Residential Leasing & Marketing Specialist
Emerald Management & Realty Ltd.
Residential Leasing Agent
Calgary, Alberta | Full-Time
Help People Find Their Next Home.
Emerald Management & Realty Ltd. is one of Calgary's most respected property management companies, proudly serving residential rental and condominium communities for more than 50 years.
As a locally owned, family-operated company, we've built our reputation on professionalism, innovation, and exceptional customer service. Our commitment to excellence has recently been recognized through several industry awards, including Top Choice Award Winner, CommunityVotes Calgary Platinum, and Canadian Choice Award Finalist.
We're looking for an enthusiastic, licensed Residential Leasing Agent who enjoys working with people, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is motivated by achieving results while helping people find their next home. This position offers a base salary together with performance-based commission that reward success.
If you're passionate about sales, marketing, customer service, and helping residents find the perfect home, we would love to meet you.
Our Values
Our team is guided by four core values:
- Responsive
- Dynamic
- Focused
- Trusted
These aren't just words—they guide every interaction with our residents, clients, and each other.
About the Role
As our Residential Leasing Agent, you'll be responsible for maximizing occupancy across Emerald's portfolio by delivering an outstanding leasing experience from first inquiry through move-in.
This role combines sales, customer service, digital marketing, compliance, and relationship management. Working closely with our Property Managers and administrative team, you'll help drive occupancy while strengthening Emerald's reputation as a trusted housing provider throughout Calgary.
Travel between properties within Calgary and surrounding areas is required.
What you will be doing
- Manage the complete leasing cycle from inquiry to signed lease.
- Respond promptly to inquiries by phone, email, text, social media, and online platforms.
- Conduct professional in-person and virtual property tours.
- Build strong relationships with prospective residents and maintain consistent follow-up throughout the leasing process.
- Create and maintain attractive online property listings, social media content, photography, and marketing materials.
- Ensure rental listings remain accurate, competitive, and engaging across multiple platforms.
- Process rental applications, complete screening, prepare lease documentation, and maintain organized digital records.
- Coordinate move-in, move-out, and property inspections in accordance with Alberta legislation.
- Monitor local rental market trends and provide recommendations on pricing, incentives, and marketing strategies.
- Work collaboratively with maintenance and property management teams to ensure suites are market-ready.
- Support resident retention initiatives and contribute to an exceptional customer experience.
- Maintain compliance with the Residential Tenancies Act, RECA requirements, Human Rights legislation, PIPA, and company policies.
What We're Looking For
- Current RECA Associate Licence in good standing.
- Minimum two years of residential leasing, property management, marketing, or real estate experience.
- Valid driver's licence with reliable transportation.
- Experience with property management software or CRM systems (Yardi experience is an asset).
- Strong sales, negotiation, and customer service skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
- Experience creating digital marketing content and online advertisements.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
- Professional judgment, integrity, and a customer-first approach.
- Successful completion of a criminal record check.
Compensation: This is a performance-driven role with a base salary plus uncapped commission. The base salary supports the administrative responsibilities of the position, while commission provides the primary earning opportunity for motivated, results-oriented professionals.
Why Join Emerald?
At Emerald, you'll work alongside experienced professionals in an organization committed to continuous improvement, innovation, and professional development.
We offer
- An established company with more than 50 years of success.
- A collaborative, supportive, and team-oriented culture.
- Opportunities to grow your career within a respected property management organization.
- A diverse portfolio of residential communities throughout Calgary.
- Meaningful work that positively impacts residents, owners, and communities every day.
Some evening and weekend work may be required to accommodate property showings and operational needs.
Join our Team!
If you're a licensed leasing professional looking to build your career with one of Calgary's leading property management companies, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and discover why Emerald has been trusted by owners, residents, and communities for more than five decades.
Experience Emerald
Emerald Management & Realty Ltd. is a local, family-owned property management company. We believe that the quality of our people and our team directly impacts the quality of our work, therefore we place a high value on attracting and retaining exceptional individuals. We are committed to workplace respect, diversity, and inclusion. Emerald fosters a hands-on responsive approach to value creation for our clients through innovation and collaboration. Learn more about Emerald by visiting our website (www.emeraldmanagement.com).
At Emerald … our values shape everything we do as a company. Our values are reflected in how we work together, with each other and with our clients.
The successful candidate will be expected to consistently conduct themselves in alignment with Emerald Values:
- Teamwork
- Integrity
- Ownership and accountability
- Professional service
- Caring for community
We look forward to connecting with you! Apply today to join our team by emailing ***email_hidden***
*Direct applicants only please, no agencies.
Emerald Management & Realty Ltd. offers comprehensive management services to local condominium corporations, residential, commercial, multi and single-family homes. Our company has long enjoyed a reputation for its commitment to providing maximum economic value for real estate investors.
At Emerald we value our employees, and our employees are vital to our success! We are an enthusiastic team of professionals dedicated to managing and enhancing the assets of our clients and our valued stakeholders.