Studio Manager in Coventry - Brand new Reformer Pilates and Wellness Studio

Love Recruitment; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Love Recruitment is pleased to present a Studio Manager role in Coventry for a brand-new boutique Reformer Pilates, yoga and barre studio opening in Coventry. The position offers a £35k salary plus bonus and autonomy from day one, with responsibility for running operations, memberships and guest experience.

The role is full-time (40 hours per week) with responsibilities spanning scheduling, growth strategy, and team development as the studio launches and expands into wellness services.

Qualifications

• Ownership and autonomy in launching a new studio.
• Strong sales and membership growth focus.
• Experience running fitness, leisure, or customer-facing operations.
• Excellent customer service and leadership to build a team.

Responsibilities

• Studio operations: manage day-to-day running, scheduling, capacity.
• Commercial growth: drive memberships and revenue toward break-even and beyond.
• Member experience: create premium, welcoming journey to keep members engaged.
• Community and reputation: build local profile through partnerships and outreach.
• Team building: influence hires and develop staff, including reception.
• Systems and setup: select and implement booking and studio software from day one.
• Wellness expansion: support launch of treatment room and future wellness hub.

Skills

Ownership

Commercial mindset

Operational experience

People skills

High standards

Hands-on approach

Pilates qualification

Job description

Studio Manager in Coventry - Boutique Reformer Pilates and Wellness Studio

£35k + bonus

Location: Coventry, West Midlands

Our client is a brand-new boutique Reformer Pilates, yoga and barre studio opening in Coventry, with a juice bar, a members’ area and a treatment room in its first phase. They’re looking for a Studio Manager to lead the launch, run the studio day to day and help build it into a trusted name in Coventry’s fitness and wellness scene.

This is a rare chance to join a boutique fitness business before the doors open, rather than walking into a model someone else has already set. The owner wants a Studio Manager they can genuinely trust, someone who’ll take ownership of the site and help decide how it runs, from the booking software to the member journey. With a ground-floor clinical and wellness hub planned as Phase 2, there’s real room to grow with the business as it develops.

On offer is a £35k salary plus bonus, a supportive owner who wants to give you real autonomy, and the chance to grow alongside an expanding wellness offering.

Working pattern:

Full time, 40 hours per week across mixed shifts.

Key responsibilities:

• Studio operations: Leading the day-to-day running of the studio, including class scheduling, utilisation and capacity.

• Commercial growth: Driving membership sales and revenue, with a clear focus on reaching break-even and then building on it.

• Member experience: Creating a premium, welcoming experience that keeps members engaged, loyal and coming back.

• Community and reputation: Building the studio’s local profile through partnerships, outreach and word of mouth.

• Team building: Having input into upcoming hires, including an Assistant Manager and part-time reception team, and helping them develop.

• Systems and set-up: Helping choose the systems and software the business runs on from day one.

• Wellness expansion: Supporting the launch of the first treatment room and, longer term, the development of the ground-floor clinical and wellness hub.

About you:

• Ownership: Comfortable with autonomy and happy to take genuine responsibility for a site without needing to be heavily managed.

• Commercial mindset: A good understanding of sales, membership growth and retention.

• Operational experience: A solid track record of running a fitness, leisure or customer-facing operation.

• People skills: Strong customer service and leadership skills, with the ability to build and develop a team.

• High standards: A real eye for professionalism, service and presentation.

• Hands-on approach: Energised by a new opening and happy to roll your sleeves up while things get going.

• Nice to have: A Reformer Pilates qualification, boutique studio experience, new opening or pre-sales experience, clinic or wider wellness experience and knowledge of equipment providers.

What’s in it for you:

• A £35k salary plus bonus.

• The chance to shape a brand-new boutique studio from the very start.

• Real trust and autonomy from an owner who wants you to lead.

• A voice in hiring your own team.

• Clear scope to grow as the business expands into a wider clinical and wellness offering.