Assistant Area Manager, Smoky Mountains

SC Works; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 58,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-sponsored insurance

Flexible paid time off

Stays at AvantStay properties

Betterment retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Fitness reimbursement

Cell phone reimbursement

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

AvantStay is hiring an Assistant Area Manager to support the Area Manager across designated properties in the Gatlinburg area. This role requires frequent travel, in-market leadership, and ensuring a superior guest experience through audits, supplies management, and timely issue resolution.

The position emphasizes collaboration with the in-market team, supervision of staff, and maintaining AvantStay standards while driving owner satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hospitality or customer-facing experience.
• Vacation rental industry experience preferred.
• Basic skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Report to the local manager and serve as market lead when needed.
• Act as point of contact for AvantStay property owners and review statements.
• Maintain AvantStay standards and owner satisfaction metrics.
• Collaborate with in-market team on training, coaching, and evaluating staff.
• Monitor guest/homeowner issues and ensure timely resolution.
• Identify issues proactively and assign rectification duties.
• Handle administrative duties to support daily operations.
• Oversee housekeeping and routine maintenance tasks at properties.
• Maintain inventory of consumables and linens for the market.
• Conduct property inspections to ensure standards and compliance.
• Respond to guest and homeowner inquiries via email, calls, and messages.
• Travel frequently within the designated area for operations.
• Participate in rotating after-hours on-call support.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Customer-facing

MS Office

Job description

Occupation: General and Operations Managers

Location: Gatlinburg, TN - 37738

Job Type: Full Time (30 Hours or More)

Posted: 09/25/2026

Job Overview

As an Assistant Area Manager, you will support the Area Manager in all the day to day operational activities related to our AvantStay properties in the designated area. You will ensure a superior guest experience by auditing properties, managing supplies, and responding to concerns in a timely fashion. This position does require close proximity to the market and will require frequent travel to various sites within the designated area.

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting to the local manager and performing assigned tasks, while also filling in as the market lead and personnel manager in the absence of the local manager, if needed.


• Serving as a reliable point of contact for the owners of AvantStay properties by effectively communicating with them in a timely manner and reviewing their owner distribution statements.


• Meeting and maintaining AvantStay standards and metrics related to owner satisfaction.


• Collaborating with the in-market team to ensure efficient and effective operations, including training, coaching, and evaluating the performance of other field operations personnel.


• Monitoring the progress of guest or homeowner issues, ensuring they are resolved within the designated time frame. Reviewing the quality of the resolution and taking appropriate actions as needed to ensure customer satisfaction.


• Exercising independent judgment in proactively identifying issues or quality assurance concerns at the properties and taking appropriate action to address them and/or assign rectification duties to other field operations personnel.


• Carrying out essential, non-manual administrative duties to support daily operations, free from direct supervision.


• Coordinating and/or overseeing housekeeping or routine rental maintenance tasks, such as changing linens, moving furniture, changing light bulbs, troubleshooting cable, or addressing wifi issues.


• Ensuring all homes have appropriate inventory levels of consumables and linens for the select market.


• Conducting regular inspections of properties to ensure compliance with Avantstay standards and regulations, as necessary and in the event of lack of sufficient market coverage in the requisite area.


• Addressing guest and homeowner concerns by responding in a timely manner to emails, calls, texts, Slack messages, and tickets.


• Frequently traveling to various properties within the designated area to support operations and ensure compliance.


• Being part of rotating "On Call" after hours for market support.

Requirements

• 2+ years of hospitality or customer-facing experience


• Vacation rental industry experience (preferred)


• Basic skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)


• Ability and availability to work weekends and holidays, with an overall flexible schedule to fit current business needs


• Ability to spend a majority of working time standing, walking, and driving to properties


• Ability to regularly bend at the waist, squat, kneel, climb, carry, reach, stoop, and occasionally push, pull and lift more than 25 lbs.


• Excellent self-management skills, and the ability to prioritize and deliver work to meet tight deadlines and work in a fast paced environment


• Responsiveness via Slack and email


• Experience in hospitality and/or real estate and Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) designation are a plus.


• Must reside in the designated area.


• Valid driver's license and active car insurance


• Reliable, snow-ready car

Benefits

• The role has an annual starting salary of $58,000-$62,000 performance bonus (dependent on your skills and experience)


• Generous company-sponsored insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, etc.)


• Flexible paid time off


• Complimentary and discounted stays at AvantStay properties


• Pre-tax retirement savings plans offered via Betterment


• Paid parental leave


• Fitness reimbursement


• Cell phone reimbursement


• Mileage reimbursement

When you join AvantStay You’ll be doing work that matters alongside an experienced and dynamic team, transforming the way people travel and vacation. Your place within the colossal travel and real estate industries will leave you with a wealth of opportunities to feel both challenged to innovate and rewarded for your efforts. Of course, we will offer you pay and benefits, but we’re about more than that. AvantStay is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at AvantStay.

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