Escrow Assistant

Job Summary

A direct hire opportunity is available for an experienced Escrow Assistant in Sonoma, CA. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented escrow professional who enjoys supporting real estate transactions, coordinating documentation, and helping ensure a smooth closing experience for clients, agents, lenders, and internal teams.

The Escrow Assistant will play an important support role within a professional real estate and mortgage services environment. This position offers the opportunity to work with a collaborative team, supportive leadership, and experienced industry professionals who value accuracy, communication, teamwork, and exceptional service.

This is a strong fit for someone with 3 to 5 years of escrow experience who is ready to bring strong organizational skills, transaction knowledge, and client service ability to a stable direct hire role.

Key Responsibilities

- Support escrow officers with the opening, processing, and closing of residential or real estate escrow transactions.
- Prepare, review, organize, and maintain escrow files, documents, instructions, and related transaction records.
- Communicate professionally with buyers, sellers, agents, lenders, title representatives, and other parties involved in the closing process.
- Assist with coordinating signatures, document delivery, funding requirements, payoff information, and closing timelines.
- Track transaction milestones and help ensure files are accurate, complete, compliant, and moving forward efficiently.
- Provide responsive customer service while maintaining confidentiality and attention to detail throughout each transaction.

Compensation and Benefits

- Compensation: $26.00 per hour.
- Employment type: Direct hire.
- Location: Sonoma, CA.

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Additional Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Support escrow transaction processing from opening through closing.
- Prepare and maintain escrow documentation, file records, and transaction communications.
- Coordinate with real estate agents, lenders, clients, and internal teams to support timely closings.
- Assist escrow officers with daily administrative, compliance, and customer service needs.

- 3 to 5 years of experience in escrow, title, real estate, mortgage, or a closely related transaction support role.
- Working knowledge of escrow processes, real estate closing documentation, and transaction coordination.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple files, deadlines, and priorities.
- Professional communication skills with a customer-focused and team-oriented approach.
- Ability to handle confidential information with accuracy, discretion, and professionalism.
- Strong organizational, follow-up, and problem-solving skills in a deadline-driven environment.

Preferred Qualifications

- Prior experience supporting an Escrow Officer or Escrow Manager in a title, escrow, real estate, or mortgage services setting.
- Familiarity with escrow software, title systems, document preparation tools, or real estate transaction platforms.
- Local market knowledge of Sonoma County or surrounding Northern California real estate transactions.
- Experience supporting high-volume escrow files while maintaining accuracy and strong client service.