Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

At Avison Young, we are committed to providing a comprehensive suite of commercial real estate services to our clients while fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture for our employees. Our collaborative approach and emphasis on personal and professional growth create an environment where individuals can thrive. Real estate can have a significant positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

If you're looking for career opportunities where you can excel and contribute to a strong company culture, we want to hear from you. Join our highly motivated team and take pride in your work as we create a better future together.

The Avison Young San Francisco office is seeking a full-time Analyst, able to work in a fast paced, multi-tasking environment with a senior brokerage team. This is an excellent opportunity to learn and grow your skills with a highly reputable, fast growing, and dynamic international real estate services firm, working closely with a global portfolio of high calibre real estate assets. This role would eventually be looked to become part of the brokerage team itself by going through the junior brokerage program and the chance to receive mentorship from a team with over 65+ years of experience.

The base salary is aligned with market data and is estimated between $65,000 to $75,000 with the ability to achieve additional compensation through bonus.  This salary range reflects base compensation for the position across all US locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and other factors including relevant education/training, experience, and internal equity. 

• Produce financial models of varying complexity, including but not limited to detailed cash-flow/pro-forma projections and development models
• Assist with deal structuring and scheduling and communicating with clients and internal stakeholders
• Gather and evaluate economic, demographic and real estate market data for input into project specific deliverables
• Write proposals and offering materials for new or existing assignments and pursuits utilizing effective work planning capabilities
• Assist with preparation of presentation and pitch materials for new business pursuits
• Prepare research pieces for special events and presentations
• Conduct market surveys including sales and lease comparable
• Identify, analyze and support the pursuit of brokerage opportunities
• Assist with the daily management and workflow of the production pipeline
• Assist in developing Avison Young’s profile in the market by identifying marketing opportunities, including conferences, speaking engagements and networking
• Maintain current and fluid knowledge of regulations and adapt to changes quickly
• Assist in reviewing legal documents such as leases, loans, and engagement letters
• Assist in ad-hoc work as required
• Prepare cash flow projections, projected investment returns (IRR, Total Returns, Cash Returns), and scenario/sensitivity analysis.
• Aggregate real estate market data from multiple sources, including AY’s internal systems, to create customized market reports, analysis, and dashboards for use in investment underwriting, annual strategy, and portfolio management reporting
• Assist in other various tasks, as may be required by the team

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Economics, Business Finance and/or Real Estate with a strong record of academic achievement and demonstrated quantitative skills
• Understanding of real estate fundamentals, economic metrics and research processes
• Strong understanding of financial concepts
• Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative information and translate into strategic deliverables
• Superior grammar and business writing skills
• Strong proficiency in MS Office specifically Excel and PowerPoint
• Attention to detail and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work independently and within a team on a wide variety of projects
• Ability to multi-task, work successfully under pressure and effectively manage time and workload
• Advanced internet research capabilities
• Professional, entrepreneurial, high-energy individual, with aptitude to learn new concepts and software
• Recent work experience in commercial real estate would be considered an asset
• Current California real estate license or able to obtain within 12 months

Our Equal Opportunity Commitment

Avison Young is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to promoting diversity and inclusivity within our workforce. Our non-discrimination policy ensures that all individuals are treated equally, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. We believe in fostering a positive and inclusive work environment that values accessibility and fair recruitment practices for all employees. We hope you will join us in committing to create a workplace that is fair, equitable, and welcoming to all.

Benefits offered to full time W2 employees:

• Traditional and Roth 401k with generous employer match and immediate vesting
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave after one year of tenure
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company paid Short & Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Coverage
• Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter & Transit Pre-Tax Benefits
• Wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Work-Life Balance:

• Competitive paid vacation days
• 2 personal/wellness days
• Paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• Annual volunteer day for Day of Giving