Leasing Specialist (Lease-Up) - Part Time

Responsibilities

• Drive leasing activity by actively managing leads, conducting tours, following up with prospects, and closing leases.
• Create a personalized and engaging prospect experience that converts traffic into leases.
• Confidently ask for the sale and overcome objections with professionalism and urgency.
• Maintain strong closing ratios and contribute to achieving weekly and monthly occupancy goals.
• Accurately document all prospect interactions, traffic activity, and follow-up efforts within the property management system.
• Assist with waitlist management, application completion, and move-in coordination.
• Support lease-up strategies designed to build awareness, increase traffic, and accelerate occupancy.
• Participate in outreach marketing, open houses, resident events, local partnerships, and grassroots marketing initiatives.
• Conduct competitor market surveys and stay informed on pricing, concessions, and market trends.
• Provide feedback to leadership regarding prospect objections, market conditions, and opportunities to improve leasing performance.
• Assist in maintaining the presentation and readiness of model units, amenity spaces, and tour paths.

Qualifications

• Consistently contribute to leasing velocity and occupancy goals.
• Maintain strong prospect conversion and closing performance.
• Respond quickly and effectively to leads, creating a best-in-class prospect experience.
• Stay calm, focused, and adaptable during periods of high traffic, changing priorities, or operational challenges.
• Demonstrate persistence, accountability, and follow-through in every aspect of the leasing process.
• Bring energy, urgency, and creativity to outreach and marketing efforts.
• Take ownership of the community’s success and willingly step in where needed to support lease-up goals.
• Build positive relationships that strengthen the community’s reputation and resident experience.