Research Analyst.
Woolbright Development, Boca Raton.
Woolbright Development is a leader in digital reinvention, leveraging technology and AI to drive innovation in the shopping center real estate industry. Our data-driven approach allows us to analyze shopping centers, individual markets, and emerging trends, ensuring strategic decision-making for long-term investments.
We are seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and tech-savvy Research Analyst to join our team. In this role, you will gather, summarize, and analyze data to generate insights into current market conditions and retail expansion trends, prepare market studies, comp reports, etc. Your work will support Woolbright’s acquisition pipeline, identifying new investment opportunities.
As part of our research team, you will help prepare reports and presentations that deliver in-depth analysis of markets across Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
This is an office-based role located in Boca Raton, with the potential for occasional travel to conduct field research.
Key Responsibilities:
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Maintain and update our internal database with shopping center information, including anchor tenants, vacancy, ownership, brokers, rents, sales, and more.
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Collect and organize data from various sources, including databases, surveys, research reports, market reports, annual reports, 10-K filings, and more.
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Utilize AI-powered research tools to streamline tasks and enhance productivity.
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Collect and produce shopping center sales and rental comparable.
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Prepare demographic and mobile data reports.
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Conduct retail void analysis to identify market opportunities.
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Create GIS-based maps of markets, submarkets, and trade areas.
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Monitor major new shopping center developments.
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Apply both quantitative and qualitative methods to extract insights from data.
Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, or a related field.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a high attention to detail and accuracy.
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Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present findings clearly.
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
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Experience using AI-powered research tools is preferred.
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Proficiency with GIS and location intelligence tools is preferred.
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A minimum of 1 year of experience in research, ideally with commercial real estate, is preferred.
If you are passionate about research and excited by the opportunity to leverage technology and AI to reshape the shopping center real estate industry, we invite you to apply and join our forward-thinking team.
Please add a cover letter and address following questions:
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Why this role?
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What is your edge?
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Do you speak the language of retail real estate?
About Woolbright Development:
With over 40 years of experience doing deals throughout the State of Florida. Woolbright Development has proven to be one of the industry leaders and trend setters. Woolbright has continued to stay at the top of the charts when compared to other Florida top leasing, management, and investment companies. We pride ourselves on giving the absolute best representation in the industry and would not settle for anything less. Our ongoing long-term success is attributed to our focus on the key areas of leasing, client focused property management, acquisitions, research, and technology. Our strengths are many, varied, and unparalleled. Woolbright’s clients include some of the world’s largest real estate investors: Blackrock, Prudential Insurance, Principal Group, Heitman Financial, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds, DRA Realty Advisors, Stockbridge, Lone Star, and TAIB Bank. Woolbright is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida with a staff of over 50 professionals. The firm currently owns and manages approximately 2.5 million square feet of retail properties throughout Florida.
