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Job Title: Lease-Up Leasing Manager
Salary: $34 to $38 per hour

Unlock your potential with Avenue5 Residential.

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We take care of you, so you can take care of our residents, properties and clients.

Property management may be our business, but people are our passion.

Empowering you to be the best.

Our benefits take a holistic approach to take care of your mind and body. We care about you as a whole person, both inside and outside of work.

• Physical wellness: Medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage options.
• Financial wellness: Competitive pay plus basic life insurance and matching 401(k) contributions.
• Mental and emotional wellness: Generous time-off plan includes 10 paid holidays including a community service day and your birthday.
• Perks and more: Mentoring. Professional development. Discounts. Tuition reimbursement. Robust recognition program. And we’re just getting started.  

About the lease-up leasing manager position:

We’re looking for a talented leasing manager who will be responsible for overseeing activities related to apartment rentals, move-ins and move-outs, and lease renewals. The leasing manager is also responsible for marketing and interacting directly with prospective and current residents in order to achieve maximum occupancy and ensure resident retention and client satisfaction.

• Ability to focus on the needs of others by listening, understanding, and showing empathy and respect.
• Conducts training, facilitates regular meetings, and coaches leasing consultants in order to obtain optimal performance.
• Generates and handles traffic, qualifies prospective residents, leases apartments, prepares lease documentation, and completes move-in paperwork and processes.
• Reviews and ensures lease applications have accurate information and payment has been collected before forwarding to property manager for approval.
• Conducts outside marketing and employer outreach and reviews Internet and marketing ads.
• May be required to perform marketing functions, such as identify target market, develop and implement marketing plans, and coordinate, qualify, and update advertisements.
• Maintains accurate and detailed records of traffic activity by entering it into the computer.
• Assists with translating phone traffic into scheduled appointments with prospective residents in order to tour the property.
• Provides follow-up with each prospective resident via phone, mail or email.
• Orients prospective and current residents to the property.
• Processes renewal paperwork and ensures paperwork is delivered to current residents on a monthly basis.
• Creates and maintains resident files, including reviewing move-in paperwork with new residents.
• Ensures all open and close procedures are completed daily.
• Ensures model apartments are in touring condition at all times.
• Coordinates move-in/out schedules with maintenance team and inspects apartments prior to resident move-ins, so as to ensure apartments are in move-in condition.
• Assists with processing work orders for residents and ensures they are completed in a timely manner.
• Shops competitors and completes weekly market survey.
• Assists with planning and implementing resident activities in order to increase resident retention.
• Ensures excellent customer service to prospective and current residents and promotes a quality living experience for all.
• May be asked to assist with planning and implementing resident activities in order to increase resident retention.
• Promotes positive resident relationships throughout their tenancy by ensuring requests are responded to promptly and accurately.
• Assists with managing resident issues, including neighbor disputes.
• Inspects buildings and grounds to ensure safety and cleanliness, and alerts maintenance to items that need to be repaired.
• Complies with all company policies, applicable health and safety rules and regulations, as well as applicable local, state, and federal laws.
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma is required.
• Minimum of one year of residential leasing and/or management experience is required.
• Prior experience with a revenue management system is required.
• Prior experience in Yardi or another equivalent property management system is required.
• Prior experience with customer reputation management tools is required.

Skills and Requirements:

• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to others.
• Basic level knowledge with Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively and sensitively communicate with all levels of management.
• Sensitivity to confidential matters is required.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense of urgency.
• Ability to relay technical concerns with adequate detail, quickly, and accurately.
• Capability to read, write, comprehend, and converse in English.
• Ability to use general office equipment, such as telephone, fax machine, printer, copier, and key track system.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to cope with and defuse situations involving angry or difficult people.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license, clean driving record and current auto insurance is required.
• Must comply with all safety requirements.
• Required to complete and successfully pass the Avenue5 Fair Housing, Diversity and Inclusion Training within the first 30 days of employment.

• Put people and partnerships first
• Empower associates
• Focus on solutions
• Champion ideas that accelerate success
• Deliver proof over promises

Experience our award winning culture:

• Top 15 national finalist on the Best Places to Work Multifamily™
• Certified as a Great Place to Work® since 2017
• Listed as one of the Best Workplaces in Real Estate™
• Ranked second on the 100 fastest-growing private companies in Washington by The Puget Sound Business Journal
• Ranked 6 on the 2026 National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) Top 50 Managers List