Project Director, Compass
New Development
5 days a week in office
Real estate technology platform
Open for applications
Real estate technology platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone find their place in the world.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, able to multitask, and extremely organized with great attention to detail.
- The Project Director must be able to work with and streamline communication between developers, architects, interior designers, branding agencies, media buyers, public relations firms, and any stakeholders essential to the success of the project
- Bachelor’s degree and a strong academic record
- 8+ years experience in real estate, specifically with residential new development projects; including 2+ years of Project Management experience is a plus
- Ability to multi-task, manage time, and achieve deadlines
- Detail oriented approach to all tasks
- Strong work ethic with ability to prioritize
- Thrives in a fast paced, startup environment
- Extremely proficient in all Microsoft Office programs: Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
- Experience with project management software such as Monday or Asana
- Relationship management experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to be in the Austin office five days a week
- Flexibility to travel to local projects and support marketing initiatives at these sites
What the job involves
- The Compass Development Marketing Group team provides a first class, value-driven suite of research, pre-development planning, marketing and sales services to Compass’ developer clients
- As a New Development Project Director, you will be the primary liaison between the client and the Compass Managing Director throughout the entire development and sales process
- You will work closely with our talented team including in-house planning & design, market research, marketing, and sales teams. Additionally, you will manage outside vendors such as advertising and public relations to align them with the overall marketing strategy
- In this position, you will manage multiple projects at a time, so the ability to work in a fast-paced environment is a requirement
- Manage projects from pre-development through sellout with minimal oversight
- Support the Sales Team in all marketing and sales initiatives
- Develop and maintain marketing budgets and media schedules
- Analyze digital campaigns for outreach optimization
- Work with dynamic spreadsheets/CRM to track inventory and all pertinent sales information
- Work with Compass’ Pre-Development Planning Team and Managing Director to advise clients on new development projects
- Oversee entire marketing process from brand development to final sales
- Select, recommend and manage appropriate vendor(s) leaders; (creative agencies, media agencies, PR firms, stagers, photographers, etc.)
- Create budgets and RFPs
- Manage master timeline for project
- Review and negotiate vendor contracts
- Assist in the planning, ideation, and supervision of events
- Participate in new business development presentations
- Direct research team and anticipate client research needs
- Assist with analyzing floor plans and unit mix
- Create comprehensive marketing plans for all new developments and work together to ensure all marketing collateral, media strategies, PR, etc. align with the marketing plan
- Liaise with advertising agency, PR firm, and media buyers to ensure consistent overall branding
- Assist with pricing and release recommendations along with Managing Director/Lead Agent and research team
- Lead weekly sales meetings and ensure that owner expectations are met
Our take
Compass uses an AI-driven platform to smooth out and speed up the process of buying, selling, or renting property. It functions much like a traditional broker, but employs tech to reduce the time, uncertainty, cost and friction of transactions for buyers, sellers & agents.
It's disrupting a sector so far largely averse to tech innovation, allowing users to close deals in less time than the industry average of 30-45 days. Compass is now the largest independent real estate brokerage in the USA, with over 29,000 agents nationwide.
Despite being a leading residential brokerage and competing well, Compass has remained unprofitable. While the company is replanning its cost structure to be profitable over the next year, it announced its third round of payoffs in early January 2023. Its profit-generating plans include expanding into mortgages, escrow & title services.
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Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jul 2019
$370m
SERIES G
Sep 2018
$400m
SERIES F
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company benefits
- Flexible Working
- Work From Home Opportunities
- Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Time
- Paid Parental, Marriage, and Recharge Leave
- Medical, Tele-Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
- 401(k) Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Commuter Program
- Life and disability insurance
- Maven (a support system for new parents)
- Carrot (fertility benefits)
- UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
Robert Reffkin
(CEO)After 2 years at McKinsey, Robert worked as a Lazard Associate and White House Fellow. They joined Goldman Sachs in 2006, where they worked as VP of Principal Investment before leaving in 2012 to found Compass. Alongside this, Robert ran 50 marathons in 50 states to raise $1 million dollars for for youth education and enrichment programs.
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