The artist / the operator / the entrepreneur

Building value through people & place.

Rebecca Stephen is an Assistant Property Manager, marketing and event leader, business owner, and visual artist based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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Rebecca Stephen photographed on the beach in Myrtle Beach
Rebecca Stephen • Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

I help communities perform and feel better—combining organized property operations with strategic marketing, thoughtful events, and genuine relationships.

What I bring Property operations, marketing, event planning, and business coordination—brought together to make communities more engaging and projects easier to execute.

41→91%Occupancy growth achieved at Caliber Living.
6+ yearsExperience across leasing, management, marketing, and resident relations.
2 degreesStudio Art and Psychology from Coastal Carolina University.
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A record of ownership.

From day-to-day operations to long-term community building, Rebecca steps into the work with clarity, care, and follow-through.

CURRENT

Assistant Property Manager

GREYSTAR • COTTAGES AT RIDGEFIELD

Supports property operations, leasing, resident relations, collections, reporting, and team coordination. Leads community marketing and event planning while developing local-business partnerships that create meaningful benefits and experiences for residents.

BUSINESS OWNER

Co-Owner / Operations & Business Development

MARCO-MINIMAL

Coordinates active projects, employee schedules, job timelines, client communication, and internal operations. Serves as the liaison between company leadership, clients, and field employees to resolve issues, maintain quality expectations, and keep projects moving toward correct and timely completion.

2022—2026

Business / Assistant Property Manager

RK PROPERTIES • MYRTLE BEACH

Managed tours, applications, resident concerns, files, collections, delinquencies, vendors, maintenance coordination, community events, and daily operations in the Property Manager’s absence.

2020—2022

Leasing Manager

CALIBER LIVING • CONWAY

Negotiated and finalized leases while helping increase occupancy from 41% to 91%. Led social media, marketing initiatives, outreach events, and resident issue resolution.

2018—2020

Planner, Server & Decorating Staff

MAKING MEMORIES • ANDERSON

Supported event planning and execution, adapting to fast-changing conditions while protecting the client’s vision and delivering a polished guest experience.

Business leadership / Marco-Minimal

More than marketing.

As a co-owner of Marco-Minimal, Rebecca helps turn awarded work into completed work. Her role connects planning, people, communication, quality, and accountability across construction, painting, concrete, masonry, and interior projects.

Project coordinationEmployee schedulingClient & crew communicationTimeline managementQuality follow-throughIssue resolution
Explore Marco-Minimal’s work
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Proof in the follow-through.

Four examples of how Rebecca turns communication, organization, creative thinking, and hands-on leadership into visible progress.

Leasing performance41→91%

Occupancy growth

At Caliber Living, Rebecca paired leasing leadership with marketing, outreach, and consistent prospect follow-up to help move occupancy from 41% to 91%.

Result / stronger property performance
Resident experienceCommunity

Marketing that connects

At Greystar, she develops community campaigns and events while building relationships with local businesses to create useful resident benefits and stronger neighborhood connections.

Focus / engagement & retention
Business operationsDelivery

Projects kept in motion

At Marco-Minimal, she coordinates schedules, employees, clients, and leadership—resolving gaps, protecting quality expectations, and keeping work moving toward timely completion.

Focus / clarity, quality & accountability
Team development6 months

Building capability in others

Rebecca mentored a colleague who entered property management from hospitality with no industry experience. She taught the operational basics, social-media planning, flyer development, and the visual principles behind effective property marketing. Within six months, that colleague was managing social media for two properties.

Result / a new hire prepared to lead two brands

For a complete overview of experience, education, credentials, and skills:

Download résumé
Back-to-School Bazaar display with donated school supplies, handmade school bus, and hand-lettered event backdrop
Back-to-School Bazaar • Finished community display
Oversized Crayola-inspired decorations handmade from reclaimed cardboard for the Back-to-School Bazaar
Handmade décor • Budget-conscious creative production
Project feature / Community activation

Creativity that makes the budget work harder.

Rebecca planned and produced a free, multi-property Back-to-School Bazaar designed to bring residents, educators, families, and local businesses together around a useful community experience.

Experience design

Built a full event concept around school supplies, local vendors, food, entertainment, games, family activities, and educator-focused outreach.

Resourceful production

Turned reclaimed cardboard into a school bus and oversized crayon décor, reducing production costs so more of the budget could support school supplies.

Community value

Connected two residential communities with local partners while creating a welcoming, highly visual event residents could participate in and remember.

From the archive

More from the studio.

Earlier works that show the range behind Rebecca’s creative perspective—from expressive portraiture to drawing and conceptual photography.

Expressive painted portrait by Rebecca Stephen
Portrait study • Painting
Detailed graphite portrait drawing by Rebecca Stephen
Portrait study • Graphite
Conceptual Censored installation photograph by Rebecca Stephen
Censored series • Conceptual photography
Core expertise / 04

Strategy in the details.

Creative judgment and operational discipline work together across every part of the role.

01

Property operations

Leasing, applications, resident relations, collections, reporting, vendor coordination, make-readies, and Fair Housing awareness.

02

Marketing & brand

Campaign strategy, email, social content, outreach, visual direction, websites, and brand storytelling.

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Events & partnerships

Resident programming, open houses, vendor relationships, community activations, and local-business benefits.

04

Business development

Service positioning, client communication, lead outreach, contractor relationships, and entrepreneurial problem solving.

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An artist’s eye. An operator’s mind.

Rebecca draws and paints, with formal training in both Studio Art and Psychology.

That creative foundation shapes how she approaches visual marketing, brand identity, space, atmosphere, and resident experience. She notices composition, tone, and the small details that make a message or moment feel intentional.

Creativity is not separate from the work. It is the perspective that makes the work more memorable.

Education / 06

Foundation & credentials.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art

Coastal Carolina University

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

Coastal Carolina University

Leadership & community

Former President, National Art Honor Society • Williamston Mural Project volunteer

Contact / 07

Let’s make the next move intentional.

Open to property-management leadership, marketing and resident-experience opportunities, community partnerships, and select creative commissions.