Full-Time

Assistant General Manager

Posted on 11/5/2025

Deadline 12/16/27
Campus Life & Style

Campus Life & Style

201-500 employees

Operates 60+ residential communities nationwide

Compensation Overview

$24/hr

Harrisonburg, VA, USA

In Person

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • A Bachelor degree; or 1 years’ experience in the student/multi-family housing industry; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel and Property Management software (Entrata).
  • Working knowledge of market rate and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit programs and Fair Housing Laws and Equal Employment Opportunity Laws.
  • We conduct criminal background and drug screening.
Responsibilities
  • The Job At-A-Glance: Our Assistant General Manager are customer-centric mindset individuals, who are team builders and leaders who provides support, mentorship and direction to ensure a high level of Employee and Resident engagement. Must be prepaid to act as General Manager in their absence.
  • Staff Development and Leadership: Provides leadership for the Community by setting a Service Excellence standard and inspiring the teams to achieve it.
  • Promote harmonious relations among residents, parents, staff, and surrounding community, while enforcing company policies and standards.
  • Assist the General Manager with the training, coaching, development and leadership of exceptional team members.
  • Property Administration: Assist Manager as needed to coordinate, schedule, and supervise activities of all contracted services, including, but not limited to: pest exterminators, trash collectors, landscaping, snow removal, turn contractors, and major repair contractors
  • Prepare, respond and advise on all community aspects including market, physical condition, policies, procedures and onsite emergencies with partner departments.
  • Deliver legal and resident notices and files evictions in compliance with current policy and local ordinances.
  • Manage all resident accounts and utility billing, coordinate accounts receivables, and maintain regular auditing and documenting.
  • Facilities: Responsible for a safe experience for employees, residents and guests by overseeing curb appeal, common areas and preventative maintenance.
  • Regularly inspect grounds, interior and resident amenities / general common areas to ensure that the facilities comply with all codes and company standards.
  • Coordinate work orders with appropriate staff or vendors to ensure requests are being met on time, necessary communication is sent to residents and customer satisfaction remains high.
  • Financial Performance: Maintain occupancy at or above 99% and collections at or above 98% of potential income.
  • Perform lease processing and administration, to ensure accuracy of property management software. Perform regular audits of property management software and leases as needed.
  • Oversee collections efforts at the property, in order to keep delinquencies under 2% of income.
  • Achieve the highest possible net operating income (NOI) through the implementation of effective cost control, revenue improvement efforts; and effective budget management.
  • Assist Manager to oversee monthly reports, budget targets, and variance reports as needed.
  • Responsible for timely submissions of all necessary paperwork for invoicing, payroll, hiring, etc.
  • Customer Experience & Sales: Manage all customer sales interactions, both personally and through directing team members in alignment with company standards.
  • Manage the successful execution of customer experience initiatives, engagement initiatives and additional marketing opportunities.
  • Manage promotional material and property incentives meeting marketing and concession budget.
  • Provide expert direction on sales and revenue goals by partnering with the Centralized Sales Team and lead other team members to achieve them.
  • Assist with attracting candidates both on and off campus, hiring new team members and improving employee retention.
  • The activities listed above may not be all inclusive.
Desired Qualifications
  • An entrepreneurial mindset-you're creative and will challenge the status quo to meet the needs of our residents and our company.
  • Strong skills in hiring and staff development, budgeting and marketing planning, scheduling & managing operations.
  • These items are not further itemized in the post, but it is stated that criminal background and drug screening is conducted as part of the hiring process.

CLS Living owns and operates 60+ rental communities in 40+ U.S. markets, offering housing and resident services managed through a combination of on-site teams and centralized corporate operations. Its product is the rental communities and the support services for resident life, maintenance, and operations, delivered with a design-forward, style-driven approach. The company differentiates itself with a strong emphasis on culture and employee satisfaction—recognized as a top place to work—and a scalable, multi-market management model focused on delivering high-quality resident experiences. Its goal is to create value by building a world-class team, maintaining a positive workplace culture, and delivering an exceptional resident experience across its portfolio to remain a best-in-class real estate operator.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Student housing demand near major universities like Texas State and SDSU drives occupancy.
  • Portfolio scale enables standardized operational efficiency while maintaining local market customization.
  • Geographic diversification across Texas and San Diego reduces concentration risk exposure.

What critics are saying

  • CEO Jim Sholders departed to Yugo USA, eroding institutional knowledge and leadership stability.
  • Yugo acquired Campus Advantage, intensifying direct competition and talent poaching pressures.
  • Vesper Holdings subsidiary status exposes CLS to parent company distress or forced divestiture.

What makes Campus Life & Style unique

  • Manages 60 communities with 28,000+ beds using institutional-grade best practices.
  • Backed by Vesper Holdings with experienced leadership team across 31 markets.
  • Delivers resort-style amenities and fully furnished units across diverse property types.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Parental Leave

Professional Development Budget

Flexible Work Hours

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Company News

Student Housing Business
Mar 15th, 2023
Rental, Occupancy Rate Growth Bring Benefits and Potential Pitfalls

Campus Life & Style was awarded management of The View on the Square, a 390-bed student housing property located near Texas State University in San Marcos, late last year.

Cision
Feb 17th, 2023
Campus Life & Style Awarded The Management Of Two San Diego Student Ho

StateSide - Opening August 2023. . "...positioning CLS early in our development pipeline, gave us the best practices from an institutional grade manager which has positioned us to make these SDSU Developments two of the most dynamic student housing projects in San Diego...” said Rudy Medina, Co-Founder of Next Space Development

GlobeNewswire
Mar 3rd, 2022
Clsliving promotes Jessica Nix to Chief Marketing Officer

Vesper Holdings (“Vesper”) is pleased to announce that Jessica Nix has been promoted to the position of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Campus Life & Style (“CLS”), its wholly-owned property management company.

Yahoo Finance
Jan 24th, 2022
Campus Life & Style promotes Dan Shoepe to COO

Vesper Holdings (“Vesper”) is pleased to announce that Dan Shoepe has been promoted to the position of COO at Campus Life & Style (“CLS”), its wholly-owned property management company.

CLS Living
Dec 12th, 2021
Campus Life & Style expands offices in Texas, United States

“Campus Life & Style is pleased to expand its footprint in Texas and incorporate this property into its rapidly growing student housing portfolio.”

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