Arketa
wellness
LeadInstructor
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“Lead Instructor at Arketa. Skills: Lead Instructor, sculpt, mat Pilates, strength-based instructor. Partner closely with our CEO building two opening fitness formats. Anchoring the early class schedule and driving first-mover memberships”
What You'll Achieve.
opening and ongoing success of a luxury social wellness club; demonstrating excellence as an instructor; continuously iterating and calibrating; laying the groundwork for a thriving studio community; building the foundation of the class experience; inform and define a studio launch by defining excellence in practice and the team you build; real ownership, visibility, and impact across the business
Industry & Context.
NYC-based, onsite, hands-on, full-time teaching role
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years as a sculpt, mat Pilates or strength-based instructor, You’ve taught other instructors modalities, NYC-based and excited to be onsite and hands-on with this as their full-time teaching role
Nice to Have
You’ve taught strength/functional, barre and yoga + sculpt hybrid modalities
What You'll Do.
Partner closely with our CEO building two opening fitness formats
Anchoring the early class schedule and driving first-mover memberships
Acting as a culture-setter and face of the studio
hire and train additional instructors through your network
Building community through your existing following and Arketa's platform
Ensure every interaction reflects brand values and consistency
Teach full-time at our Flagship
Collaborate with our Partnerships manager for organizing and hosting community and customer events
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with our CEO; Collaborate with our Partnerships manager
Communication Scope
communicator who is warm, direct, and practical
Process & Methodology
Build the foundation, Build the business
Full Job Description
ABOUT ARKETA Arketa is building the operating system for modern fitness and wellness. Our mission is to make wellness more accessible by empowering studios and wellness entrepreneurs to grow beyond in-person classes. We provide a powerful, all-in-one platform to manage and scale hybrid wellness businesses; whether online, in-person, or both. With Arketa, studios can manage schedules, accept bookings and payments, build on-demand video libraries, host retreats, run automated marketing, and launch fully branded apps and websites. We make it simple for founders to deliver a seamless, professional experience across every customer touchpoint. We’ve raised $15M in Series A funding and are growing quickly. It’s a unique moment to join us. We’re building a category-defining company in a fast-moving space, and we’re looking for teammates who are excited to help shape the future of wellness. ABOUT THE ROLE We are hiring a Lead Instructor to support the opening and ongoing success of a luxury social wellness club in New York City, as our Flagship to Arketa-powered studio owners. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE We believe in setting our team up to thrive. First 30 days, Build the foundation: You'll work 1:1 with our CEO to build two opening formats: sculpt and strength and learning Arketa's platform inside and out. You’ll recruit and hire instructors to bring this vision to life. 30–90 days - Build the business: Once the studio is live, the focus shifts to cultivating the community and demonstrating excellence as an instructor. You are continuously iterating and calibrating, laying the groundwork for a thriving studio community. You will play a critical role in building the foundation of the class experience. Our customers may visit our Flagship and you’ll be the go-to-expert on managing a studio through our state of the art tech. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Partner closely with our CEO building two opening fitness formats - Anchoring the early class schedule and driving first-mover memberships -
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