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Commercial Leasing Coordinator

Commercial Leasing Coordinator

Douglas Emmett

Santa Monica, CA • On-site

$24 - $26/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement

Posted 2 days ago

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Job description

The Leasing Marketing Coordinator will serve as the first point of contact with prospective new office tenants who directly contact Douglas Emmett regarding office space availabilities.

This individual will answer phone calls, qualify prospects, provide specific information about our properties and will act as liaison between prospective new tenants, our in-house leasing agents and our on-site property management team. The goal will be to convert a high number of these prospective tenants into actual tenants.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Include but are not limited to the following, as other duties or projects may be assigned

  • Answer and respond to incoming sales phone calls and emails
  • Qualify prospects and then match their specific occupancy requirements with available opportunities in our portfolio
  • Log, track and follow-up with all prospects utilizing our internal deal-tracking software system. Ensure complete and accurate data to track lead progress
  • Document and report any trends and patterns which may arise from calls received
  • Reconcile vacancies to ensure that Vacant Suites are properly advertised and communicated on the Douglas Emmett website, CoStar and Loopnet
  • Write suite descriptions using the Douglas Emmett approved templates
  • Handle special marketing-related projects that may be assigned from time to time

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • College degree preferred
  • Must have a valid California DRE sales license, or be willing and able to quickly obtain one
  • Must possess excellent phone etiquette and salesmanship with the ability to steer prospects in one direction or another based on their needs
  • Must possess outstanding analytic, internal and external communication skills
  • Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, results oriented work environment
  • Must have thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Etc.)
  • Experience with CRM platform
  • Prior sales experience preferred

Company Description

Douglas Emmett operates approximately 18 million square feet of Class A office space and over 5,000 luxury apartment units in nine highly desirable submarkets in Los Angeles County, six of which are located in Los Angeles' Westside - Brentwood, Century City, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, the Olympic Corridor, and Westwood - and three submarkets in the San Fernando Valley - Sherman Oaks/Encino, Warner Center/Woodland Hills, and Burbank. The Company's Honolulu office portfolio is located in the downtown central business district with multifamily properties in nearby suburban communities.
The Company utilizes the same focused business strategy that was implemented by its founding principals - managing, developing, redeveloping, and acquiring multifamily and commercial real estate in high barrier-to-entry submarkets that exhibit strong economic characteristics such as population and job growth, as well as inherent supply constraints, such as limited developable land due to natural and political barriers. The Company strives to capitalize on the experience of its seasoned management team to create continued value.