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FULL_TIME
2-5

Assistant Area Manager, Newport Beach

3/15/2026

The Assistant Area Manager supports daily operational activities for properties, ensuring a superior guest experience through property auditing, supply management, and timely resolution of concerns. Key duties include reporting to the local manager, serving as a point of contact for property owners, and overseeing field operations personnel.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

501-1,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
AvantStay is the premier next-generation hospitality platform redefining the way in which people travel, transact and invest in short-term rentals. AvantStay delivers a highly-curated experience customized to guests’ needs, using a proprietary tech suite to power bookings, seamlessly operationalize in-field and remote management, and activate authentic and elevated consumer touch points. AvantStay currently operates in over 140 cities, with 2,300 premier properties across their diversified portfolio, and an AUM of more than $5B of luxury STRs. In 2019, AvantStay became one of the initial twelve partners of Homes & Villas by Marriott International, and currently offers direct bookings on more than 60 OTAs. We've been recognized by industry leaders and press with awards such as: • Forbes Best Vacation Rentals of 2026 • Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies 4 years in a row! • Inc 5000 2021: #332 Overall • a16z Marketplace 100: #57 Overall, #6 in Travel • 2024 Skift Short-Term Rental Awards: Finalist for Best Luxury Vacation Rental and Best Booking Platform • Skift's Short-Term Rental 250: #5 Vacation Home Manager • Top 1% Market Leader in Vacation Rental Management by Comparent • International Hospitality Institute's 100 Most Influential People in Global Hospitality and Travel for 2023: Sean Breuner & Reuben Doetsch • Built in LA Best Places to Work 2022: #59 Midsized Companies • Best Startup US: 101 Top CEOs in Hospitality
About the Role

Who we are

AvantStay delivers world class, authentic, tech-enabled short-term rental (“STR”) group experiences targeted at the millennial generation. We are venture funded and growing rapidly in the explosive $100+ billion dollar STR industry. We deliver a customized end-to-end experience that is tailored just for groups and powered with technology at every layer.

What we are looking for

As an Assistant Area Manager, you will support in all the day-to-day operational activities related to our AvantStay properties in the designated area. You will ensure a superior guest experience by auditing properties, managing supplies, and responding to concerns in a timely fashion. This position requires frequent travel to various sites within the designated area.

What you’ll do

You will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities, which may not be an exhaustive list:

  • Reporting to the local manager and performing assigned tasks, while also filling in as the market lead and personnel manager in the absence of the local manager, if needed.

  • Serving as a reliable point of contact for the owners of AvantStay properties by effectively communicating with them in a timely manner and reviewing their owner distribution statements.

  • Meeting and maintaining AvantStay standards and metrics related to owner satisfaction.

  • Collaborating with the in-market team to ensure efficient and effective operations, including training, coaching, and evaluating the performance of other field operations personnel.

  • Monitoring the progress of guest or homeowner issues, ensuring they are resolved within the designated time frame. Reviewing the quality of the resolution and taking appropriate actions as needed to ensure customer satisfaction.

  • Exercising independent judgment in proactively identifying issues or quality assurance concerns at the properties and taking appropriate action to address them and/or assign rectification duties to other field operations personnel.

  • Carrying out essential, non-manual administrative duties to support daily operations, free from direct supervision.

  • Coordinating and/or overseeing housekeeping or routine rental maintenance tasks, such as changing linens, moving furniture, changing light bulbs, troubleshooting cable, or addressing Wi-Fi issues.

  • Ensuring all homes have appropriate inventory levels of consumables and linens for the select market.

  • Conducting regular inspections of properties to ensure compliance with AvantStay standards and regulations, as necessary and in the event of lack of sufficient market coverage in the requisite area.

  • Addressing guest and homeowner concerns by responding in a timely manner to emails, calls, texts, Slack messages, and tickets.

  • Frequently traveling to various properties within the designated area to support operations and ensure compliance.

  • Being part of rotating “On Call” after hours for market support.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of hospitality or customer-facing experience

  • Vacation rental industry experience (preferred)

  • Basic skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)

  • Ability and availability to work weekends and holidays, with an overall flexible schedule to fit current business needs

  • Ability to spend a majority of working time standing, walking, and driving to properties

  • Ability to regularly bend at the waist, squat, kneel, climb, carry, reach, stoop, and occasionally push, pull and lift more than 25 lbs.

  • Excellent self-management skills, and the ability to prioritize and deliver work to meet tight deadlines and work in a fast paced environment

  • Responsiveness via Slack and email

  • Experience in hospitality and/or real estate and Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) designation are a plus.

  • Must reside in the designated area.

  • Valid driver's license and active car insurance

Benefits

  • The role has an annual starting salary of $70,304+ performance bonus (dependent on your skills and experience)

  • Generous company-sponsored insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, etc.)

  • Flexible paid time off

  • Complimentary and discounted stays at AvantStay properties

  • Pre-tax retirement savings plans offered via Betterment

  • Paid parental leave

  • Fitness reimbursement

  • Cell phone reimbursement

  • Mileage reimbursement

When you join AvantStay

You’ll be doing work that matters alongside an experienced and dynamic team, transforming the way people travel and vacation. Your place within the colossal travel and real estate industries will leave you with a wealth of opportunities to feel both challenged to innovate and rewarded for your efforts. Of course, we will offer you pay and benefits, but we’re about more than that. AvantStay is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at AvantStay.

Equal Employment Always

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.

No soliciting from staffing agencies. Thank you!

Key Skills
Property AuditingSupply ManagementGuest Experience ManagementOwner CommunicationTeam TrainingPerformance EvaluationIssue ResolutionQuality AssuranceAdministrative DutiesHousekeeping CoordinationMaintenance OversightInventory ManagementOn-Call SupportSelf-ManagementPrioritizationMicrosoft Office
Categories
HospitalityManagement & LeadershipAdministrativeCustomer Service & Support
Benefits
Health InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceLife InsuranceFlexible Paid Time OffComplimentary StaysDiscounted StaysRetirement Savings PlansPaid Parental LeaveFitness ReimbursementCell Phone ReimbursementMileage Reimbursement
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