Real Estate Client Relationship / Business Development Coordinator (PT)

Job Title : Client Relationship / Business Development Coordinator (Part-Time).

Location : New York, NY (Coverage Area : Manhattan + The Hudson Valley).

Job Type : Part-Time (2-3 days per week).

COVER LETTERS REQUIRED : Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. COVER LETTERS ARE REQUIRED.

Who We’re Looking For :

We are looking for an amazing community builder and relationship-driven professional capable of identifying, developing, and nurturing business in both Manhattan and The Hudson Valley.  We’re seeking a polished, organized, well-spoken, proactive, people-focused Client Relationship Manager to lead client outreach and relationship development across Manhattan and the Hudson Valley. This part-time role combines people-facing engagement, warm and cold calls, and emails, with direct marketing support.  This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building connections and takes pride in making a strong brand impression, and thrives in a self-directed role. We are looking for someone savvy in basic programs such as CANVA and GOOGLE WORKSPACE, and who can "hit the ground running".

Your day-to-day will include visiting real estate and property management offices to deliver branded gifts and materials, making calls to cultivate warm leads, and supporting ongoing relationship-building initiatives. You’ll also handle the packaging and labeling of promotional materials and spearhead our marketing efforts with design and social media tasks.

Key Responsibilities :

• Proactively call real estate professionals and property managers to initiate and nurture warm leads.
• Visit real estate offices in The Hudson Valley as well as call, email, and connect with NYC real estate offices, to introduce our brand, speak to real estate agents and office managers, introducing our brand and services and deliver promotional gifts and materials.
• Attend local networking events and industry gatherings to build visibility and cultivate new relationships.
• Develop and maintain positive, ongoing relationships with potential clients and partners.
• Prepare and organize marketing items, including branded gifts and print collateral.
• Track outreach activity and relationship-building efforts using our internal systems (including entering leads into our internal CRM and drip campaigns). Work with 3rd third-party company to oversee drip campaigns and customer engagement journeys.
• Use Canva (or similar tools) to support light graphic design tasks.
• Direct / oversee content creation and posting across social media platforms.

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About Us :

Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes is an award-winning home staging and design firm led by 5-time Emmy Award-winning television host, author, and HGTV Design Star finalist, Cathy Hobbs. With an in-house team and expansive inventory, we serve top real estate agents and luxury properties throughout Manhattan and beyond.

Our new headquarters, Highland Passive House - the first multi-use Passive House Certified warehouse in North America—serves as our design center and furniture hub for expanding services across the Hudson Valley and into short-term rental and hospitality design.

About Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes :

Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes is one of the premiere staging companies serving the Tri-State Area. CHDR maintains an expansive warehouse, which includes a curated collection of furniture, artwork, chandeliers, accessories, and drapery.

Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes is consistently ranked among the Top 10 Home Staging Companies in The United States and among the Top 5 in Manhattan. The firm has been awarded honors such as Top 10 Luxury Vacant Staging and Top 10 Short-term Rental Staging of The Year. Additionally, company founder / head designer, Cathy Hobbs has been consistently honored as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging by the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA).

Inspired by our core values of collaboration, team work, quality, consistency and innovation, our company goes beyond a traditional home staging approach and business model. With our own in-house production company, CHDR offers brokers (included in its staging packages) the option of hosted property tours, broadcast quality virtual property tours in addition to interactive virtual 360 tours, all professionally shot and edited and provided to brokers for their own self-promotion and usage.