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Job Description Job Description Job Title: Leasing ProfessionalSupervisor Title: Community ManagerJob Summary:This position is responsible for coordinating the community's marketing, leasing, and renewal strategies to achieve occupancy, revenue, and resident retention goals by performing all activities related to leasing to new residents, providing resident satisfaction throughout the term of the lease, and securing resident lease renewals.Essential Responsibilities:1.Performs all sales and leasing activities to achieve the community's revenue and occupancy goals bygreeting and qualifying prospects, conducting community tours and showing apartments, processingapplications, credit screening, and criminal background checks, preparing the lease and move-inpackage, and ensuring a smooth resident move-in and lease signing.2.Inspects apartments prior to resident move-in and ensures apartments are in move-in ready conditionand schedules any outstanding item to be addressed with the maintenance team.3.Stays informed about current market and competitor conditions that may impact the community'soccupancy and sales results, develops and implements short- and long-term marketing plans and goalsto sustain occupancy, and follows the community's established policies related to concessions, specials,and other programs to boost occupancy.4.Designs and executes marketing activities to create and drive traffic to the community, includingimplementing resident referral and employer outreach programs, using internet marketing tools(Craigslist, Facebook, e-mail, and other websites), and following other community-specific marketingplans, drives, and special programs.5.Uses the on-site property management software (OneSite, Yardi, etc.) to track apartment availability,record traffic and leasing activities, manage resident and prospect data, and capture criticaldemographic and other information about existing and future residents.6.Ensures that the community and show units meet the Company's standards for show quality by dailyinspecting the marketing corridor and leasing tour, communicating maintenance and upkeep needs tothe community's maintenance team members, merchandising and ensuring a physically appealing showunit and/or model and amenities, and preparing the leasing office for daily leasing activities.7.Follows-up with prospects and new residents to ensure satisfaction by sending e-mail, thank-younotes, and cards or making telephone calls or other contacts to finalize decisions to lease and/or renew.8.Executes and performs activities in support of the community's lease renewal program by preparinglease renewal letters and packages for residents, meeting with and contacting renewing residents inadvance of move-out dates, and ensuring that lease renewal documents are signed and implemented on time.9. Responds quickly and courteously to resident and client/owner concerns and questions, and takes prompt action to solve problems and/or document and convey resident or other requests to the appropriate individual(s).Other Responsibilities:1. Completes various accounting, financial, administrative, and other reports and performs other duties as assigned or as necessary.Organizational Responsibilities:- Follows established policies and procedures by monitoring and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and operational processes related to area(s) of responsibility and reporting violations or infractions to appropriate individual(s).- Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with Company, community, and departmental policies, procedures, and standards by immediately reporting any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, employee/visitor/resident injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to appropriate individual(s).- Identifies areas for improvement and offers suggestions to improve the community's efficiency, profitability, and productivity.- Keeps abreast of current changes in technology, leasing