Marketing Specialist at MG Properties

<div class="content-intro"><p>With over 30 years of experience in the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, and management of apartment communities across the Western United States, we are a trusted partner in the real estate investment and property management industry. At MG Properties, we focus on enriching lives – physically in our community buildings, philanthropically through giving back to our local communities, and through development and growth of our employees.</p></div><p>The Marketing Specialist duties include providing support to our Digital, Creative, and Marketing Operations teams, among other tasks. The person in this role should be organized and able to keep a variety of tasks and fast-moving projects in line, meet deadlines and ensure that a high-quality product is delivered on time and accurately, while supporting an overarching goal to drive traffic and occupancy to achieve optimum leasing and financial performance for MG Properties Group.</p> <p>This position is a full-time in-person role, based in San Diego, CA.</p> <p><strong>Essential Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Administer tasks and tickets in Asana or other related marketing project management software, including assigning tickets, creating new project templates, and updating templates as needed.</li> <li>Create slideshows for apartment communities by using Canva.</li> <li>Assist with editing/proofing all marketing collateral, websites, signage, social media, etc.</li> <li>Support the Marketing team with a variety of tasks, including updates, file management, and various other administrative responsibilities as needed. Provide additional backup and assistance when team members are traveling or out of the office.</li> <li>Support the Digital Content Manager to collect content, monitor and analyze social (corporate and properties) and website metrics, and make improvements accordingly. This includes posting time-sensitive property concessions in a timely manner.</li> <li>Perform audits and testing of Internet Listing Services and property websites.</li> <li>Assist with updating, proofing and producing content for all social media sites including Facebook, LinkedIn, and SharePoint.</li> <li>Maintain various image and content libraries on both the marketing, property SharePoint, and Rent Café sites.</li> <li>Collaborate with the marketing team to identify marketing photography for websites and load into Rent Café upon receiving approval from Graphic Design &amp; Brand Manager. Administer set-up of website photography, community amenities and neighborhood map. Schedule photoshoots by coordinating with Community Managers and vendors.</li> <li>Partner with Software and Operations Systems to identify, organize, and label floorplans during acquisitions.</li> <li>Diligently work with external marketing professionals to secure all marketing assets during acquisitions to ensure a smooth asset transition.</li> <li>Work directly with various marketing vendors to procure quotes as well as submit final creative, update information and request or submit contracts or service changes.</li> <li>Administer library of stock photography.</li> <li>Assist with marketing meetings, events, and projects as needed. Assist with assembling and maintaining department tracking and reporting as assigned. Write customized review responses within 2 business days on reputation management software. Collaborate with the customer care team to address negative reviews effectively as needed.</li> <li>Process virtual staging requests by selecting photography, loading to vendor sites and submitting details to ensure optimal results.</li> <li>Administer the video tours library, process payments, be the vendor’s contact person, and lead communications related to this initiative.</li> <li>Lead Craigslist’s ads software administration. Process reports every week and support internal stakeholders with any questions or issues related to this, including training, troubleshooting, and invoice questions. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Administer purchases by responsibly using a company credit card to process an extensive amount of invoices for photography, virtual staging, event supplies, marketing collateral, and swag, amongst other things</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Advertising, or Marketing preferred</li> <li>2-3 years of experience in Marketing or a related field required</li> <li>Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite required</li> <li>Proficiency with Yardi's Rent Cafe portal preferred</li> <li>2-3 years of experience with CMS (content management system)</li> <li>2-3 years of experience with Canva preferred</li> <li>Experience with Asana required</li> <li>2-3 years of social media experience preferred</li> <li>2-3 years of multifamily marketing experience preferred</li> <li>Ability to learn new technologies and software quickly</li> <li>Excellent customer service skills</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong ability to proofread content</li> <li>Highly collaborative, positive, organized, efficient, and able to manage a fast-paced workflow while meeting deadlines</li> <li>All tools experience preferred</li> </ul> <p><strong>Compensation and Benefits</strong></p> <ul> <li>$31-$36/hour DOE</li> <li>Company profit sharing</li> <li>Accrues 10 days Paid time off per year</li> <li>10 Paid Holidays and 2 Paid Personal Days per year</li> <li>40 Hours of Paid Sick Time</li> <li>401K with employer match</li> <li>Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program</li> <li>Life Insurance</li> <li>Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Spending Account</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">California pay range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$31</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$36 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><em>MG Properties is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.&nbsp; We are a drug-free workplace, participate in E-Verify, and are an at-will employer. </em><em>If identified for a position, you will be asked to submit to a background check and drug-screen.&nbsp;</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>View our CCPA Policy <a href="https://mgproperties.com/assets/files/MG-Properties-CCPA-Privacy-Notice-for-Employees-4.11.24.pdf" target="_blank">HERE</a></em></p></div>