Community Relations Manager

About the role

The Community Relations Manager is responsible for delivering an exceptional resident experience throughout their journey at Essex. This role manages a team of community relations representatives who serve as the primary point of contact for residents.

Responsibilities

• Oversight and support of a team responsible for managing resident communications and inquiries through the CRM system.
• Ensuring the team facilitates seamless move-in and move-out experiences, including processing paperwork, conducting identification checks, and addressing resident questions both in-person and virtually.
• Promoting a high standard of customer service by coaching the team to address resident concerns promptly and professionally, stepping in to resolve issues when escalation is necessary.
• Overseeing the team's handling of portfolio tasks and calls through Funnel, ensuring timely responses and compliance with company standards and metrics, while providing support as needed.
• Maintaining a deep understanding of the assigned community portfolio and providing guidance to the team on property-specific features and operations.
• Collaborating with the Community Management Team to enhance operations and achieve customer satisfaction goals.
• Safeguarding confidential resident and property information by the team, maintaining professionalism and discretion.
• Overseeing team participation in occasional resident events, ensuring successful coordination and execution.
• Assigning and overseeing special projects to support community operations and resident satisfaction.
• Delegating workload effectively among community relations representatives to maintain productivity and service quality.
• Monitoring office expenses, ensuring that expenses are within budget and cost effective.
• Managing personnel throughout their employment lifecycle that includes career planning and development, accountability and performance management, and recognition.
• Overseeing and executing additional duties and special projects as assigned to support community operations and enhance resident satisfaction.
• Ensuring team compliance with company policies, Fair Housing laws, Landlord-Tenant regulations, and OSHA standards.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent required, college degree preferred.
• 2+ years of property management experience with 1-2+ years of supervisory experience.
• Commitment to providing exceptional customer service and a desire to help people.
• Proven ability to supervise staff of two or more associates.
• Ability to work within budgeted guidelines.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to utilize a personal smart device for apps related to property operations and communication.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to handle multiple responsibilities effectively.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a centralized hub environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and property management or CRM software.
• Must work on-site in the office five days per week.

What The Job Requires

• Maintain alignment with Essex policies and procedures while effectively managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Accounting, Legal, and other departments within Essex.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable laws, e.g., Fair Housing, Landlord Tenant, Local Building Codes, OSHA, and EEOC.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to create, compose, and edit written material.
• Regular, consistent, and timely attendance required.
• Work is primarily conducted in an office setting. Requires sitting at a desk or workstation for extended periods, with occasional need to deliver resident notices. This may involve walking and use of stairs for prolonged periods of time.
• Involves the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and printers.
• Availability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends.
• Travel required for occasional meetings, training, community visits.

What You Will Bring To The Table

• Provides formal supervision to associates within a single functional or operational area.
• Recommends staff recruitment, selection, promotion, advancement, corrective action, and termination.
• Plans and monitors appropriate staffing levels and utilization of labor, including overtime.
• Prepares and delivers performance appraisals for staff.
• Mentors and coaches team members to further develop competencies.
• Leads by example and models behaviors that are consistent with Essex's values.
• Ability to respond effectively to sensitive issues.
• Ability to write reports.
• Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations to employees and clients.
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret documents.
• Ability to solve problems involving several options in situations.
• Requires intermediate analytical and quantitative skills.
• Decisions made with thorough understanding of procedures, company policies, and business practices to achieve general results and deadlines.
• Responsible for setting work unit and/or project deadlines.
• Ability to meet all job requirements and assignments.

Benefits

All full-time regular associates are offered competitive salaries, experience career growth, and are eligible for benefit packages that include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, 401k employer match, excellence rewards, wellness programs, and much more. With our 12 paid holidays and 15 PTO days, work/life balance is a priority! Additionally, most positions are eligible for a housing discount of 20%. Essex provides great communities in which to live, work and invest. We are a purpose-driven company, and we pride ourselves on promoting an internal culture of growth and opportunity by engaging, enabling, and empowering our teams. Working at Essex is not a destination. It is a journey where you can confidently build your career. The pay range for this position is $83,000.00 - $117,000.00 per year. New hires generally start between $83,000.00 - $102,000.00 per year. The final salary offer will be determined after reviewing relevant factors, including but not limited to skill sets; relevant experience; internal equity; and other business and organizational needs. This role is also eligible to participate in Essex’s discretionary Annual Bonus program that is commensurate with the level of the position.