Leasing Consultant - Lease Up

FCA Management is actively seeking to hire a Leasing Consultant for a Lease Up, located in Jacksonville, FL (St. John's Town Center area.)

As a Leasing Consultant, you will be in charge of using your dynamic sales and marketing methods to provide superior customer service to potential and current residents of our multifamily community. You will maintain high occupancy levels by using your skills to sell and demonstrate the value of our community to prospective residents, thereby finalizing the sales process.

Essential Duties: ---Lease Up Experience is required

Leasing apartments; Included in the overall responsibility of leasing apartments is taking telephone inquiries, greeting prospects, showing apartments, taking applications and deposits, verifying information, following up with all prospects, and ensuring that leases are renewed on a timely basis.

Upholds a professional, yet friendly, atmosphere in the leasing office and other areas where residents or prospective residents meet.

Answers incoming phone calls and handles each call accordingly, whether it is a prospect call or a resident.

Greets prospective residents, qualifies, determines needs and preferences and professionally presents community and specific apartments while communicating features and benefits.

Maintains awareness of market/industry conditions and trends. Contributes ideas to the Property Manager for marketing the community and for improving resident satisfaction. Conducts monthly market surveys.

Physically inspects the marketing path of the community on a daily basis.

Maintain and restock cafe and/or coffee bar.

Update social media sites to market the community. Assist in creating advertising campaigns and newsletters.

Develop the online presence for the community by targeting new followers and creating engaging content.

Post information and photos from special events on social media sites.

Required Skills:

Proficiency with MS Office applications (Outlook, Word and Excel software), as well as property management software preferably Yardi.

Knowledgeable of all lease-related documents and ability to accurately complete the documents in a timely manner

Proficient sales skills; prior sales experience

Strong customer service/satisfaction philosophy

Excellent organizational and communication skills

Requirements:

Knock experience preferred

Must have a minimum of 6 months of leasing experience in the multi-family industry

High school diploma or equivalent

Valid driver's license and reliable transportation

Ability to pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screen successfully

Professional appearance and demeanor

A positive, motivating, and team-oriented attitude

A desire to exceed and thrive in a fast-paced competitive environment

Ability to work with a diverse group of people including co-workers, vendors and customers

Work Schedule: Saturdays are required and some evenings; (hours may vary to meet the business needs of the community