Customer Care Agent - Full Time
Job Summary: Works closely with the Residential Manager or Assistant Residential Manager to assist with daily office operations. Assist staff with leasing vacant and future apartment units by maintaining an active face-to-face, telephone and online presence with potential and current customers. This is an entry-level position for a property management career.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Daily Activities:
● Provide exceptional customer service experience to current residents, including but not limited to:
○ Greeting callers/visitors to the rental office
○ Managing e-mail and other virtual communications platforms
○ Inputting maintenance requests and following up on service
○ Filing and organizing documents
○ Creating and maintaining spreadsheets; analyzing data
○ Refilling coffee/snack station
○ Accepting and logging tenant packages
○ Delivering resident notices
○ Ensuring Residents receive follow ups to their maintenance/pest control requests and package deliveries
○ Create and disseminate monthly resident newsletters
● Accounting:
○ Accurately billing residents for PG&E usage and following up on delinquency
○ As needed, assist with coding invoices
○ Manage budget related to marketing and retention efforts
● Leasing Activities: Participate in all aspects of the leasing process, including but not limited to:
○ Preparing lease documents, understanding and communicating the Davis Model Lease & Addendums to new lease signers
○ Creatively and persistently advertising for vacant apartments
○ Assisting in marketing activities including Housing Day and Dorm Presentations
○ Maintaining an extensive real-time lead-tracking system
○ Conducting tours of vacant and model units
○ Closing leads
○ Ensuring leasing documentation for prospective and current residents is complete and accurate
○ Moving in new residents, and moving out non-renewing residents
● Social Media Activities:
○ Build an active student community of potential and current residents online by constant interaction through social media tools, such as Facebook & Instagram
○ Maintain and build an active community of potential and current residents online by constant interaction through social media channels approved by Tandem’s Marketing Director
○ Craft posts appropriate for multiple online formats (blogs, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) as needed.
○ Work with Tandem’s Social Media Coordinator to develop and support online advertising, branding and SEO focused campaigns for both the property and Tandem
○ Must be able to maintain professionalism on social platforms and appropriately apply Tandem’s brand guidelines to all posts.
○ Photograph, film, compile, and edit videos/marketing materials for property social media accounts
○ Track social media traffic statistics then post and promote materials accordingly for maximum engagement
● Resident Relations Activities:
○ Promote resident lease renewals by creating marketing retention programs & events
○ Work closely with office and maintenance staff and perform other duties as may be required
○ Create and analyze surveys for resident feedback, compile data and adjust programming accordingly (resident needs and preferences change yearly)
○ Comfortable with conflict management and de-escalating, able to refer residents to appropriate upper management if needed
● Specialty Training:
○ Training other Customer Care Agents on how to tour, close, and utilize leasing tools
○ Staying up to date on Social Media related tools and changes to be able to train other Customer Care Agents
○ Serve as an assistant to Tandem’s Social Media Coordinator on logistics of changes (e.g. IGTV, Promotion capabilities)
○ Able to assist with varied specialty projects as needed by Tandem directors
○ Design, curate, and/or create content for Tandem corporate social media accounts
○ Adobe is often the pilot property, be prepared to learn new programs and train sister sites on usage, as well as be follow up tech support
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Education: High School Diploma; some college coursework preferred
2. Experience: 1 year work experience; property management experience a plus
3. Competencies: • Must speak and write English with proficiency • Must have good sales and communications skills • Must pay attention to detail • Must have computer proficiency with Microsoft Word/Excel, Mac OS, etc. • Must be skilled with online social media tools such as Facebook and Instagram • Must have good interpersonal skills and a customer service orientation • Yardi/RentCafe experience a plus • Familiar with or ability to learn iMovie, Canva, Ripl, and other media editing platforms
4. Other Requirements • Must have valid California driver’s license • Must have current automobile insurance • Must be able to work Saturdays and some evening hours required