Great opportunity for a savvy marketer with charismatic personality and advanced leadership skills to manage the sales process and the leasing team at Oakcrest Towers, a large apartment community (1,540 units) in Forestville, MD.

$70,000 to $74,000 annual salary + potential for bonus up to $12,000 annually. Excellent benefits, including health, dental, vision, retirement plan, and supplemental options (single & family), effective on the 1st of the month following or coinciding with 30 days of full-time employment. Enjoy 10 days paid vacation (increasing with tenure), 7 paid sick days, 2 paid personal days, and 9 paid holidays per year. Housing discounts available.

JOB OVERVIEW:

The leasing manager is responsible for achieving the sales & occupancy goals established by the property manager and will:

• • Oversee and manage the sales process within the leasing office
  • Ensure expediting, tracking and completion of all applications within required timelines
  • Motivate, lead, supervise, train and coach a team of 4 leasing professionals
  • Quickly develop an extensive knowledge of company policies; consistently execute and comply with those standards
  • Have keen market awareness
  • Track economic indicators
  • Use marketing and advertising tools to secure a growing traffic/lead base
  • Monitor, manage and maximize all online advertising platforms
  • Achieve and maintain the highest possible occupancy and rates while sustaining prospect quality
  • Create an environment with good employee and resident relations

 

ESSENTIALS OF THE JOB:

• Team motivation and leadership
• Team training and development, incl. ensuring that the leasing team adheres to all company and community rules, regulations and policies
• Development of short- and long-term marketing plans
• Meet occupancy goals
• Ensure that apartments are inspected daily for market readiness
• Ensure total customer service in the leasing department
• Extensive knowledge about competitors or have the ability to gain swift knowledge of the sub-market
• Cooperate with the property manager, customer service manager and team, maintenance manager and team, marketing manager and all other departments of the community. Interdepartmental facilitation is critical, in particular with customer service department and maintenance department

 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Successful prior experience as a leasing manager or property manager at a large property with a large team
• Proven team management experience and skills
• Outstanding interpersonal and commutation skills
• Leadership qualities
• Ability to achieve goals through others: setting, tracking, training, coaching, and achieving
• Exceptional sales, marketing and customer service experience
• Strong administrative capabilities, as well as process management, organization and production
• Social media marketing experience / tech-savvy with multiple platforms: CraigsList, Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok
• Outgoing, professional, dependable and conscientious personality
• Knowledge of Fair Housing regulations
• Data mining & statistical analysis skills
• Financial acumen with the ability to contribute to rent growth and overall property performance
• Strong administrative capabilities
• Professional, polished appearance and conduct at all times
• Resourceful in coping with a variety of situation
• Valid drivers’ license and reliable transportation
• OneSite by RealPage skills are a plus
• Knock CRM software platform (follow up and lead generation) knowledge is a plus

 

If you are interested in this opportunity, send us your cover letter, resume and income requirements: HR@scottmanagementinc.com . Please write “Leasing Manager / Oakcrest Towers” in the subject line. Come, join our team!

Alternative contacts:
Fax: (703)549-0326, Attn. HR | Mail: Scott Management, Inc., Attn. HR, 300 N Lee Street, SUITE 200, Alexandria, VA 22314

 

EOE/EHO