Member Experience Lead

Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Free club access to facilities

Free parking

401(k) with employer match

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Discounts on club services and meals

Job summary

Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland is seeking a Member Experience Lead to design onboarding for prospective and new members, guiding them from initial interest through the first year of membership. You’ll lead tours, coordinate onboarding programs, craft communications, and partner with members to align interests with MAC experiences.

This onsite role works with the Membership team to enhance engagement, retention, and a welcoming club culture, while serving as a bridge across departments and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• 3+ years in customer onboarding, member experience, customer success, hospitality, alumni relations, or related field.
• Experience designing onboarding programs that welcome and integrate new members.
• Experience leading tours, hosting events, or facilitating member-facing programs.
• Ability to build relationships quickly with a diverse membership community.
• Excellent verbal communication and confidence speaking with individuals and groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead engaging, personalized tours for prospective members to showcase MAC culture and community.
• Refine the tour experience to convey the value of MAC membership.
• Tailor onboarding experiences to interests across athletics, fitness, wellness, social activities, and networking.
• Train and support team members to ensure a high-quality onboarding delivery.
• Design and manage onboarding programs and welcome events for new members.
• Develop onboarding communications, including welcome campaigns and milestone messages.
• Create touchpoints in the first year to foster connection and belonging.
• Understand members’ goals and connect them to relevant MAC programs and resources.
• Collaborate with Senior Membership Manager to align onboarding with broader strategy.
• Support ongoing engagement through anniversary recognition and retention initiatives.
• Serve as liaison across departments to facilitate warm introductions.

Skills

CRM systems

Event programming

Relationship building

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Event management tools

Email platforms

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Multnomah Athletic Club is more than Portland’s most legendary hub of sports and socializing. It’s like a small city unto itself. Where else can you find four restaurants, three pools, a climbing gym, state-of-the-art studios and fitness suite, a complex of racquet sport courts, massage offerings, a boutique, plus a grand ballroom and variety of events spaces all in one place? To say that every employee of MAC has room to move is an understatement almost as big as MAC’s 600,000 square feet of recreational possibilities.

Want a career with a future? A campus worth exploring? A one-of-a-kind community on which you can have a direct impact? MAC is all of those things and more.

The Role The Multnomah Athletic Club (MAC) is looking for a Member Experience Lead to join our Membership team. This lead will design and deliver an exceptional onboarding experience for prospective and new members of the MAC, from initial interest through the first year of membership.

As the front door of the member relationship, you’ll create welcoming, personalized experiences that help prospective and new members feel connected, engaged, and part of the MAC community. This role leads tours, coordinates onboarding programs and events, develops communications, and partners one-on-one with members to understand their interests and goals.

This position serves as an integrator across the Club, connecting new members to the people, programs, and experiences that best align with their needs. Working closely with the Senior Membership Manager and departments across MAC, you’ll help shape and continuously improve the member journey while driving long-term engagement and retention.

This position is primarily onsite and requires regular interaction with prospective members, new members, Club leadership, and staff across multiple departments.

What You’ll Do

• Lead engaging and personalized tours for prospective members, showcasing the Club’s culture, programs, and community.
• Continuously refine the tour experience to ensure prospects leave with a compelling understanding of the value of membership.
• Tailor tours and onboarding experiences to individual interests across athletics, fitness, wellness, social activities, family programming, and professional networking opportunities.
• Train and support team members who assist with tour delivery to ensure a consistent, high-quality experience.
• Design and manage onboarding programs including welcome events, happy hours, orientation sessions, and other first-year engagement opportunities.
• Develop and oversee onboarding communications, including welcome campaigns, milestone messages, resource guides, and personalized outreach.
• Create meaningful touchpoints throughout a member’s first year that foster connection, participation, and belonging.
• Get to know new members and understand their goals, interests, and motivations for joining the Club.
• Connect members with relevant programs, activities, resources, staff, and fellow members to support successful integration into Club life.
• Partner with the Senior Membership Manager to align onboarding experiences with broader membership strategy and committee priorities.
• Support ongoing engagement through anniversary recognition, milestone outreach, and other retention-focused initiatives.
• Serve as a key liaison between new members and Club departments to facilitate warm, informed introductions and seamless handoffs.
• Build strong working relationships with department leaders and program managers across the Club.
• Advocate for the new member perspective and help create a cohesive onboarding experience across all areas of MAC.
• Define and track measures of onboarding success, including member participation, engagement, satisfaction, and retention.
• Gather feedback and insights from members and stakeholders to continuously improve programs and processes.
• Analyze both quantitative and qualitative data to identify trends and recommend enhancements to the member experience.
• Champion a culture of hospitality, connection, and exceptional service throughout every onboarding touchpoint.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Three or more years of progressive experience in customer onboarding, member experience, customer success, hospitality, alumni relations, event programming, or a related field.
• Experience designing and delivering programs that successfully welcome, engage, and integrate new customers, members, or community participants.
• Experience leading tours, hosting events, or facilitating member-facing programs.
• Ability to build relationships quickly and create meaningful connections with a diverse membership community.
• Exceptional verbal communication skills and confidence speaking with individuals and groups.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to create member-facing content and onboarding communications.
• Excellent project and program management skills with the ability to take initiatives from concept through execution and evaluation.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to influence and build partnerships across departments.
• Ability to make thoughtful connections between people, programs, and resources while managing multiple priorities.
• Experience using member feedback, engagement metrics, and operational data to drive continuous improvement.
• Proficiency with CRM systems, email platforms, event management tools, and related technology.
• Strong customer service orientation and the ability to handle member matters with professionalism, diplomacy, and discretion.
• Ability to thrive in a relationship-driven, member-focused organization where trust, hospitality, and service excellence are highly valued.
• Experience in a private club, hospitality organization, member-based nonprofit, higher education, alumni relations, or similar membership-driven environment is preferred but not required.
• Availability to work evenings, weekends, and other non-traditional hours as needed to support tours, member events, and operational needs.

What You’ll Gain

At Multnomah Athletic Club, we believe in taking care of our team members. We offer a wide range of benefits to ensure your well-being, both inside and outside the club. Here’s what’s in it for you:

• Full-time employees: Enjoy medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Facility access: Free access to our exercise room and classes, climbing gym, and pools.
• Convenience: Free parking and discounted public transportation passes.
• Retirement: Participate in our 401(k) program with an employer match.
• Well-being: Access our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for free.
• Perks: Enjoy discounts on club services and meals.

The Multnomah Athletic Club is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.