Leasing Consultant

brookfield; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Brookfield's The Gardens Columbus is seeking Leasing Consultants to welcome visitors, guide them through the leasing process, and help residents settle in.

You will manage leads in CRM, schedule tours, show apartments, and encourage online applications to drive occupancy and rent growth.

This role requires high energy, strong communication, and the ability to work weekends to meet community goals.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of sales and customer service experience in a fast-paced setting.
• Experience guiding prospects through the leasing process and completing move-in procedures.
• Knowledge of federal/state housing laws and leasing policies is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver unmatched service to prospects and residents to exceed expectations.
• Guide prospects through the leasing experience to make renting easy and stress-free.
• Manage leads in CRM, schedule tours, show apartments, and encourage online applications.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Goal setting

Education

High school diploma/GED

Associate degree in Customer Service/Hospitality

Job description

Location

The Gardens Columbus - 3701 Governors Club Blvd Business

Job Description

Position Summary

Our Leasing Consultants are people who make a big impact in many small ways - a friendly smile, a welcoming greeting, a genuine interest in the people walking through our leasing office doors. Our Leasing Consultants create a positive and lasting influence on visitors, prospects, and residents by understanding the importance of first impressions.

As a Leasing Consultant, you manage your own success by attaining leasing goals, such as occupancy and rent growth, and by building positive rapport with prospects and residents.

You will be diligently managing leads within our CRM, you will be scheduling tours and showing apartments all day and you will be encouraging prospects to submit their online application.

Every day you will help our prospects to find their home at your community. So, if you're passionate about people and are looking for the right opportunity to make a difference and get you started on a long-term career journey, then come take that first step with us.

Essential Job Function

1. Customer Service (30%)

• Deliver unmatched service to prospects and residents to exceed expectations and nurture satisfaction
• Guide prospects through the leasing experience to make renting easy
• Serve as the liaison through the application, leasing screening, and move-in process, including all related paperwork
• Fully dedicated to prospects through answering calls, emails, chats, and texts
• Encourage prospects to apply
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends: our communities are busiest on the weekends

2. Sales (40%)

• Communicate detailed information regarding communities and apartments to prospects
• Generate interest in the community by conducting informative and personalized tours that result in new leases
• Drive the sale by highlighting the quality of the community and the lifestyle of an apartment home
• Develop deep knowledge of the rental process and their assigned markets neighborhoods and translate that into successful sales interactions
• Employ effective selling techniques to close the sale
• Work collaboratively with the onsite team to exceed occupancy goals and objectives
• Maintain current knowledge of apartments, building amenities, and local agencies or attractions of interest to prospective residents
• Maintain awareness of current rental rates and promotions of competitive properties
• Project a favorable image of the community at all times to achieve property objectives and public recognition
• Schedule tours and show apartments

3. Leasing Administration (30%)

• Actively participate in the leasing process by monitoring inbound leads, qualifying prospects, leasing apartments, touring prospects, following up after each tour, and completing move-in procedures in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Proactively manage all leads and customer experience using the Customer Relationship Management Software (CRM)
• Complete assigned CRM tasks within the appropriate time frame
• Manage leasing requests from existing residents, including lease breaks, roommate additions, unit transfers, and more
• Run applications, communicate screening results, prepare and send leases, and collect all required information and documentation for a smooth move-in process
• Inspect apartments prior to resident move-in to ensure move-in ready condition and schedule any outstanding items with the maintenance team
• Master the leasing process in its entirety, from post-tour follow-up emails and prompt prospect calls to closing all tasks in the CRM

Education

• High school diploma/GED required
• Associate degree in Customer Service/Hospitality preferred

Work Experience

• 1-2 Years of sales and customer service experience including reaching sales goals in a fast-paced environment (e.g., property management, hospitality, retail, or restaurant) required
• 1-2 Years of previous leasing experience within the multifamily property management industry preferred

Licenses & Certifications

• Valid driver's license depending on property required

Requirements

• 1+ year sales and customer service experience including reaching sales goals in a fast-paced environment (e.g., property management, hospitality, retail, or restaurant)
• Previous leasing experience within the multifamily property management industry a plus
• Demonstrated success in goal setting/achievement and following a sales process
• Must have knowledge of federal and state apartment housing laws
• Must adhere to Fair Housing laws and leasing policies and procedures
• Must be high energy, sales and cust