Group Fitness Manager

Urge Fitness; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Profit sharing

URGE FITNESS membership

Employee discounts

Professional development

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

URGE FITNESS in Philadelphia is seeking a Full-Time Group Fitness Manager to lead and grow the Group Fitness program within the club. You will teach classes, develop instructors, manage the schedule, grow participation, engage members, and work with the General Manager on the management team.

This role requires energetic leadership, organization, accountability, and a hands-on approach to building a thriving community.

Qualifications

• Group Fitness teaching experience is required.
• Experience leading instructors, managing programming or building a Group Fitness program is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach approximately 8–10 classes per week or as club needs.
• Build and manage a strong, diverse Group Fitness schedule.
• Recruit, audition, onboard and develop instructors.
• Maintain dependable instructor and substitute coverage.
• Monitor class attendance, participation, cancellations, instructor performance and member feedback.
• Identify underperforming classes and opportunities to improve the schedule.
• Grow class participation through member engagement and promotion.
• Maintain high standards for class quality, professionalism, safety and studio presentation.
• Support Group Fitness events, challenges and member retention initiatives.
• Capture and help coordinate class, instructor and event content for URGE marketing.
• Develop relationships with local businesses, organizations and community partners.
• Support overall club operations and work closely with the General Manager

Skills

Group Fitness Management

Instructor Development

Schedule Management

Community Outreach

Job description

Turn great classes into a great community.

URGE FITNESS is looking for a Full-Time Group Fitness Manager to lead and grow the Group Fitness program at our club.

This is not simply an instructor position. You'll teach classes, develop instructors, manage the class schedule, grow participation, engage members, support community outreach, and work directly with the General Manager as part of the club's management team.

We're looking for someone who loves the energy of Group Fitness but also has the organization, professionalism and accountability to run the business behind it.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive fulltime compensation based on experience and qualifications
• Health insurance for eligible employees and families
• 401(k) with company match
• Employerfunded profitsharing and additional retirement opportunities for eligible employees, subject to plan terms and eligibility
• Complimentary URGE FITNESS membership
• Employee discounts
• Professional development and certification opportunities
• Career advancement opportunities as URGE FITNESS continues to grow

Your Role:

• Teach approximately 810 Group Fitness classes per week, based on club needs
• Build and manage a strong, diverse Group Fitness schedule
• Recruit, audition, onboard and develop instructors
• Maintain dependable instructor and substitute coverage
• Monitor class attendance, participation, cancellations, instructor performance and member feedback
• Identify underperforming classes and opportunities to improve the schedule
• Grow class participation through member engagement and promotion
• Maintain high standards for class quality, professionalism, safety and studio presentation
• Support Group Fitness events, challenges and memberretention initiatives
• Capture and help coordinate class, instructor and event content for URGE marketing
• Develop relationships with local businesses, organizations and community partners
• Support overall club operations and work closely with the General Manager

Your Impact Is Measurable:

This is a management position with real ownership and measurable expectations.

Success isn't determined by how many classes you personally teach. You'll be expected to grow participation, develop instructors, improve the schedule, engage members and build a Group Fitness program that produces results.

URGE provides the club, the members, the resources and the opportunity. We're looking for someone who takes ownership of making the program better.

Our Standard

We're looking for an experienced Group Fitness professional who is energetic, organized, dependable and comfortable leading both people and programs.

You should be able to deliver an excellent class while also managing schedules, reviewing numbers, developing instructors, following up on responsibilities and representing URGE professionally in the community.

Group Fitness teaching experience is required. Experience leading instructors, managing programming or building a Group Fitness program is strongly preferred.

Candidates should be comfortable with member engagement, community outreach, social media/content participation, basic reporting and accountability to measurable goals.

Schedule

This is a full-time, on-site management position requiring flexibility based on class schedules, club programming, events and business needs.

The position includes teaching approximately 8–10 classes per week, including midday programming and other class times based on club needs. Some evening and weekend availability will be required.

Build the classes. Develop the instructors. Grow the community. Make Group Fitness a reason members choose URGE.

URGE FITNESS is an equal opportunity employer.