Leasing and Marketing Intern at Centricity WealthTech in Champaign, IL

Summary: Centricity WealthTech is a company that focuses on student housing solutions, and they are seeking a Leasing and Marketing Intern. This role involves assisting with leasing and marketing efforts, generating leads, showing apartments, and providing excellent customer service while ensuring compliance with Fair Housing laws. Responsibilities: - Ensure that both individual and group leasing targets are achieved for the community and proactively communicate both opportunities or threats to the General Manager - Ensure all lead information is entered, accurate, and complete within Entrata - Ensure that all rental inquiries online, in person, or over the phone are responded to quickly and effectively - Ensure all prospects are followed up with via phone within 24 hours - Meet, greet & provide tours to leasing prospects - Ensure an in-depth understanding of site leasing trends, traffic patterns, and product availability and how that relates to the sales and closing process - Ensure all models, office, and clubhouse areas, common areas, and the “tour route” are maintained to the highest standards of cleanliness and maintenance and proactively communicate any problems to the appropriate party - Properly close the leasing process by asking for the sale - Participate in marketing and outreach efforts - Assist with the planning and hosting of resident events - Effectively manage the community waitlist and communicate with prospects as changes occur - Ensure the proper execution of all screening procedures - Ensure the proper preparation and execution of the lease agreement and related move-in paperwork - Ensure the proper collection of all funds and move-in-related fees - Provide support and assistance to all customer service efforts at the community - Write up and file service requests from residents upon receipt - Translate languages when needed - Completes other tasks as directed and assigned Required Qualifications: - Effective, competitive, natural sales-minded individual - High school diploma or equivalent - Ability to read, write, and speak, English and fluent in both Mandarin fluently - Computer literacy is required Preferred Qualifications: - Previous leasing and/or sales experience is strongly preferred - Experience in multifamily housing is preferred - Previous experience with property management software such as Entrata preferred Required Skills: Leasing, Sales, Entrata property management software, Lease documentation preparation, Fair Housing laws compliance, Mandarin language fluency, English language fluency Benefits: 8 Hours of Paid Volunteer Time, LGBTQ+ Friendly Workplace, Age-Inclusive, Hiring Heroes Program, Competitive pay and Commission structure