Leasing + Marketing Specialist
About the role
The United Group of Companies, Inc. – celebrating over 50 Years in business - is a full-service, vertically integrated leader in real estate development and management with over 50 years of industry expertise. Our mission is to develop, build, and acquire vibrant communities where our residents, investors, partners, and commercial clients feel welcome, connected, and fulfilled. Our commitment to innovation sets us apart and is evident in our award-winning lifestyle programs. We firmly believe that where you live, and work, should be an experience that enriches and improves your life. United Group provides a place to call home and a space where businesses thrive in all the communities we join. We are honored to have been voted by our employees as one of the Albany Time Union’s Top Workplaces for ten consecutive years and nationally recognized as a Top Workplaces USA employer for six years running. We are also thrilled that our management company, United Plus Property Management (UPPM), has earned the Accredited Management Organization (AMO®) of the Year Award for 2024! To learn more about us, please visit our website: https://www.ugoc.com
Responsibilities
- Establishes new relationships with prospects, maintaining continuous communication to identify their needs and close the sale, converting into a resident of our community.
- Tours visitors of the community, shows apartments to interested guests, encourages qualified prospects to apply for residency, closes sale, and assists with the application process as needed.
- Receives incoming calls and manages them accordingly.
- Ensures the model apartment and/or vacant unit(s) are ready to be shown to prospective residents.
- Follows up on leads with regularity.
- Prepares all necessary packets, materials, and paperwork for move-ins or move outs.
- Keeps units leased to meet or exceed budget.
- Prepares and sends out required weekly and/or monthly reporting to necessary stakeholders.
- Responsible for achieving occupancy goals of the property through managing various initiatives, campaigns, programs, and events.