How to hire an assistant community manager

How to hire an assistant community manager, step by step

Here's a step-by-step assistant community manager hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an assistant community manager job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new assistant community manager
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring an assistant community manager, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect assistant community manager also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents assistant community manager salaries for various positions.

   Type of Assistant Community Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Assistant Community Manager	Property, real estate, and community association managers take care of the many aspects of residential, commercial, or industrial properties. They make sure the property is well maintained, has a nice appearance, and preserves its resale or leasing value.	$11-31
   Leasing Agent	A leasing agent primarily works to assist and represent property owners when finding and managing tenants. They are in charge of advertising and promoting the properties in different areas or platforms, developing marketing strategies, coordinating with applicants, gathering their requirements, verifying the applicants' paperwork and references, and negotiating leasing terms... Show more	$12-19
   Leasing Professional	A Leasing Professional is responsible for handling and coordinating with potential tenants for rental purposes. Leasing Professionals discuss the leasing terms and agreements with the clients, conduct property inspections, and identify possible repairs and renovations... Show more	$12-19

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Property Management
   • Yardi
   • Resident Retention
   • Phone Calls
   • Apartment Homes
   • Market Surveys
   • Evictions
   • Resident Satisfaction
   • Resident Relations
   • Apartment Community
   • Bank Deposits
   • Resident Complaints
   • Affordable Housing

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage single family homes, condominiums, commercial condominiums, and mix use properties.
   • Manage and maintain company Instagram with fan interaction and ticket contest giveaways.
   • Process notices to vacate & manage delinquency/file evictions as necessary and associate collections activities.
   • Manage consistent method of collection activities for every client portfolio, ensuring timely payment collections.
   • Manage all site communication channels including multiple internal sites such as SharePoint and other corporate community base resources for Arizona.
   • Input in lease information and applications into OneSite.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the assistant community manager job description is a good way to get more applicants. An assistant community manager salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for an assistant community manager in Maryland may be lower than in Arizona, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level assistant community manager. Additionally, an assistant community manager with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average assistant community manager salary

   $40,216yearly

   $19.33 hourly rate

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   Entry-level assistant community manager salary

   $24,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

   Average assistant community manager salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$49,075	$24
   2	Arizona	$47,643	$23
   3	Nevada	$47,398	$23
   4	Washington	$41,152	$20
   5	Pennsylvania	$39,241	$19
   6	Massachusetts	$37,451	$18
   7	New Mexico	$37,424	$18
   8	Kansas	$37,315	$18
   9	Oregon	$36,295	$17
   10	North Carolina	$36,172	$17
   11	Florida	$36,059	$17
   12	Texas	$35,151	$17
   13	Illinois	$34,446	$17
   14	Minnesota	$34,217	$16
   15	Colorado	$34,092	$16
   16	Missouri	$31,857	$15
   17	New York	$31,399	$15
   18	District of Columbia	$31,119	$15
   19	Nebraska	$29,553	$14
   20	Oklahoma	$28,644	$14

   Average assistant community manager salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	U.S. Bank	$82,830	$39.82
   2	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$81,266	$39.07	20
   3	Adobe	$81,074	$38.98	4
   4	Yelp	$66,910	$32.17	47
   5	The New York Times Company	$64,476	$31.00
   6	Rockstar Games	$63,831	$30.69	2
   7	ZeniMax Media	$63,632	$30.59
   8	GPAC	$61,830	$29.73
   9	Tesoro	$61,184	$29.42	13
   10	Activision Blizzard	$60,188	$28.94
   11	Clark Construction Group	$60,121	$28.90	2
   12	Gilbane Building Company	$58,300	$28.03	2
   13	Intel	$57,824	$27.80
   14	Mack-Cali Realty	$55,726	$26.79
   15	Shea Homes	$54,027	$25.97	6
   16	VF	$53,404	$25.68
   17	Interpublic Group	$52,464	$25.22	8
   18	HCSC	$49,288	$23.70
   19	Carmichael Lynch	$48,905	$23.51
   20	University of California-Berkeley	$48,387	$23.26

4. Writing an assistant community manager job description

   An assistant community manager job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of an assistant community manager job description:

   Assistant community manager job description example

   Peak Living is currently seeking a qualified Assistant Community Manager, with tax credit experience, to join our team!
   At Peak Living, our employees love where they work! We are a fast-growing property management company with communities across the United States. We believe successful growth is best achieved by developing high quality teams and empowering them in their roles.
   
   Overview
   
   Under the direction of the Community Manager, the Assistant Community Manager supports and assists in all aspects of community operations.
   
   Responsibilities
   Supports the Community Manager in the supervision of all community associates. Supports and participates in fulfilling the customer service and leasing. Ensure the community follows tax credit requirements by training, conducting audits, inspections, and reporting. Assist and/or support leasing and marketing efforts Assist in preparing all paperwork specific to new and renewal leases. Recommend rental rate adjustments or concessions to the Community Manager. Review resident files and accounting records to determine unpaid and/or late fees owed, communicate with residents regarding outstanding balances, implement procedures for collecting on delinquencies, and enforce the lease agreement. Assist the Community Manager in resident loyalty and retention initiatives. Assist the Community Manager in organizing daily work and community operations. Collect, post, and deposit rents/security deposits and other community income. Support the Community Manager in maintaining and managing budgeted occupancy, collections, etc.
   Qualifications
   A minimum of three (3) years' experience as an onsite Assistant Community Manager or Leasing Consultant in multi-family housing, hospitality or similar. CAM or ARM certification preferred. 1 year of experience in LIHTC communities. Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP) designation preferred. Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS) designation preferred (for Section 8)
   Why Join Peak Living
   3 Weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) 10 Paid Holidays + 3 Floating Holidays Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans 401k matching Employee Referral Bonus Program Employee Assistance Program Employee Appreciation Events

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5. Post your job

   To find the right assistant community manager for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with assistant community managers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit assistant community managers who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your assistant community manager job on Zippia to find and recruit assistant community manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit assistant community managers, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new assistant community manager

   Once you've selected the best assistant community manager candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new assistant community manager first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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