FRAMEBRIDGE

Real Estate Manager, Retail Leasing & Expansion

Washington, DC, USA Full time

Job Title 

Real Estate Manager, Retail Leasing & Expansion

Job Description

At Framebridge, we are disrupting the custom framing market by replacing a cumbersome experience with a delightful one. We are taking the market and expanding the market for custom framing, all while building a beloved brand associated with celebrating the best moments in life. In order to fulfill our mission, we have to build a great team across a number of disciplines – ecommerce, retail, manufacturing, and merchandising. 

We are a consumer business operating online and in 46 retail stores and growing. We operate three manufacturing facilities that allow us to deliver a high-quality custom product at an affordable price with a quick turnaround. We exist, grow, and ultimately own the market by delighting customers who trust and value us.

The Role: Real Estate Manager 

Your mission: 

This role provides day-to-day support for Framebridge’s real estate function, working closely with internal stakeholders, external brokers, landlords, legal counsel, and finance.  This role will manage the leasing pipeline, maintain critical documentation, support deal execution, and ensure accuracy across the real estate portfolio.

This is an ideal role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys bringing structure and clarity to complex processes, and wants exposure to national retail expansion.

Each Real Estate Manager will support a defined geographic region (East or West), coordinating regional activity, organizing deal flow, and assisting with site reviews, tours, and execution in close partnership with the VP of Real Estate.

Your Legacy:  You will help build the operational infrastructure that allows Framebridge’s real estate function to scale with speed, structure, and discipline.

You will

Coordinate and Support Leasing & Deal Flow

  • Support the leasing process from market identification and site review through lease execution

  • Track active deals, LOIs, leases, amendments, and renewals across markets

  • Assist with preparation and coordination of LOIs, lease documents, and exhibits

  • Manage communication flow between brokers, landlords, legal counsel, and internal teams

  • Plan and coordinate market tours, prepare tour books, and organize post-tour summaries.

  • Create polished, executive-ready presentations for internal and leadership discussions

Manage Real Estate Portfolio & Documentation

  • Maintain accurate lease files, abstracts, and critical date tracking

  • Manage critical dates by supporting rent commencement, renewal, termination, and option tracking

  • Ensure executed documents are properly filed and accessible

  • Maintain and update real estate trackers, dashboards, and reports

Partner With Cross Functional Teams

  • Partner with Finance on rent schedules, invoices, and key lease terms

  • Coordinate with Legal on lease review workflows and execution processes

  • Support Operations and Construction teams with lease deliverables and timelines

  • Assist with internal reporting and ad-hoc requests related to the portfolio

  • Act as a central point of organization for the real estate team

  • Support ad-hoc analysis, reporting, and special projects as needed

  • Assist with broker coordination and information requests

  • Help ensure nothing falls through the cracks during active deal periods

Reports to: VP of Real Estate
 

Location: Flexible on location, strong preference for major east or west coast markets

Travel Requirements: Up to 25% of time

Compensation: Base Salary plus Framebridge benefits 

Who you are:

  • 3–5 years of experience in real estate, leasing support, lease administration, or a related field

  • Process-oriented and detail-driven, with exceptional organizational skills and consistent follow-through

  • Strong experience creating executive-facing presentations and summaries

  • Excellent organizational, synthesis, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams

  • Proficiency in PowerPoint / Google Slides and Excel / Google Sheets; experience with lease tracking or portfolio systems preferred

  • Experience supporting retail or multi-location portfolios preferred

Salary Range: $95,000 - $115,000

The Perks & Benefits 

  • Competitive pay

  • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance

  • Retirement savings plan (401k) & Contribution Plan 

  • Unlimited PTO

  • Parental leave

  • Short-term disability and life insurance

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

  • Generous employee discount (including free frames!)

Framebridge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We make employment decisions without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religious beliefs, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Time Type

Full time

Framebridge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.