging relationships.
• Ability to successfully lease apartments, while maintaining the professional reputation of the company.
• Self-motivated, with a drive for results, successfully meeting and exceeding goals.
• Customer focus - dedication to meeting the expectations, needs and requirements of internal and external customers, successfully gaining their trust and respect.
• Thorough knowledgeable of the market and competitors, sales techniques, and innovative marketing techniques
• Strong verbal and written communications skills (in English), allowing for clear and succinct communication in a variety of settings (phone, in-person and email), and with people of various backgrounds and levels, both internally and externally.
• Proficiency with of Yardi, MS Office and the ability to successfully and easily navigate the internet.
• Ability to integrate instruction and training resources into consistent, accurate execution of tasks.
• Ability to synthesize knowledge of systems and resources to embrace unfamiliar tasks.
• Ability to successfully build and maintain collaborative relationships both internally and externally, finding common ground and solving problems for the good of all.
• Strong planning and organizing skill, with the ability to efficiently manage administrative elements of property manage, including maintaining accurate files and records.
• Ability to think and respond quickly, successfully resolving problems in a timely manner and with limited direction.
• Ability to maintain composure under pressure.

Qualifications

• Experience in the field of property management.

About The Green Cities Company

The Green Cities Company (formerly Gerding Edlen) has driven innovation in real estate investment management for over a decade through the confluence of environmental, social and investment value. With this forward-thinking strategy and fully integrated in-house expertise, the firm acquires, manages, and develops office, mixed-use and multi-family assets. Deep experience in select U.S. markets, combined with meaningful attention to ESG considerations, positions The Green Cities Company for enhanced tenant retention and superior operations. This differentiated approach, along with disciplined risk management, encompasses the environmental footprint of an asset, the diversity and inclusivity of its community, and the wellbeing and fulfillment of its occupants and neighbors. Each member of the team is dedicated to a resilient investment portfolio that yields results to the firm's investors, employees, tenants, and communities. Green Investing, Redefined.