National Leasing Specialist - Student Housing

Coastal Ridge • Columbus, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a National Leasing Specialist, you’ll impact the success of the Coastal Ridge Real Estate portfolio, visiting a multitude of sites to drive leasing performance across the student housing portfolio. Executing excellent leasing behaviors and standards of practice, you are a lead-by-example leasing specialist. You will be responsible for providing support in the areas of leasing production and marketing for the assigned community.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in a variety of Coastal Ridge Real Estate student apartment communities across the United States, on a rolling basis. This role is 90-100% travel.

Built on the foundation of over 20 years of friendships, Coastal Ridge is a vertically integrated multifamily real estate operator, investor, and developer whose unique approach successfully combines data and experience. Supported by over 800 real estate professionals with deep sector expertise, we have quickly grown into a leader in the multifamily industry. Our values are based on relationships and driven by honesty, integrity, and trust.

Requirements

• High school degree or equivalent required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Previous experience as a Student Leasing Manager or Assistant Property Manager required.
• Must live within close proximity to a major airport and be willing and able to travel 90-100% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience leasing at multiple properties and multiple markets preferred.
• Previous experience in both luxury conventional housing and student housing preferred.
• Experience with Entrata is preferred.
• We are considering candidates nationwide, with preference for those in the East, Midwest, or Southeast United States strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all aspects of the leasing process, including ensuring all leads are properly entered into Entrata, contacted, and followed up on; greeting prospects and providing tours; closing the sale; assisting prospects through the application and lease process, including ensuring the proper preparation and execution of the lease agreement and all screening procedures; monitoring and participating in the resident renewal process, and ensuring the clubhouse, model and all tour routes are maintained to the highest standard of cleanliness.
• Drive individual and group leasing targets success for the community and proactively collaborate with the Senior National Leasing Specialist to work through both opportunities and threats.
• Deep dive to strengthen both individual and team knowledge of the competitive landscape in the market through shopping competitors and keeping updated records of all offerings within the market.
• Establish an in-depth understanding of the property including selling points of the site and frequent objections from prospects, site leasing trends, traffic patterns, and product availability.
• Act as a full-time member of the on-site office team, providing support and assistance to all customer service efforts at the community.
• Drive both prospect interest and resident retention through coordinating and participating in a variety of site marketing efforts and events.
• Guide the leasing team in their leasing and marketing efforts, ensuring proper expectations are set and tools and resources needed for success are given.
• Travel will be required -100% of the time
• Other tasks as directed and assigned.

Benefits

• As a Coastal Ridge Real Estate associate, you’ll be eligible to participate in a variety of benefit programs designed to fit you and your lifestyle. We are committed to providing competitive and comprehensive benefits that align with our culture and the needs of our associates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees