Leasing Associate

at  Ryan Stuart Development

Title: Leasing Associate
Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Location: Reston/Falls Church VA
Report To: Director of Property Management
Join our dynamic and growing team and engage yourself in an environment where your ideas are valued, collaboration is key, and success knows no bounds. Ready to unleash your potential? Apply now and become part of our innovative journey.
To support future growth and ensure comprehensive coverage, we are separating property management and leasing duties. We are now hiring a Leasing Associate to focus exclusively on leasing responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 3 years leasing/CS experience)
• Microsoft Office programs including comfortability with Word, Excel and Outlook/emails
• Basic computer skills
• 1+ year real estate sales or leasing experience
• 2+ years of direct customer service experience
• At minimum 2 years of clerical or administration experience

• Aggressively lease up entire portfolio of office, retail, residential and industrial properties for owner/developer
• Develop property and space specific marketing strategies and perform direct sourcing to local businesses that are potential tenants
• Work with marketing team to develop property specific marketing materials and to brand properties
• On a property specific basis, create direct marketing and leasing plans to try and proactively locate and connect with potential tenants.
• Communicate with brokerage community regarding available spaces.
• Be extremely responsive (reply back within 1/2 business day at latest) to all leasing inquiries (via email, calls, texts, costar message, etc.).
• Show properties to a variety of potential tenants.
• Form some type of connection with potential tenants to try and maximize chance of getting deals to finish line.
• Work with Director, Property Management & Leasing on lease deal structure recommendations and strategies and property specific leasing strategies.
• Update active listing status details to reflect accurate information on following: internal tracker, costar, MLS, crexi, craigslist, and other platforms.
• Draft and send out LOI’s and leases to potential tenants
• Work with internal property manager to finalize new tenant on-boarding checklist
• Work with in-house accounting team to confirm lease details for billing and account purposes
• Track and follow up on all leads