JR. LEASING SALES AGENT CONTRACT

Job summary

Manage tenant inquiries and leasing leads across phone, email, text, and in-person channels, including posting classified ads, following up through the CRM, and conducting virtual property tours. Qualify prospects, address objections, convert leads into leases, and coordinate with the administrative team to complete lease documentation.

Job details

DETAILS Start Date: May 1, 2026 End Date: Sept 1, 2026 Position(s) Available: 1 position – Montreal, or Trois-Rivières Employment Type: Contract FT Wages: $20-25 an hr, depending on experience Hours: 9-5 M-F but hours are irregular during leasing season (occasional weekends & evenings) Language Requirements: Fluent in written and spoken English & French We need someone who’s hungry, smart, accountable & bold, and who is genuinely excited to match great tenants with great spaces. If you were the person in group projects who basically carried the whole team (and low-key liked it), this is your moment. We’ll teach you the entire leasing game. This job is also for the outgoing humans. You won’t be glued to your laptop 24/7—you’ll be out meeting people, giving tours, chatting, connecting, vibing. (You still get a cute desk by a window with a plant. We’re not monsters.) If you’re the kind of person who can walk into a grunge basement show or a fancy opera night and somehow feel perfectly at home in both, you’re definitely our type. Adaptable. Social. Good energy. Bonus points if you were involved on campus at McGill, Concordia, or any local college—clubs, sports, student leadership, event planning… if you were “that person” on campus, we want you. Responsibilities Key Responsibilities: Serve as the primary point of contact for tenant inquiries, ensuring exceptional customer service. Post & manage several classified ads through Facebook account Manage and respond promptly to all inbound leasing inquiries via phone, email, text and in-person. Consistent follow up and nurturing inbound leads via our CRM Hubspot & Sales Message. Maintaining CRM hygiene standards by organizing leads with required properties, thorough notes, and completing all assigned tasks within 24 hours of assignment. Qualify leads & conduct virtual property tours to prospective tenants, highlighting key features and benefits. Handle objections and convert leads to leases at a high conversion rate. Work with the administrative team to close leases and ensure all documentation is completed in a timely manner by the tenant. Qualifications Fluent in speaking French & English Able to work at our Montreal office or from home – flexible Sales experience is an asset but not required. An education in marketing, business, sales, finance, or communications will set you apart but is not required. The ideal candidate has experience in a hospitality role. Maybe you’ve worked in a hotel or restaurant, or provided customer service in a student-centric environment. Candidates must possess the following characteristics to be successful in this role: Independence Resiliency Flexibility Empathy Strong interpersonal skills Competitiveness Confidence Enthusiasm Leadership Excellent organizational and time management skills to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver accurate and quality work. Experience in using a CRM like Hubspot is an asset. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team. Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment. We aren’t looking for perfection, far from it, but we hope that you enjoy building things that others find useful and that you appreciate how your work impacts your coworkers, your community, and your planet. What is University Apartments? At University Apartments, we manage beautiful and affordable student housing to ensure that students across Canada can make the most of their university experience. It’s our priority to offer the best furnished accommodations for students in our cities, with a focus on good management, convenience and safety in our buildings. We incorporate our core values of diversity, discovery, and design in everything we do, in every student apartment we build, and in every student community we foster. We aim to support students of all backgrounds, perspectives, cultures, identities, orientations, and experiences. Our fully furnished student apartments are tailored specifically to students’ needs, like lots of storage with individual and common study spaces. Sustainability is of utmost importance to us. We monitor the environmental impact of all of our design and construction choices. University Apartments is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We encourage applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. Check Us Out Online universityapartments.ca @universityapartments.ca on Instagram Linkedin

What you’ll do

Manage tenant inquiries and leasing leads across phone, email, text, and in-person channels, including posting classified ads, following up through the CRM, and conducting virtual property tours. Qualify prospects, address objections, convert leads into leases, and coordinate with the administrative team to complete lease documentation.

Requirements

Fluency in spoken and written English and French is required, along with strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills. Sales experience, hospitality or customer-service experience, a relevant education, and HubSpot or other CRM experience are assets but are not required.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• written communication · Preferred
• Objection Handling · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• CRM Management · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Sales · Preferred
• Lead Qualification · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Sales
• Lead Qualification
• Customer Service
• Lead Follow-Up
• CRM Management
• HubSpot
• Sales Messaging
• Virtual Property Tours
• Objection Handling
• Lease Conversion
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication
• Organization
• Time Management
• Attention to Detail
• Interpersonal Skills

Job areas

• Sales
• Customer Service & Support
• Hospitality

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