Village Green
Immediate Opening- Leasing Consultant | Lease-up Specialist-The View at Rock Run
Joliet, IL
Pay:$20 hourly, Strong Commission Earning Potential
Growth Opportunity
Founded in 1919, Village Green is a diverse, people-first organization that has earned multi-year Great Places to Work, Top Workplaces, and Best Workplaces in Multifamily designations, among others. We believe a company's accomplishments are its people's accomplishments. As a result, all our associates receive the tools, training, resources, and opportunity to excel and become leaders in the industry. A career with Village Green is a substantial investment in your future. So why wait?
With a 100-year history, we're one of the oldest and most experienced management companies, and we have room to grow in the rising apartment industry.
We offer an outstanding benefits package including...
- 401K, with a match!!!!
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Bonus program
Lease-Up Leasing Professional
Village Green is seeking an enthusiastic and results-driven Lease-Up Leasing Professional to join our team and help build a successful new community. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, is detail-oriented, enjoys connecting with people, and is passionate about delivering an exceptional customer experience.
This position plays an important role in driving leasing activity, achieving occupancy goals, supporting marketing initiatives, and creating a positive experience for prospects and residents from their first interaction through move-in and beyond.
The successful candidate will be energetic, organized, customer-focused, and sales-minded, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving lease-up environment. Strong communication, follow-through, attention to detail, and relationship-building skills are essential.
If you enjoy meeting new people, creating memorable customer experiences, and want the opportunity to play an important role in building and leasing a new community from the ground up, we’d love to hear from you.
QualificationsKey Responsibilities
Coordinate the community’s leasing, marketing, and renewal efforts to support occupancy, revenue, and resident retention goals.
Greet and qualify prospective residents, conduct community and apartment tours, follow up on leads, and guide prospects through the leasing process.
Process rental applications, including required credit and background screenings, and prepare lease and move-in documentation.
Deliver a smooth and welcoming move-in experience while maintaining strong communication with new residents.
Build relationships with current residents, provide exceptional customer service, and support lease renewal and resident retention efforts.
Maintain knowledge of the local market, competitor pricing, concessions, availability, and other factors that may impact leasing and occupancy.
Assist in developing and executing short- and long-term leasing and marketing strategies designed to increase traffic and achieve occupancy goals.
Support outreach and marketing initiatives, including resident referral programs, employer outreach, social media, email campaigns, CRM activities, and community events.
Accurately maintain prospect, resident, traffic, leasing, and apartment availability information within the property management system, such as Yardi or similar software.
Regularly inspect model apartments, leasing areas, marketing corridors, and tour routes to ensure they meet company presentation standards.
Maintain consistent prospect follow-up and help convert leads into leases while meeting established leasing and occupancy goals.
Village Green is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome and encourage all qualified individuals to apply, regardless of personal characteristics or background.
As part of our hiring process, all employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of required background checks. Village Green maintains drug-free workplace locations, and pre-employment drug testing is required.
We also participate in E‑Verify to confirm employment eligibility in accordance with federal law.
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Skills Required
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Customer-focused and sales-minded approach
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail and strong follow-through
- Ability to process rental applications, credit screenings, background checks, and lease documentation
- Experience with Yardi or similar property management software
- Ability to support leasing, marketing, outreach, resident retention, and community events
What We Do
Village Green became one of the nation’s premier apartment companies by continually innovating to serve the evolving needs of residents and focusing on creating communities of long-term value. Today, we manage approximately 40,000 apartment homes within some 50 cities, along with integrated mixed-use retail spaces that include restaurants, coffee shops and markets. Our commitment, first and foremost, is to our customer—and that customer might be a resident, a client owner, or one of our 1,100 employees. TO OUR RESIDENTS — We believe customer service is priceless. Our operational philosophies are rooted in the underlying theme that it is our most important job to make the customer smile. We focus on community cleanliness, curb appeal, amenities, timely maintenance, resident programs, and best-in-class service to make each of our communities a great place to call home. TO OUR CLIENT OWNERS — We believe in the details. Our success comes only when we are effective at understanding and executing your investment goals for each asset we manage. Our interests are aligned through performance-based incentive fees to prove that we are committed to achieving the goals we set. We view our client owners as partners and steward your resources as if they were our own.
