Administrative Assistant - Sales and Marketing

Benchmark Senior Living; Redding, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 holidays & 2 floating holidays

Discounted Meal Program

Paid Training & Company-provided Units

Associate Referral Bonus Program

Health & Wellness Programs

401k Retirement Plan with CompanyMatch

Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Vacation and Health & Wellness PTO

Use of Community Fitness Center and 풀

Job summary

Benchmark Senior Living Meadow Ridge in Redding, CT is seeking an Administrative Assistant - Sales and Marketing to provide administrative, sales, and marketing support for the community. The role is a FT on-site position, Monday to Friday with some evening or weekend event coverage as needed.

The successful candidate will have at least 1 year of related experience in administrative, sales or marketing support, strong communication, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year related administrative, sales support, marketing support, hospitality, or customer service experience
• Experience in a professional office setting or hospitality environment with strong communication and customer relations
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational and follow-up skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with professionalism and accuracy
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Comfort learning and using databases, CRM systems, and other sales tracking tools
• Positive, service-focused approach with residents, families, visitors, and associates

Responsibilities

• Answer phone calls and emails from prospective residents, families, referral sources, and community contacts
• Provide administrative support to the Sales and Marketing team, including scheduling appointments, preparing materials, and maintaining calendars
• Assist with inquiry follow-up, lead tracking, data entry, and database updates
• Prepare, organize, and maintain sales and marketing records, reports, files, and collateral materials
• Support community events, tours, mailings, and outreach activities as needed
• Greet visitors and provide a welcoming, professional first impression of Meadow Ridge
• Partner with team members to ensure timely communication and excellent customer service throughout the sales process

Skills

Administrative experience

Sales support

Marketing support

Customer service

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM systems

Database software

Job description

This position is located in Redding, CT

Connect with your calling. Join, stay, and grow with Benchmark.

Meadow Ridge is the premier life care retirement community in Fairfield County, located on 136 acres in beautiful Redding, Connecticut. In this unique and enriching environment, we offer Independent and Assisted Living apartment homes, as well as a skilled Health Center where we provide our residents with quality care and services.

We are currently seeking an Administrative Assistant - Sales and Marketing to provide administrative, sales, and marketing support for our community.

FT opportunity

M-F, with flexibility to support occasional evening or weekend events when required.

Hourly wage range $23-$24.25

Primary responsibilities of the role include:

• Answer phone calls and emails from prospective residents, families, referral sources, and community contacts
• Provide administrative support to the Sales and Marketing team, including scheduling appointments, preparing materials, and maintaining calendars
• Assist with inquiry follow-up, lead tracking, data entry, and database updates
• Prepare, organize, and maintain sales and marketing records, reports, files, and collateral materials
• Support community events, tours, mailings, and outreach activities as needed
• Greet visitors and provide a welcoming, professional first impression of Meadow Ridge
• Partner with team members to ensure timely communication and excellent customer service throughout the sales process

The successful candidate:

• Minimum one (1) year related administrative, sales support, marketing support, hospitality, or customer service experience
• Experience in a professional office setting or hospitality environment where strong communication, customer relations, and telephone skills are essential
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational and follow-up skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of professionalism and accuracy
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Comfort learning and using databases, customer relationship management systems, and other sales tracking tools
• Positive, service-focused approach with the ability to interact effectively with residents, families, visitors, and associates

As a community associate at Meadow Ridge, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:

• 8 holidays & 2 floating holidays
• Discounted Meal Program
• Paid Training & Company-provided Uniforms
• Associate Referral Bonus Program
• Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match*
• Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits*
• Tuition Reimbursement Program*
• Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off*
• Use of Community Fitness Center and Pool

*Eligibility may vary by employment status

Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity,and inclusion.

We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique