Leasing and Occupancy Specialist II; Southwood

Leasing and Occupancy Specialist II (Southwood)

Morrow, GA, USA

Posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Winn Companies is looking for a motivated
Leasing and Occupancy Specialist II
to join our team at
Southwood, a 196-unit mixed-use community located in
Morrow, Georgia.

In this role, you will perform all day-to day leasing and marketing activities related to apartment rentals, move-ins, re-certifications, and lease renewals at a mixed income property while maintaining budgeted occupancy at the highest attainable rents at all times.

• Interact with prospective and current residents to achieve maximum occupancy.
• Generate and manage traffic, lotteries, wait list, property tours, leasing apartments, qualifying prospects and following up on prospects leads.
• Prepare lease documentation applicable to program types, complete move-in paperwork and procedures.
• Maintain applicable databases, and ensure tour route, amenity areas and show units are to company standard.
• Deliver customer service that exceeds expectations for new and current residents.
• Educate and implement Winn Companies programs, processes and policies to new and current residents as applicable.
• Review, prioritize and distribute resident service requests as required.
• Assist with the planning and facilitation of property events or programs required by the mixed income program guidelines.
• Assist on-site management with ensuring all marketing documents, supplies, reports, advertisements and web content are current and updated as necessary based on property, regional or corporate initiatives.
• Maintain relationships with area businesses, local housing offices, employers and real estate brokers to generate new business or to maintain an extensive waiting list for all unit types.
• Remain current with local events and hiring trends that may have an impact on the property.
• Maintain knowledge and understanding of current and sub markets; to include competitors and customer demographics.
• Responsible to gather appropriate documents by program types for residency approval submission to the appropriate person or third party vendor for review and approval during application or recertification process.
• Remain up to date with any/all Federal, State and/or other regulatory requirements and programs.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience.
  
  Experience with web-based applications and computer systems such as Microsoft Office.
• Must have worked in the residential multifamily industry.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people and personalities.

• Direct experience with LIHTC and Project Based Section 8 programs.
• NALP and SHCM certification.
• Knowledge of Yardi or Real Page software.
• Experience in property management, affordable/tax credit programs, hospitality, customer service, sales, retail or restaurant industry.

• Generous time off policies (including 11 paid holidays (12 for MA employees);
  Generous Accrued Time Off increasing with years of service; Generous paid sick time; Annual day of service; Floating Holiday)
• 401(k) plan options with a company match
• Various Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision plan options
• Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account options with HSA annual employer contribution
• Long Term Disability and voluntary Short Term Disability;
  Basic Term Life Insurance and AD&D; optional supplemental life insurance
• Health Expense Reimbursement program (including gym memberships, equipment, and subscriptions)
• Tuition Reimbursement program and continuous training and development opportunities
• Wellbeing program (group challenges, seminars, opportunities to earn points to reduce medical premiums), Employee Assistance Program, & Commuter and Parking Reimbursement options
• Employee Corporate Discount Programs (Verizon Wireless, Home Depot Pro, Staples, and more!)
• Flexible and/or Hybrid schedules are available for certain roles
• Employee Relief Program supporting employees with unexpected hardships that place undue financial stress on them and their families

Salary will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.