Leasing Consultant- Riverview Apartments (Tampa)

Leasing Consultant

Join the winning team with a bright future! TLR Group is proud to announce that we have been awarded:

• National Apartment Association's Best Places to Work "Best Places to Work 2021"
• Bay Area Apartment Association Gold Medallion Award for Diversity & Inclusion Initiative Award 2021
• Tampa Bay Business Journal's "Best Places to Work 2021"
• Tampa Bay Business Journal's "Fast 50 Fastest Growing Companies 2021" (TLR Ranked 25th)
• Tampa Bay Business Journal's "Fast 50 Fastest Growing Companies 2020" (TLR Ranked 12th)

Benefits and Perks

• 10 days of paid annual vacation (increases with seniority)
• Discounted rent at a TLR owned property
• Your birthday is always a paid day off!
• 6 paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
• Ongoing training, development, and growth opportunities
• Bonus opportunities
• Major life events
• Commission on every lease and renewal
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Employer paid life
• Long term disability
• FSA with transit option

The leasing consultant is responsible for coordinating and carrying out the community's marketing, leasing, and renewal initiatives to achieve occupancy, revenue, and resident retention goals. These goals are achieved by leasing to new residents, providing superior resident satisfaction to prospects and throughout the duration of the lease, and assisting residents to secure lease renewals.

Essential responsibilities

• Perform all sales and leasing activities to reach the community's leasing goals. Greet new prospective residents, respond and follow up with prospects to find the right home for them within our community, conduct tours with prospective residents and show apartments, process applications, credit screenings, and criminal background checks, send application invitations, prepare the lease and move in package to guarantee a smooth move in process for the new residents
• Walk the property each morning to ensure the touring route and model units are presentable and meet TLR Group's standards
• Stay on top of the market and competitors to see how the community can stand out amongst the competition
• Provide the marketing team with thoughtful feedback to improve the leasing process and sales process seamless
• Works with the property manager to develop and carry out resident retention initiatives
• Use the on site property management software (Entrata) to track availability, record traffic/leasing activity, manage prospect and resident data, and other information to use to the full extent
• Effectively follow up with leads to comply with TLR Group's policies to make the leasing process efficient for the prospect and the community
• Respond quickly and respectfully to all resident concerns with the intention of assisting all resident matters no matter what they are

Qualifications

• Customer service experience (required)
• Sales experience (preferred)
• Leasing experience (preferred)
• Certified apartment leasing professional is a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (required)
• Time management
• Property management software experience (preferred) with Entrata experience being a plus
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment

Normal working hours

• 35-40 hours per week, schedule varies as weekend shifts are required
• 30 minute meal break
• Overtime as required