Personal Trainer

24 Hour Fitness • Oxnard, CA

19d

About The Position

As a Fitness Coach, you deliver high-quality personal and small-group training experiences tailored to members’ individual goals. You build relationships, create accountability, and take ownership of growing and retaining a client base while delivering a premium training experience and contributing to client results and retention.

Compensation includes a guaranteed hourly base rate, with opportunities to increase earnings through coaching sessions, session premiums, sales commissions, and performance-based incentives. Top performers can earn the equivalent of up to $75 per hour. Earnings can grow as coaches build their client base and increase session volume.

The role requires effective communication with members in group and one-on-one settings, observing and coaching movement safely, demonstrating a range of exercises, lifting and moving equipment up to 50 pounds, and moving throughout the club and training areas. 24 Hour Fitness describes its clubs as inclusive, welcoming spaces with strength and cardio equipment, studio classes, and digital tools.

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 appropriate 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, instruct, and create accountability for clients.
• Ability to lift and move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years 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 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 a consistent client experience.
• Design personalized fitness programs that support clients’ goals and long-term success.
• Set expectations, track client progress, and adjust programs to maximize results and retention.
• Manage schedules, 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 exercise technique, and demonstrate exercises across strength, cardio, and functional training.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• 401(k) with employer 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
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED