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Floating Leasing Consultant

Avenue5 Residential · Oakland, CA · 1 wk ago
Management$21–$23/hrFull-time

About the role

We’re looking for a talented leasing consultant who will coordinate all activities related to apartment rentals, move-ins, move-outs, and lease renewals. The leasing consultant will interact directly with prospective and current residents to achieve maximum occupancy and ensure resident retention and client satisfaction.

Responsibilities

  • Focuses on the needs of others by listening, understanding, and showing empathy and respect.
  • Ensures excellent customer service to prospective and current residents and promotes a quality living experience for all.
  • Generates and handles traffic, qualifies prospective residents, leases apartments, prepares lease documentation, and completes move-in paperwork and processes.
  • Maintains accurate and detailed records of traffic activity by entering applicable information into the computer.
  • Follows up with all prospective residents via phone, mail or email.
  • Converts phone traffic into scheduled appointments with prospective residents in order to tour the property.
  • Inspects apartments prior to resident move-ins and ensures apartments are in move-in condition by coordinating move-in/out needs and schedules with the maintenance team.
  • Creates and maintains confidential resident files, which include reviewing move-in paperwork with new residents.
  • Completes weekly leasing reports in accurate and timely fashion.
  • Safeguards all open and close procedures are completed daily.
  • Assists with ongoing resident relations throughout the occupant’s tenancy by ensuring requests are responded to promptly and accurately.
  • Responsible for shopping competitive properties.
  • Inspects buildings and grounds to ensure safety and cleanliness, and alerts maintenance to items that need to be repaired.
  • Aids in processing work order requests for residents and ensures work is completed in a timely manner.
  • Supports management by providing clerical support such as answering phone calls, filing, and processing property invoices, as needed.
  • May be asked to assist with planning and implementing resident activities in order to increase resident retention.
  • Complies with all company policies, applicable health and safety rules and regulations, as well as applicable local, state, and federal laws.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma is required.
  • Minimum of one year of previous sales experience is preferred.
  • One year of previous residential leasing experience is preferred.
  • Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to others.
  • Prior experience in Yardi Voyager or another equivalent system is preferred.
  • Basic level knowledge with Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively and sensitively communicate with all levels of management.
  • Sensitivity to confidential matters is required.
  • Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense of urgency.
  • Ability to relay technical concerns with adequate detail, quickly and accurately.
  • Capability to read, write, comprehend, and converse in English.
  • Ability to use general office equipment, such as telephone, fax machine, printer, copier, and key track system.
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills.
  • Ability to cope with and defuse situations involving angry or difficult people.
  • Must maintain a valid driver’s license, clean driving record and current auto insurance is required.
  • Must comply with all safety requirements.
  • Required to complete and successfully pass the Avenue5 Fair Housing, Diversity and Inclusion Training within the first 30 days of employment.

Skills

  • Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to others.
  • Prior experience in Yardi Voyager or another equivalent system is preferred.
  • Basic level knowledge with Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively and sensitively communicate with all levels of management.
  • Sensitivity to confidential matters is required.
  • Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense of urgency.
  • Ability to relay technical concerns with adequate detail, quickly and accurately.
  • Capability to read, write, comprehend, and converse in English.
  • Ability to use general office equipment, such as telephone, fax machine, printer, copier, and key track system.
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills.
  • Ability to cope with and defuse situations involving angry or difficult people.

Benefits

Our award-winning culture includes being a top 15 national finalist on the Best Places to Work Multifamily™, Certified as a Great Place to Work® since 2017, listed as one of the Best Workplaces in Real Estate™, ranked second on the 100 fastest-growing private companies in Washington by The Puget Sound Business Journal, and ranked 6 on the 2026 National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) Top 50 Managers List. We offer new opportunities every day and provide a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered.

Pay

$21 to $23 per hour

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate property management needs.

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