Our friends at Slimfast are looking for a person who live and breathes health & fitness to work with them on helping change lives for the better. Could that someone be you? If so, send your resume to naomi@slimfast.com or hr@slimfast.com.

Nutrition & Fitness Specialist

Accountabilities:

Responsible for managing the transformations on the SlimFast brand across North America and on occasion the UK; including “Before & After” transformations with their nutrition and training programs that fall within The SlimFast Plan ™.  Design all the nutrition and training programs and must ensure they are compliant with The SlimFast Plan, all current legal, and company standards.  Additionally, need to understand all SlimFast products, The SlimFast Plan, and clinical trials to educate the transformation candidates on The SlimFast Plan, thus ensuring compliance. Seek out and develop an acquisition plan in conjunction with management and external stakeholders to get a steady flow of B&A candidates in the program cost efficiently.

Primary responsibilities:

  •  Manage the day-to-day aspects of transforming B&As (before and afters); including coaching, motivation, nutrition planning, exercise program development, and status updates on transformation performance
  •  Gather information for transformation candidates that is used for company advertising collateral
  •  Customize nutrition and training programs for the transformation B&A’s within The SlimFast Plan, legal, and company standards
  •  Provide individual support or counseling in general wellness or nutrition
  •  Develop or coordinate fitness and wellness programs or services for transformation candidates and/or consumers
  •  Customize nutrition and training programs for the “celebrity” transformation B&A’s within The SlimFast Plan, legal and company standards
  •  Coordination of product delivery and use compliance for the transformation B&A’s
  •  Develop new recipes for the “Healthy Meal” that can be used in advertising materials, comply with Health Canada nutrition guidelines and the FDA nutrition guidelines
  •  Help shape nutrition policy with the Nutrition Director at Health Canada
  •  Develop fitness and nutrition content for advertising materials, including being a magazine contributor for Star, OK!, and other AMI publications
  •  Appear on nationally televised programs as the public nutrition representative for SlimFast, such as OK! TV, Univision, and more
  •  Develop and contribute to the thought leadership of SlimFast for social media, TV, print, and radio
  •  Develop new product concepts in conjunction with nutrition scientists that will go to market within the SlimFast portfolio
  •  Develop and contribute to clinical studies funded by SlimFast to support weight loss, including working with the Director of Harvard Medical School Nutrition Division for proper protocol
  •  Ongoing communication by either email, phone, video, or in person with current and former transformations
  •  Recruiting new candidates for B&A’s cost efficiently and on strategy
  •  Scheduling all B&A’s for agency or HQ commercial, photo shoots, or appearances
  • In conjunction with the agency, plan and execute castings, while ensuring targets are met
  • Frequent travel required to meet with transformation participants for assessment and coaching. Estimated travel will be monthly between Florida and New York City.
  • In conjunction with the agency and outside social media vendors respond to requests, posts and report any required adverse events to the Quality Assurance team (a form of customer service and compliance)
  • Manage the internal transformation program with staff

Requirements:

  •  Post-Secondary Education in Nutritional Science, Kinesiology or related
  •  Desired – Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology
  •  Clinical trial experience
  •  Certified nutritionist or dietician
  •  ISSA, ACE or other training certification
  •  Previous celebrity training experience
  •  Minimum 3 years of related experience
  •  3 years of personal training and nutrition consulting
  •  Experience training both females and males
  •  Experience customizing nutrition and training programs to meet individual’s specific needs
  •  Experience being a motivator or coach due to the psychological aspects of transformations
  • Must have a flexible schedule as travel is involved with this position
  • Outstanding communication and problem-solving skills
  • Proficient in the use of MS Office Suite including OneNote and Outlook

 

Skills:

  • Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions
  • Emotional Intelligence or Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do, then prepare responses that are appropriate
  • Individual and Public (group) Speaking — Talking to others to convey ideas, motivation, inspiration, policies, procedures, and information effectively
  • Vital Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, pausing to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
  • Strategic and Critical Thinking — Using rationale logic and deductive reasoning to understand the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of solutions or approaches to problems
  • Multi-Tasking and Organization – Manage multiple transformation candidates at one time in the area of 30 in addition to office responsibilities

Work Required:

Responding, directing, and coordinating transformation clients through email, telephone, mobile apps, face-to-face, and text in a group or one-on-one setting
80% in office and 20% travel within the United States. Continuously evaluate and optimize transformation programs as needed

Location: SlimFast Headquarters at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida