Marketing Associate - Transitions

Join Bell Partners and be a difference maker.

At Bell Partners, our mission is to be the apartment company of choice by creating value and honoring commitments to our residents, partners, and associates. We proudly serve our community of 85,000+ homes across 13 states and the District of Columbia. As stewards entrusted to contribute with care and appreciation, our 2,000 associates succeed in a dynamic space where everyone impacts. We take pride in producing outstanding results and fostering a work environment that allows everyone to contribute to their fullest potential. We rise above industry standards when every associate embraces their unique role and seizes the opportunity to make an impact.

The Transitions Associate plays a key supporting role in ensuring Bell’s acquisitions, dispositions, and rebrands move smoothly, accurately, and on time through the marketing lifecycle. This position supports the execution of transition activities from pre-acquisition research to final handoff, helping ensure every new property is positioned effectively and every outgoing asset exits cleanly and compliantly.

You will work closely with the Transitions Manager, Account Management, Brand, Digital, and Operations teams to coordinate tasks, maintain documentation, complete research, and ensure that internal and external stakeholders have what they need to succeed. This is an ideal role for someone early in their marketing career who enjoys detailed work, is highly organized, and wants to learn how strategy, operations, and marketing intersect at scale.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Transition Execution & Support

• Support the Transitions Manager in coordinating all marketing-related activities for acquisitions, dispositions, and rebrands.

• Assist with maintaining and executing transition checklists, timelines, and documentation to ensure all deliverables are accurate and on schedule.

• Help facilitate onboarding tasks for newly acquired or third-party managed properties, ensuring information is collected, organized, and processed correctly.

• Support the transfer and setup of digital assets including websites, listings, CRM integrations, and social channels.

• Ensure all transition files, creative assets, and data are organized and ready for smooth handoff to the Account Management team.

Research & Insights

• Conduct hyper-local research on competitive sets, submarket performance, area amenities, and demographic trends to support transition planning.

• Perform property naming research with the Brand team, using insights such as historical references, neighborhood identity, and local patterns.

• Complete market benchmarking for new acquisitions and dispositions to inform early strategy alignment.

• Prepare summary findings and visuals that support executive decision-making and marketing planning.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Operations, Digital, Brand, and Account Management to ensure accurate and aligned setup of each transitioning asset.

• Assist in capturing and communicating updates, risks, and milestones during internal transition calls.

• Coordinate with internal teams and vendors to confirm timelines, deliverables, and requirements are understood.

• Support preparation of onboarding materials for both internal teams and external partners.

Operational & Administrative Support

• Maintain transition documentation including status trackers, project logs, and information repositories.

• Assist with updates to Bell’s corporate website for new transitions, lease-ups, and dispositions.

• Help audit marketing listings and digital presence to ensure brand consistency and compliance.

• Support with logging, organizing, and reviewing vendor information related to transitions.

• Provide other administrative, project management, and marketing support as assigned.

• Additional duties as assigned

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to track many moving parts across multiple projects simultaneously.

• Excellent research skills with the ability to synthesize market data, competitive intelligence, and local insights.

• Highly detail-oriented with a strong sense of accuracy and follow-through.

• Strong communication skills and comfort collaborating across multiple teams.

• Familiarity with marketing tools, CMS platforms, CRMs, and digital systems is a plus.

Who You Are

• Detail-driven and reliable. You bring accuracy, organization, and focus to every task.

• Inquisitive. You enjoy digging into markets and uncovering insights that help shape strategy.

• A steady collaborator. You work well with diverse teams and keep communication clear and proactive.

• Process-minded. You appreciate structure, checklists, and consistent execution.

• Growth-oriented. You want to build foundational marketing and operational skills that lead to future advancement.

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Real Estate, or related field preferred.

• 1–3 years of experience in marketing, operations, real estate, or related project coordination roles (multifamily experience preferred).

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About Bell Partners

Our purpose at Bell Partners is to create communities our residents are proud to call home. We currently own or manage over 85,000 homes in North America and continue to grow. Our people are the most important part of our company. We believe in building a culture that encourages our associates to invest in and serve one another, while pushing each other to take risks, allowing us to grow together and make a difference.

Join Bell to be a difference maker. Apply today!

Bell Partners reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.