JOB DESCRIPTION
Position
Digital Marketing & Automation Manager – Real Estate
Location
New Perungalathur, Chennai
Employment Type
Full-Time
Reporting To
Founder / Managing Director
About the Role
We are looking for a highly capable and hands-on Digital Marketing & Automation Manager to manage and build the company's complete digital marketing and lead-generation ecosystem.
The ideal candidate should be able to independently manage website development and maintenance, digital advertising, lead generation, CRM, WhatsApp automation, AI-based customer communication, marketing automation, analytics and digital content.
This is not a conventional social-media-only marketing position.
The primary objective of this role is to create a technology-driven real-estate sales funnel that consistently generates, captures, qualifies and nurtures prospective customers and converts them into site visits and sales opportunities.
The selected candidate will work closely with the Founder, who will personally handle qualified customer interactions, site visits, negotiations and closures.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Website Management & Development
Develop, maintain and continuously improve the company's website.
Create individual landing pages for each real-estate project.
Add and update project details, pricing, amenities, approvals, location, layouts, photographs and videos.
Ensure the website is mobile-friendly, fast and conversion-oriented.
Implement enquiry forms, WhatsApp integration and lead-capture mechanisms.
Manage basic SEO and on-page optimisation.
Monitor website traffic and conversion performance.
Coordinate with external developers when advanced technical development is required.
2. Digital Marketing & Lead Generation
Plan, execute and optimise digital campaigns through:
Google Ads
Google Search
Google Business Profile
WhatsApp marketing
Remarketing / retargeting campaigns
Other relevant digital channels
Responsibilities include:
Campaign planning
Audience targeting
Ad creation
Budget management
A/B testing
Lead generation
Campaign optimisation
Cost-per-lead monitoring
Lead-quality analysis
Conversion tracking
The focus should be on qualified property buyers rather than merely generating a large number of leads.
3. WhatsApp Marketing & Automation
Build and manage a structured WhatsApp-based customer journey.
This should include:
Enquiry → Automated Response → Qualification → Project Information → Follow-up → Site Visit → Sales
Responsibilities include:
WhatsApp Business management
WhatsApp API/platform management where required
Automated responses
Customer segmentation
Automated project information
Lead qualification
Follow-up sequences
Site-visit reminders
Post-site-visit follow-ups
Re-engagement campaigns
Broadcast campaigns in compliance with applicable WhatsApp policies
4. CRM & Lead Management
Implement and maintain a CRM system where every enquiry is automatically recorded.
The candidate should ensure that the CRM tracks:
Customer name
Contact details
Project of interest
Source of enquiry
Budget
Purchase purpose
Preferred location
Buying timeline
Lead status
Site-visit status
Follow-up status
Negotiation status
Booking status
Leads should be categorised as:
HOT / WARM / COLD
The Founder should receive immediate notifications for high-quality/hot leads.
5. Marketing Automation
Identify repetitive processes and automate them wherever practical.
Examples include:
Lead capture
Lead assignment
Customer acknowledgement
Lead qualification
WhatsApp responses
Email communication
Follow-up reminders
Site-visit confirmations
Site-visit reminders
Post-visit follow-ups
Customer reactivation
CRM updates
Reporting
The candidate should continuously look for opportunities to reduce manual work through automation and AI.
6. AI & Emerging Technology
Use appropriate AI tools to improve productivity and customer engagement.
Possible applications include:
AI-assisted customer responses
Lead qualification
Content creation
Project descriptions
WhatsApp communication
Follow-up message generation
Marketing copy
Data analysis
Customer segmentation
Reporting
Workflow automation
The candidate should be comfortable learning and implementing new AI tools as the technology evolves.
7. Content & Social Media
Manage the company's digital content requirements, including:
Facebook posts
Instagram posts
Reels
Property/project creatives
WhatsApp creatives
Customer communication
Project highlights
Investment-focused content
Location/connectivity content
Short-form video content
The candidate should be able to create basic professional creatives independently using tools such as Canva or equivalent platforms.
Advanced graphic design/video requirements may be outsourced to freelancers when necessary.
8. Real-Estate Project Marketing
For every new project received by the company, the candidate will help convert the project information into a complete digital marketing package.
This includes:
Project landing page
Project description
Location highlights
Connectivity information
Amenities
Approval details
Pricing presentation
Plot-size information
Images/videos
Google Maps/location integration
WhatsApp marketing content
Advertising creatives
Lead-generation campaigns
The candidate should work with the Founder to understand the sales proposition and target customer for each project.
9. Analytics & Performance Reporting
Maintain clear digital marketing performance reports.
Weekly and monthly reporting should include:
Total advertising spend
Number of leads
Cost per lead
Qualified leads
Hot leads
Site visits generated
Lead-to-site-visit conversion
Site-visit-to-booking conversion
Cost per qualified lead
Campaign-wise performance
Project-wise performance
Source-wise performance
The ultimate objective is to understand:
How much marketing expenditure is generating how much sales/commission revenue?
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs)
The candidate will be evaluated primarily on:
Lead Generation
Consistent generation of relevant property enquiries
Improvement in lead quality
Reduction in cost per qualified lead
Lead Conversion
Qualified leads generated
Site visits generated
Site-visit conversion rate
Booking opportunities generated
Automation
Reduction in manual follow-up
Percentage of leads automatically captured in CRM
Automated customer communication
Automated site-visit reminders and follow-ups
Digital Assets
Website performance
Landing pages
Social-media presence
Advertising creatives
Project marketing material
Reporting
Accurate and timely weekly/monthly reports
Clear ROI analysis
REQUIRED SKILLS
Essential
Digital marketing
Meta Ads
Google Ads
Lead generation
Website management
WordPress or equivalent CMS
SEO fundamentals
CRM management
WhatsApp marketing
Marketing automation
Google Analytics / similar analytics platforms
Canva or equivalent creative tools
Strong understanding of AI tools
Preferred
Experience with:
WhatsApp API
Make
Zapier
n8n
HubSpot
Zoho CRM
GoHighLevel or similar CRM/automation platforms
Landing-page builders
Conversion tracking
Meta Pixel
Google Tag Manager
Remarketing
Basic HTML/CSS
AI chatbot platforms
CANDIDATE PROFILE
The ideal candidate should be:
Highly hands-on
Self-driven
Technically comfortable
Creative
Analytical
Strong in problem-solving
Comfortable working independently
Willing to learn new technology
Focused on results rather than merely completing tasks
The candidate should have an "automation mindset" and constantly ask:
"Can this process be automated?"
EXPERIENCE
Preferred: 2–5 years
Experience in any of the following industries will be an advantage:
Real Estate
Property Marketing
Digital Lead Generation
Financial Services
Automotive
Education
High-value consumer sales
Candidates with strong digital-marketing and automation skills but without real-estate experience may also be considered.
IMPORTANT: THIS IS NOT A SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE ROLE
Candidates whose primary experience is limited to:
Posting on Instagram
Creating Canva posters
Managing social-media pages
may not be suitable.
The position requires a combination of:
Digital Marketing + Lead Generation + CRM + WhatsApp + Automation + AI + Website + Analytics
WORKING STRUCTURE
The Founder will personally handle:
Qualified customer calls
Site visits
Customer meetings
Negotiations
Sales closures
Key customer relationships
The Digital Marketing & Automation Manager will be responsible for creating and managing the system that continuously supplies the Founder with qualified sales opportunities.
30 / 60 / 90 DAY EXPECTATIONS
First 30 Days
Understand the business and projects
Audit existing digital assets
Establish CRM
Establish lead-tracking system
Set up website structure
Set up analytics
Establish WhatsApp communication system
Prepare initial project landing pages
Establish reporting dashboard
First 60 Days
Launch structured Meta campaigns
Launch Google campaigns where appropriate
Implement automated lead qualification
Implement automated follow-up
Implement site-visit scheduling/reminders
Establish project-wise marketing funnels
Begin systematic remarketing
First 90 Days
The complete funnel should be operational:
Advertisement
↓
Lead
↓
CRM
↓
WhatsApp Automation
↓
Lead Qualification
↓
HOT / WARM / COLD
↓
Founder Notification
↓
Site Visit
↓
Follow-up
↓
Booking
The candidate should also provide reliable data showing the performance of every stage.
REPORTING
Daily
A brief dashboard/update covering:
New leads
Hot leads
Site visits
Important follow-ups
Campaign issues
Weekly
Advertising spend
Leads generated
Qualified leads
Cost per lead
Site visits
Campaign performance
Project-wise performance
Monthly
Total marketing expenditure
Total qualified leads
Total site visits
Bookings
Estimated/actual revenue generated
Marketing ROI
Recommendations for the following month
SUCCESS DEFINITION
The successful candidate should eventually help the company operate with a lean team and highly automated sales process.
The goal is:
Generate more qualified enquiries with less manual intervention, allow the Founder to concentrate on site visits and closing, and create a measurable connection between marketing expenditure and sales revenue.
Compensation
Salary: ₹__________ per month
Performance incentives may be considered based on agreed KPIs such as:
Qualified leads
Site visits
Bookings
Revenue/commission generated
Marketing ROI
The incentive structure should reward quality and conversion, not simply the number of leads generated.
Application
Interested candidates should submit:
Updated CV
Previous digital marketing experience
Examples of campaigns handled
Websites/landing pages created or managed
CRM/automation platforms used
Examples of WhatsApp automation/workflows handled
Details of advertising budgets previously managed
Current/expected salary
Notice period