Head Coach

About the role

The Head Coach is the standard-bearer for the fitness product. In Gold and Platinum studios, you work alongside a Studio Manager, which allows your focus to stay where it belongs: coaching excellence, coach development, and building a team that delivers a world-class experience every single class.

We are a people-first organization. We hire for energy, develop for excellence, and promote from within.

Why This Role Matters

This role matters because you lead the coaching team, own the quality of every class delivered, and develop coaches who get better every month. You partner with the Studio Manager on business performance, culture, staffing, and studio KPIs, but the fitness floor is your domain.

Job Summary

As Head Coach in a Gold or Platinum studio, you lead the coaching team, own the quality of every class delivered, and develop coaches who get better every month. You partner with the Studio Manager on business performance, culture, staffing, and studio KPIs, but the fitness floor is your domain.

What You’ll Do

Coaching Excellence & Class Delivery

• Coach a minimum of 15 classes per week, with flexibility to coach additional classes based on studio needs.
• Deliver high-quality, high-energy Orangetheory Fitness classes in alignment with brand standards.
• Own the quality of every class delivered in your studio, not just the classes you personally coach.
• Maintain safety, form, heart rate zones, and member engagement across all sessions.
• Ensure the fitness floor is prepared, organized, and ready for every class.

Coach Development & Team Leadership

• Lead, manage, and develop the full coaching team.
• Build and maintain the coaching schedule using MindBody Online.
• Conduct regular coach check-ins, class observations, and performance feedback sessions.
• Partner with the Regional Fitness Training Manager on formal evaluations, certification readiness, and development plans.
• Create individual development plans for coaches and hold the team accountable to consistent improvement.

Intro Class Experience & Membership Conversion

• Ensure every first-time member receives a personalized intro experience before or after their first class.
• Deliver a membership recommendation based on each prospective member’s goals, schedule, and lifestyle.
• Close every intro conversation with a clear, confident recommendation and invitation to join.
• Track intro class completion and follow-up.
• Own intro conversion as a performance metric, not just a sales task.

Studio Culture & Member Engagement

• Build a studio community that members talk about, where people come for the workout and stay for the people.
• Create regular touchpoints with members beyond class, including recognition, milestone celebrations, challenges, and events.
• Model the energy, professionalism, and culture you expect from the team.
• Partner with the Studio Manager to strengthen retention and the overall member experience.

Talent Pipeline & Team Building

• Actively recruit coaches and sales associates from within the member base.
• Personally invite high-potential members to consider a role at CamFit.
• Support interested members in pursuing approved fitness certifications.
• Maintain an ongoing pipeline of qualified candidates so the studio is never hiring out of desperation.
• Partner with the Regional Fitness Training Manager and recruiting team on coach hiring needs.

Studio Cleanliness, Facilities & Operations

• Maintain a second-to-none cleanliness standard across the fitness floor, lobby, locker rooms, restrooms, and back-of-house areas.
• Address cleanliness issues immediately and hold the team accountable to studio standards.
• Report all repair and maintenance needs through the company’s facilities ticketing system.
• Follow up on open maintenance tickets until they are resolved.
• Execute and document monthly preventative maintenance standards on schedule.
• Manage class reconciliation, including attendance tracking and late cancel processing.
• Manage coach payroll and timecard accuracy.

Required Qualifications

• Current nationally recognized fitness certification from an OTF-approved provider, such as ACSM, ACE PT/GFI, NASM, NSCA, or AFAA PT/GFI
• Current CPR/AED certification
• Orangetheory Fitness Coach certification or ability to obtain
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of physiology, biomechanics, and functional movement
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop a team
• Flexible availability, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays

Preferred Qualifications

• 2–3 years of coaching experience in group fitness or personal training
• Prior team leadership or management experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science or a related field

This Role Is Right For You If...

• You are a coach who has outgrown just coaching and wants to build something.
• You hold others to high standards because you hold yourself to higher ones first.
• You see a struggling team member and your instinct is to develop them, not manage around them.
• You can run a great class at 6 AM and have a hard performance conversation at 10 AM.
• You care about the member experience, the coaching product, and the business behind the studio.

Career Growth At CamFit

Strong Head Coaches at CamFit are the primary pipeline for Studio Manager and Regional Business Manager roles. We will tell you what it takes to get there and support you in doing it.

What We Offer

• Competitive base compensation
• Company incentive programs that evolve with business needs
• Major medical, dental, and vision benefits for full-time employees
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance and life insurance options
• Complimentary Orangetheory Fitness membership
• Employee discounts on apparel and retail
• A clear path to advancement within a growing franchise network

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to actively demonstrate and perform all exercises throughout each class.
• Ability to remain standing and vocal for the duration of a 60-minute workout.
• Must be able to lift, move, and demonstrate use of studio equipment, including treadmills, rowers, dumbbells, TRX systems, medicine balls, BOSU balls, and ab dollies.
• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs.

Schedule

This role is performed on-site. Remote work is not available.

Flexible availability is required, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Class schedule is set in advance; substitution coverage may be required.