Red Bull

Skill Acquisition Coach

Red Bull • $70K — $95K *
Santa Monica, CA 90405In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Undergraduate and Master's degree in sports science or related field with a focus on motor learning and skill acquisition.
  • 5+ years of experience in applied performance or coaching environments.
  • Proven track record in integrating motor learning, skill acquisition, and practice design in performance settings.
  • Credentials in strength and conditioning, with CSCS or equivalent preferred.
  • Ability to travel 30-40%.
  • Permanent position based in Santa Monica, California.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze sport demands to identify success drivers based on technical and perceptual constraints.
  • Identify and address bottlenecks for sport-specific skills.
  • Translate performance insights into targeted practice interventions using motor learning principles.
  • Embed into training environments to build trust and identify opportunities for integration.
  • Co-design and deliver training using constraints-led approaches and decision-rich environments.
  • Optimize movement efficiency and decision-making under competitive pressure.
  • Develop frameworks for practical integration of skill acquisition across core sports programs and projects.

Benefits

  • Benefits eligible.
Full Job Description
The Skill Acquisition Coach is responsible for the applied design and delivery of training environments and interventions that optimize how athletes learn, adapt, and perform. This role bridges the gap between training and in-field performance by applying the science of motor learning and skill acquisition to performance problem solving. The Skill Acquisition Coach will partner directly with coaches, athletes, and Athlete Performance Center staff to embed motor learning principles into daily practice, co-designing sessions that improve skill transfer, decision-making, and execution under competitive conditions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Areas that play to your strengths

All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:
  • REVERSE ENGINEERING PERFORMANCE
    Analyze sport demands and define what drives success based on the key technical and perceptual constraints.
    Identify the bottlenecks to the expression of sport-specific skills.
    Translate insights into targeted practice interventions based on principles of motor learning and skill acquisition.
  • HANDS ON PERFORMANCE DELIVERY
    Embed within individual training, team practice, and gym-based training environments to build trust, identify opportunities, and accelerate integration
    Design and co-deliver training environments using constraints-led approaches, variable and adaptive practice structures, and decision-rich environments.
    Optimize movement efficiency in context, decision-making under pressure, and skill transfer to competition
  • INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION
    Integrate motor learning principles into strength & conditioning, performance science, rehab and mental performance
    Contribute sport-specific skill acquisition perspective into the athlete needs analysis and prioritization process to strengthen the link back to performance outcomes
  • SKILL ACQUISITION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
    Develop frameworks for practical integration of skill acquisition into training environments across the core sports programs and corporate projects
    Educate coaches on motor learning principles, practice design, and skill transfer strategies


EXPERIENCE

Your areas of knowledge and expertise

that matter most for this role:

  • Undergraduate and Master's degree in sports science or related field (emphasis on motor learning and skill acquisition)
  • 5+ years of experience in applied performance / coaching environments
  • Proven track record for successful integration of motor learning, skill acquisition, and practice design interventions in applied performance environments
  • Credentials and experience in strength and conditioning (CSCS or equivalent preferred)
  • Travel 30-40%
  • Permanent
  • Benefits eligible


WHERE YOU'LL BE BASED

Santa MonicaCalifornia, United States

United StatesRed Bull North America

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About Red Bull

Red Bull is an energy drink sold by Red Bull GmbH, an Austrian company created in 1987. Red Bull has the highest market share of any energy drink in the world, with 7.5 billion cans sold in a year (as of 2019). Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an existing energy drink named Krating Daeng, which was first introduced and sold in Thailand by Chaleo Yoovidhya. He took this idea, modified the ingredients to suit the tastes of Westerners, and, in partnership with Chaleo, founded Red Bull GmbH in 1987. Red Bull is sold in a tall and slim blue-silver can, and is marketed through advertising, events (Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Red Bull Air Race, Red Bull Crashed Ice), sports team ownerships (Red Bull Racing, Scuderia AlphaTauri, FC Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Brasil, RB Leipzig, EC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Ghana), celebrity endorsements, and music, through its record label Red Bull Records.
Learn more about Red Bull
Size
12,000 employees
Industry
Food & Beverages
* Ladders Estimates

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