Gym Director - Design District

Movement; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 76,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Free gym membership

Job summary

Movement in Dallas seeks a Gym Director to lead our climbing gym team, ensuring exceptional customer experience while aligning with our mission of empowering transformation and positive impact. You will drive operations, staff development, revenue targets, and community events with a hands-on leadership approach.

The ideal candidate balances outstanding customer service, strategic leadership, and strong business sense.

Qualifications

• Experience running a fast-paced, high-volume business.
• Excellent communication skills and customer service abilities.
• Ability to foster mission, vision and values across staff.
• Ability to build a strong staff community and culture.
• Proficient with organizational tools such as MS Office and POS systems.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and direction to all climbing gym team members in alignment with our mission, vision and values.
• Recruits, hires, develops, and mentors customer service-oriented, collaborative team made up of gym leaders and operational staff.
• Oversees customer experience and facility operations including desk, maintenance, cleanliness, routes, retail, programming, and community events.
• Manages gym and team to meet financial and operational targets, including using financial statements and operational reporting to inform decision making.
• Supports development of business acumen in local gym management team, enabling data-driven decision-making across gym departments.
• Supports and holds team members accountable to their responsibilities, and through them, the gym runs smoothly.
• Works proactively to build relationships in the community to drive membership growth and retention.
• Leads by example and participates in front of house gym operations as part of a rotating management schedule.

Skills

leadership

customer service

communication

staff development

community building

problem solving

organization

independent work

time management

Tools

MS Office

POS tools

Web-based applications

Job description

Job Summary

The gym leadership team is comprised of the Gym Director and Assistant Gym Director. As a team, they are responsible for ensuring that the gym functions smoothly, all staff are supported and uphold our Core Values, and that we are providing an excellent customer experience. The Gym Director will report to The Senior Director. They will partner to establish gym-specific goals that will help us deliver on our purpose of empowering personal transformation and inspiring social and environmental impact.

The ideal candidate will have a balance of great customer service, leadership skills, and business acumen excellent administrative abilities. Proven success in developing and managing a high performing team in a fast-paced environment and the ability to see the big picture as well as the everyday details are essential to being a successful gym director. We’re looking for someone who can be part of a highly collaborative team, but also think and execute independently.

Job responsibilities

• Provides leadership and direction to all climbing gym team members in alignment with our mission, vision and values.
• Recruits, hires, develops, and mentors customer service-oriented, collaborative, passionate team made up of gym leaders, and operational staff.
• Oversees customer experience and facility operations including desk, maintenance, cleanliness, routes, retail, programming, and community events.
• Manages gym and team to meet financial and operational targets, including using financial statements and operational reporting to inform decision making. Initiates and implements processes, protocols, and procedures to ensure the gym runs in an effective and service-oriented manner.
• Supports development of business acumen in local gym management team, enabling data-driven decision-making across gym departments.
• Supports and holds team members accountable to their responsibilities, and through them, the gym runs smoothly: all administrative needs are met, all staff are well-trained, and our members and guests’ experiences are awesome.
• Works proactively to build relationships in the community to drive membership growth and retention.
• Leads by example and participates in front of house gym operations as part of a rotating management schedule.

Job Requirements

• Experience running a fast-paced, high-volume business.
• Excellent communication skills and customer service abilities.
• Embodies the mission, vision and values and able to foster this sense of culture in all staff.
• Ability to build a strong staff community and culture, hold accountability, and develop future leaders.
• Ability to work independently and juggle competing priorities.
• Ability to solve problems and handle difficult situations with sound judgment.
• Proficient in organizational tools such as web-based applications, MS Office and POS tools.
• Passionate individual who is eager to integrate themselves into the community and build the local climbing community.
• Schedule & Presence
  • Ability to provide consistent presence in gym by working from gym daily, including regular presence during weeknight peak hours and rotating weekends. Ability to flex schedule to attend events.
  • Uses their district gyms regularly for climbing, working out and yoga, including during peak hours such as weeknights and weekends.
• Helpful: Knowledge of climbing center operations including retail, routes and programming.
• Helpful: Demonstrated relationships within the climbing community and the ability to leverage those relationships to build a strong community in the gym.

Additional information

• Full-time position
• Starting Salary range $76,200 - $85,000
• Paid time off
• Health benefits and retirement plan available
• Free gym membership

Applications will be accepted until November 15th