Leasing Director

Responsibilities

Manages and directs the community’s marketing, print and internet advertising, sales activities, leasing team members, and other resources to achieve established revenue, occupancy, resident retention, and leasing goals and objectives

Ensures achievement of the community’s revenue and occupancy goals by directing the community’s marketing, advertising and sales activities, overseeing on-site traffic, ensuring an appropriate inventory of “ready” apartments, setting rent pricing and concessions, and monitoring the day-to-day sales and leasing activities

Stays informed about current market and competitor conditions that may impact the community’s occupancy and sales results, develops and implements short- and long-term marketing plans and goals to sustain occupancy, and implements creative strategies around pricing, concessions, leasing incentives, and advertising to boost traffic and leases

Develops print and internet advertising strategies, uses available technology to promote the community and communicate with potential prospects, and uses the Company’s property management software to generate sales and leasing reports to monitor results

Works with the maintenance team to ensure the physical aspects of the community meet the Company’s standards for overall appearance and safety, and develops activities and programs to enhance the salability of the apartments and community as a whole by regularly inspecting “ready” units for marketability, inspecting model units daily and using other merchandising techniques to promote the apartment and community to prospective applicants

Actively participates in the leasing process by generating and monitoring traffic, leasing apartments, qualifying prospects, preparing lease documentation, and completing move-in procedures in accordance with established policies and procedures

Reviews and analyzes financial reports, shop reports, traffic and closing ratios, and other operational reports to identify and resolve issues impacting leasing performance, and accesses the Company’s internal resources as needed to support solution strategies

Makes presentations about marketing and leasing strategies and results to owners, and Property Manager.

Responds quickly and courteously to resident and client/owner concerns and questions, and takes prompt action to solve problems and/or document and convey resident or other requests to the appropriate individual(s)

Supervises the community’s leasing team members by interviewing, hiring, orienting, and training employees, and manages their performance in accordance with Company policies, values, and business practices

Conducts a minimum of two resident events per month, complete monthly market surveys and host oepn houses to maintain occupancy.

Qualifications

Bachelor Degree in Real Estate, Business/Economics or similar

Strong Planning & Organizing

Multi-tasker with strong prioritization skills

Able to remain calm and positive in difficult situations and under pressure

Good financial understanding

Extremely results driven individual

Knowledge in MS Office, more specifically Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams, Real Page and Onesite

Ambitious, competitive and humble and value having your own responsibility

Strong analytical skills and a strong track record of results

Strong communication skills and the ability to influence decision making

Will be required to work some weekends

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Commission pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Union, NJ 07083: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Property leasing: 5 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: One location