Research Coordinator

cw; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield seeks a Research Coordinator to support local research output and data collection, entering market data into the firm’s proprietary database and ensuring data accuracy across sources.

Responsibilities include primary research on properties, updating listings, tracking construction and leases, and assisting in regional and national projects under the Research Manager.

Qualifications

• BA/BS required
• 0-1 years applicable experience
• PowerBI Skills preferred.
• Writing and analytical experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform primary research on buildings (built, under construction, proposed or renovated).
• Call or inquire on properties and update the proprietary database.
• Track new construction, renovations, completions, leases and tenant movements.
• Update Cushman & Wakefield exclusive listings monthly.
• Collect and review articles for database implementation and market knowledge.
• Assist quarterly statistics process for internal and external use.
• Contribute to market condition publications and client pitches under the Research Manager.
• Assist on regional and national projects beyond standard reports.
• Gather and format information for Research requests.
• Follow up on availability, lease and sale surveys.
• Assist in creating and populating photo database where applicable.
• Canvas buildings physically and via phone to populate tenant data and stacking plans

Skills

PowerBI

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Education

BA/BS

Job description

Job Title

Research Coordinator

Job Description Summary

The Research Coordinator reports to the Local Manager. The Research Coordinator is responsible for supporting the development of local research output and data collection. Specifically, this position provides support for gathering and entering local market data into Cushman & Wakefield’s proprietary database. The Coordinator is accountable for accurate and proactive maintenance of proprietary and third-party databases with local market data, as well as pulling data from said systems to support the business’s needs. This position is not specific to a service line but may specialize by property type.

Job Description

• Perform primary research on buildings that are built, under construction, proposed or under renovation
• Call and/or inquire on available properties, update proprietary database as applicable
• Track new construction, renovations, and completions, leases and sales, tenant movements (tenants in the market), direct and sublet space, etc.
• Update C&W exclusive listings on a monthly basis
• Collect, maintain and review articles relevant from all Real Estate sources for database implementation and market knowledge
• Assist with quarterly statistics process for use internally and externally under the direction of the Research Manager
• Contributes to the creation of market conditions under supervision of the Research Manager, publications to include quarterly MarketBeat and other C&W publications as well as client pitches, branch PR and consulting projects
• Assist as needed, on regional, and national level projects apart from normal report generation
• Gathers and formats information for Research requests
• Follows up on availability, lease and sale surveys
• Assists in creating and populating photo database where applicable
• Physically canvas and phone canvas buildings in order to populate tenant database and derive stacking plans where applicable

Qualifications:

• BA/BS required
• 0-1 years applicable experience
• PowerBI Skills preferred.
• Writing and analytical experience preferred