Personal Trainer

24 Hour Fitness • Tacoma, WA

6d • $75

About The Position

As a Fitness Coach, you help members build lasting results and strengthen their connection to their health. You deliver engaging, effective personal and small-group training tailored to individual needs. The role includes building relationships and accountability, growing your client base, delivering a premium training experience, and contributing to client results and retention. You manage your schedule and appointment book, build consistent session volume, and earn a guaranteed hourly base rate with opportunities to increase compensation through coaching sessions, sales commissions, session premiums, and performance-based incentives. Top performers may earn the equivalent of up to $75 per hour.

24 Hour Fitness is a nationwide fitness company whose mission is to help communities live healthier and happier through fitness. Its clubs offer strength and cardio equipment, studio classes, digital tools, coaching, and community connections. The company describes its spaces as inclusive and welcoming, and offers team benefits and employee resource groups.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current in-person CPR/AED certification.
• A nationally recognized Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) certification, such as NASM, ISSA, ACE, NSCA, or NCSF, or a related degree in exercise science, kinesiology, or a similar field.
• Ability to build and grow a client base through high-quality training and consistent client results.
• Sales mindset and ability to identify client needs, recommend training solutions, and convert prospects into long-term clients.
• Strong foundation in exercise science, program design, and safe, effective movement coaching.
• Effective communication and relationship-building skills, including the ability to motivate and instruct clients and create accountability.

Nice To Haves

• At least 1 year of experience as a Personal Trainer or Fitness Coach.
• Holistic fitness program design and consultation experience.
• Specialized fitness credentials, or equivalent work experience or education in a specialized function.
• Experience in sales, customer engagement, or business development, including communicating the value of personal training and growing and retaining a client base.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality personal and small-group training sessions that drive results, build relationships, and encourage client retention.
• Build, grow, and retain a client base through consultative selling, referrals, and consistent delivery of a strong client experience.
• Design personalized fitness programs that support clients’ individual goals and long-term success.
• Set expectations, track client progress, and adjust programs to maximize results and retention.
• Manage your schedule, maintain a strong appointment book, and build consistent session volume.
• Conduct fitness assessments and onboarding sessions to establish trust and long-term coaching relationships.
• Follow up with clients, design programs, and conduct proactive outreach to support retention and continued growth.
• Provide clear instruction and coaching feedback, observe client movement and technique, and demonstrate exercises across strength, cardio, and functional training.
• Lift and move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds and move throughout the club and training areas to support coaching and member engagement.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• 401(k) with match for qualifying positions.
• Free gym membership.
• Discounts on products and personal training.
• Employee Resource Groups and opportunities to participate in community events in person and virtually.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED