Personal Trainer/Coach
5 days ago
New York
Job Description JOB SUMMARY Our busy, growing gym is in need of a Personal Trainer to take over mentoring and fitness guidance sessions with our clients. The successful applicant will not only be responsible for taking on existing clients based on need, but also for soliciting new business and teaching gym members about the benefits of personal training. We’re looking for a motivated individual with sales experience who can help us establish a competitive edge in Manhattan. Since many of our members are interested in cardio, strength and wellness, trainers with experience in those areas will receive top priority. Advancement to a managerial position is a possibility. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities: • Assume the responsibility of training existing clients who are interested in increasing their fitness levels, losing weight and entering competitions, • Provide clients with safe, reasonable exercises that they can perform in the gym as well as at home, • Give clients ample notice if you need to change appointment times and respond quickly to clients who must change their schedules, • Talk to members of the gym about their goals and introduce them to our personal training packages, • Work with the General manager to collect payments from your clients and enter them into our sales tracking system, • Conduct telephone inquiries, follow up calls and customer care calls, • Lead new member tours with prospects and/or personal training program holders, • Follow up and follow through with all prospective clients, • Work closely with our wellness center to ensure that members have a first-class, comprehensive experience every time they visit, • Attend and participate in all training and educational programs Skills/Qualifications: • 2+ years’ experience in personal training or group fitness instruction, • Ability to perform exercises and movements as demonstrations for clients, • Sales experience a plus, • Must have a passion for people (“Customer is always first”), • Must be attentive, outgoing, positive, friendly and engaging, • Must have previous sales experience, • Must be willing to enthusiastically sell based on a bonus and commission-based pay structure, • Must have outstanding customer service skills, • Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, • Must have the ability to multi-task and stay organized in a busy, high-energy environment, • Must be able to work as a team with other Trainers/Coaches, • Must be flexible with work hours, • Health and fitness-minded applicants are preferred Job Type: Fulltime, Part-time Education: • Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology or related field preferred Here at Retro Fitness, we’ve been in business over 10 years in the Wall Street area. We seek to partner with an experienced Physical Therapist to help us keep growing. If you're dedicated, ambitious and entrepreneurial, Retro Fitness is an excellent place to grow your career. Don't hesitate to contact us at 646 667 6635.Retro Fitness, located in downtown Manhattan’s FiDi District at One New York Plaza, is offering Personal Trainers or Personal Training and Coaching groups the opportunity to launch their practices within a Class A, 50 story building. One New York Plaza hosts many Fortune 500 companies as tenants with approximately 9,000 employees. Retro Fitness facility provides a turnkey opportunity in terms of infrastructure and a captive audience of additional clients from our gym and fitness facility located adjacent to our space. We are seeking Personal Trainers who have an existing base of patients and are eager to grow their business. Our terms are flexible and negotiable. \r\n\r\nHere at Retro Fitness, we’ve been in business over 10 years in the Wall Street area. We seek to partner with an experienced Physical Therapist to help us keep growing. If you're dedicated, ambitious and entrepreneurial, Retro Fitness is an excellent place to grow your career. Don't hesitate to contact us at 646 667 6635.