# Reformer Pilates Instructor

**Company:** [Aria Pilates](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/sseCDenMkT57Zn8jz4UjwC.md)
**Location:** Sleepy Hollow, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Contract

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## Description

![Aria PIlates](https://workablehr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/photos/733302/9b17d1a98375002ee15053ed9b8d41e3.jpg)

Aria Pilates is a boutique reformer studio opening in Sleepy Hollow in late summer — built around a single idea: that movement, taught well, changes how people feel in their bodies, and that the room you move in matters as much as the work you do there.

We're a small studio by design. Ten Balanced Body Allegro NextGen reformers. A team of three founding instructors. A clientele we'll grow carefully, one relationship at a time.

We're hiring the instructors who will help define what an Aria class feels like.

**The Role**

You'll teach group reformer classes (capped at 10 clients), duets, and private sessions. Your roster will be mostly first-time and returning intermediate clients — people who chose Aria because they want intentional, considered teaching, not a workout on autopilot.

You'll also help shape the studio's first months: class formats, music direction, hands-on protocol, what a five-star check-in feels like. This is a founding role, not a fill-the-schedule role.

**What you'll do**

-   Lead 12–30 class hours per week, with morning and evening availability
-   Teach with precision: clear cueing, considered pacing, attentive corrections, smart modifications
-   Build real relationships with clients — know their names, their goals, what their week looked like
-   Maintain studio standards: a clean, prepared, beautiful room for every class

## Requirements

**What we're looking for**

-   Certified Pilates Reformer Instructor.
-   1+ years teaching reformer in a studio setting
-   Working knowledge of anatomy, biomechanics, and modifications for common limitations (low back, shoulders, pre/postnatal, mature clients)
-   A teaching presence that is warm and exacting in equal measure
-   Reliability — prepared, on time, accountable to your schedule

**Bonus, not required**

-   Specialization in pre/postnatal, athletic conditioning, or rehab-adjacent populations
-   Familiarity with Mindbody or comparable studio software
-   A clear point of view on Pilates: what you teach, why you teach it that way, and who you do your best work with

## Benefits

**Compensation & Schedule**

-   **Pay**: $40–$75 per class, based on experience, certification, and class type (group, duet, private)
-   **Status**: 1099 contractor; freedom to teach at other studios
-   **Hours**: 12–30 class hours per week to start, with growth as the schedule expands
-   **Onboarding**: Paid onboarding in the two weeks before opening (mid- to late August 2026)
-   **Start date**: Studio opens September 1, 2026

**How to apply**

Apply through this posting with your resume and a short note (a paragraph is enough) about your teaching philosophy — what you stand for as an instructor, and the client you do your best work with. A 2-minute video of you teaching a recent class is welcome but not required. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to teach a sample class at the studio.