Employer Bio:
Celebrating nearly three decades in business, Gartland is one of Geelong’s most well-regarded real estate groups, operating across residential, commercial and project property.
Shaped by considered growth and strong market positioning, rather than rapid expansion or opportunistic scaling, this is not a business built on volume, sprawl, or large, layered internal structures. It offers genuine market weight without the constraints of a congested model, where overlapping territories, internal competition and redirected opportunities can erode results.
Instead, the structure gives experienced agents more control over what they build, and a more direct relationship between effort and outcome.
The Job:
Against that backdrop, an opportunity has opened for an experienced Residential Sales Agent to join Gartland’s high-performing and well-supported residential team. This is not a role built on simply moving from listing to settlement and repeating the cycle. This is a role for someone who wants to build genuine presence in the market, without the internal friction that so often slows it down.
While the day-to-day will be familiar, working with sellers and buyers, running campaigns end to end, managing inspections and open homes, fielding enquiries and guiding clients through one of the most commercially and emotionally significant decisions they will make, the structure around you will remove a number of the usual handbrakes. This is not a model where multiple agents are circling the same opportunities, nor one where you are confined to a tightly controlled patch or expected to hand over listings once they reach a certain price point or level of commercial interest.
You will step into a core area that is currently unassigned, giving you a genuine opportunity to build it out as your own, without needing to carve it away from someone else or defend it internally. From there, the model will support extending that presence into additional areas as your results grow, allowing you to broaden your footprint and stack outcomes across multiple pockets, rather than watching parts of your pipeline fall away as they strengthen.
A number of established areas across the Geelong region are currently open, each with existing brand presence, past sales activity and crossover, creating a stronger starting point from day one, including Armstrong Creek and Mount Duneed, Belmont and Highton, Bell Park and Bell Post Hill extending through North Geelong and Lovely Banks, and the coastal corridor spanning Torquay through to Ocean Grove.
For agents who have felt the drag of competing internally for the same listings, working within structures that fragment opportunity, or seeing their pipeline diluted as it grows, Gartland offers a materially different way to build a sales business.
The Perks:
Alongside the ability to establish yourself across multiple areas and a strong, performance-driven commission structure, there is a considered transition model in place, designed to support early success and ease some of the financial pressure that often comes with making a move.
Central to this is a dedicated marketing allocation through Affiliate Studios, a creative and marketing partner operating alongside Gartland and embedded within it. This is not outsourced or templated marketing, but a team working within the property space, shaping campaigns, brand presence and digital momentum in line with how the market actually behaves.
In practical terms, your listings, profile and campaigns will be supported by stronger creative, sharper positioning and more deliberate exposure from the outset, giving you greater control over how you establish yourself in the market.
Additional benefits include workplace wellbeing initiatives such as fresh weekly fruit, mental health leave and complimentary Upstate Studios classes, meaningful community involvement across the region, and long-term career development with business partnership potential.
The Culture:
The culture at Gartland is grounded, supportive and genuinely enjoyable to be part of. Because the structure removes much of the internal competition seen elsewhere, the team is not operating with one eye on each other’s listings. There is a natural willingness to share, support and celebrate success, without it feeling forced or performative, and the result is a workplace with strong camaraderie, good humour and a sense that people enjoy being there.
Over time, the business has been deliberate about who joins the team, ensuring alignment in how people operate, communicate and contribute. It is a group of individuals who take their work seriously, but not themselves to the point where the environment becomes heavy.
Skills Required:
To succeed in this role, you will bring confidence in residential sales, strong relationship management capability and the commercial drive to build momentum in a competitive market.
You will also require:
• At least 12 months’ experience in residential real estate
• A current Agent’s Representative Certificate or Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A sound understanding of residential property trends
• Proven ability to build relationships, manage client expectations and navigate complex sales processes
• Resilience, initiative and the ability to work independently and confidently
• Excellent organisation, attention to detail and a genuine desire to build a long-term career in the industry
• Availability for Saturday work, with some evening flexibility required for inspections and client meetings
How To Be Considered:
Not ready to apply, or still weighing up what a move might look like? For a confidential discussion, held at arm’s length and with the utmost discretion, contact Lauren Hogan directly on 0439 351 ***. Conversations can be had over the phone or, if preferred, over a quiet coffee, offering a clear view of how the role operates in practice, the structure behind it, and the commercial realities attached to a move of this nature.
If you are ready to take the next step, applications can be submitted via the links below or by emailing ******@fruitionrecruitment.com.au with your CV. For further information, or if you require alternative application methods or would like to discuss any access requirements or reasonable adjustments, please contact Lauren Hogan on ******@fruitionrecruitment.com.au or 0439 351 ***.
Who Are We:
Fruition Recruitment is a Geelong-based boutique talent advisory and search practice, specialising in business-critical appointments across specialist, senior and executive levels. Founder-led and deliberately high-touch, Fruition partners with respected organisations to secure talent defined by capability, alignment and long-term fit. This vacancy is being managed exclusively on behalf of our client.
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