We are a full-service commercial real estate firm headquartered in Uptown Charlotte, with offices in Raleigh, Greenville, SC, Columbia, SC, and Atlanta, GA. Our team brings an entrepreneurial spirit and deep local roots, working collaboratively to deliver success for our clients.
Our Charlotte office is seeking a Market Research Analyst to join our office leasing team. We’re looking for a strong communicator and proactive problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment. In this role, you’ll support the Charlotte Office Leasing team and play a key part in driving its success—doing whatever it takes to move deals forward and support your teammates. Trinity Partners provides the resources, culture, and environment to help you succeed. If this sounds like you, we’d love to connect.
Position Overview
This role focuses on tracking market trends, analyzing property-level and macroeconomic data, and producing clear, actionable insights that inform leasing, investment, and valuation strategies. The Market Research Analyst is responsible for gathering, organizing, and examining data and business intelligence, and—working closely with brokerage, advisory, and marketing teams—developing a wide range of reports and insight-driven deliverables to support clients and new business initiatives.
This position also carries primary responsibility for maintaining and enhancing data quality, ensuring accuracy and consistency across platforms. In collaboration with marketing, the Market Research Analyst will help translate complex insight into compelling, client-ready materials. The Market Research Analyst will track all facets of the local commercial real estate market and proactively apply that knowledge to research initiatives, client projects, and business development efforts.
Responsibilities
- Regularly collaborate across all service lines, including office agency, industrial leasing, occupier services, and investment sales
- Monitor market indicators such as vacancy, absorption, rental rates, construction pipelines, and sales activity for recurring and ad hoc reporting
- Routinely audit, maintain, and expand team-specific proprietary databases of commercial real estate properties, ensuring organization and real-time accuracy
- Maintain multiple databases and metric trackers, including lease and sales comparables, ensuring accurate, up-to-date market information and insight into competitive deal terms
- Develop clear visual and written narratives, including demographic analyses, market performance studies, and interactive maps, for internal use, client communication, and new business development
- Present research and analysis on market and industry trends to internal and external stakeholders, offering actionable insights and takeaways
- Work closely with marketing to create thought-provoking content and data-driven storytelling for research publications, media outreach, and pursuit materials
- Utilize CRM tools to track current and prospective investment contacts in support of outreach and business development initiatives
- Continuously evaluate existing workflows, tools, and best practices, recommending and implementing improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, or related field, required
- Three years of relevant experience in commercial real estate, market research, and analytics are required
- Team-oriented mindset with a willingness to collaborate across diverse service lines and disciplines
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products
- Proficiency with CoStar and familiarity with commercial real estate data platforms and tools (e.g., GIS, REIS, ESRI, or similar)
- Strong initiative and intellectual curiosity; ability to take ideas from concept to execution with minimal supervision
- Engaging, adaptable, and professional demeanor with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines
- Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and data validation skills with a keen attention to detail and commitment to accuracy