Associate Research Consultant
| Company | CoStar Group |
|---|---|
| Location | Richmond, VA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit University or College
- 8+ months experience in a customer service environment
- Microsoft Excel 365 experience is required
- Flexibility to work shifts aligned with ET, CT, MT, and PT time zones
- Evidence of strong academic performance in college
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the growth of an accurate and complete database of commercial real estate inventory
- Conduct 50+ daily inbound and outbound phone calls with brokers, developers, investors, and other real estate professionals to obtain real-time property and transaction data
- Investigate new space listings, recent sale and lease transactions, building ownership and construction in a market
- Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with clients
- Partner with our clients to help them position and market their properties on the CoStar platform for the market/audience
- Dissect trends and collaborate with regional-based teams to qualify data that will help tell the story of an entire market
Preferred Qualifications
- Natural curiosity, persistence, and ability to conduct thorough investigative research
- Proven success performing to metrics or key performance indicators (KPI)
- Experience communicating with internal business partners and external clients by phone
- Be goal-oriented and manage multiple responsibilities, adjust to changing priorities, and excel in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to develop and grow client relationships by conducting effective interviews with commercial real estate professionals, resulting in database updates
- Customer-focused approach to tasks, including a drive towards partnering with clients
- Ability to work within a team environment as well as an individual contributor
- Demonstrated knowledge of and/or experience within the commercial real estate industry
- Experience and demonstrated proficiency with Excel that includes the ability to manipulate data, filter, and develop basic formulas
- Capability to accurately capture and enter data
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing situations at a high growth company