Position: Kinesiology / Sport, Fitness & Recreation Technologist
Corporate Role: Recreation, Fitness and User Experience
Technical Discipline: Kinesiology / Exercise Science / Sport, Fitness and Recreation
Function: User Experience, Fitness Programming, Recreation Observation and Client Feedback
Brand Stewardship: REC N Action
Body of Work Position: Ears
Engagement Status: Employee
Purpose of the role
This position is ACI’s recreation, fitness and user-experience lane. The person will work with commercial fitness and recreation assets, clients and users to capture field feedback, provide structured equipment-use orientation, support accessibility and adaptive-use observations, maintain product and facility evidence, and route technical concerns to the appropriate technologist or Professional Engineer.
Minimum entry requirements
- Diploma or higher education in kinesiology, exercise science, sport, fitness, recreation, fitness and health promotion, adaptive physical activity, or a closely related approved discipline.
- Current recognized personal-training, exercise-professional, fitness-leadership or similar credential appropriate to the work, or a clear pathway to obtain one.
- Strong communication, observation, documentation and client-facing skills.
- Comfortable using digital systems, photographs, video and structured records for evidence and orientation.
- Able to work within defined professional and technical boundaries and escalate mechanical, engineering or safety concerns rather than guessing.
Preferred development profile
ACI is building each Body of Work position around an individual professional identity. The successful candidate should be interested in continuing credential development, including CAPM and other role-specific qualifications. Preference may be given to a candidate whose education and experience could support a future PLAR or technical-designation pathway, including C.Tech. where eligible. This is not a guaranteed eligibility; it is a development pathway subject to the applicable credentialing body.
Primary responsibilities
- Recreation and fitness user feedback.
- Commercial fitness-equipment user observations.
- Product-specific equipment orientation in person and through approved video content.
- Accessibility and adaptive-use feedback.
- Client and facility-user listening and structured follow-up.
- Recreation-area and fitness-room observations.
- Photographs, records and CES evidence associated with use, orientation and user experience.
- Identification of training or orientation needs.
- Preparation of clear questions for mechanical, quality or engineering review where required.
- Participation in the monthly Body of Work Town Hall and maintenance of the Ears reporting lane.
- Role-specific training, competency and professional-development records.
Authority boundary
This role does not diagnose or provide regulated healthcare, approve engineering, certify equipment safety, make technical modifications, or issue professional engineering judgments unless the individual separately holds the required qualification and authority. The role observes, orients, records, communicates and escalates.
Credential direction
By July 1, 2027, occupied Body of Work positions are expected to maintain a recognized professional, technical or occupational credential appropriate to their lane. For Ears, the minimum role-specific credential is a recognized personal-training, exercise-professional, fitness-leadership or equivalent designation.
*Please text (403)348-1456 with your name, resume and related certificates for a faster interview process.
Pay: $48,000.00-$60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Red Deer, AB T4N 7A3
