Security Specialist - Fitness Professionals and Athletes Encouraged to Apply
Gavin de Becker & Associates
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Description
Gavin de Becker & Associates (GDBA) protects the world’s most influential and at-risk public figures. Founded in 1978 by 3-time Presidential appointee, Gavin de Becker, our firm’s Protectors, Analysts, and Investigators are committed to our mission of protecting human life through the assessment, prediction, and management of violence.
GDBA’s Mission: The Safety, Privacy, and Wellbeing of our Clients
A newly hired Protector in Los Angeles will earn no less than $81,000 in base earnings during their first year with GDBA. Los Angeles-based Protectors could earn up to $100,000 in first year earnings when accounting for prior relevant experience, GDBA Training Academy performance, and promotion opportunities.
Who You Are:
We are actively seeking high-performing athletes and fitness training professionals where physical readiness, mental discipline, and precise decision-making matter. GDBA incorporates physical fitness standards into its selection process and our deployment of anti-assassination strategies each and every day.
Many applicants that possess the following skill sets and professional certifications have gone on to have successful GDBA careers:
- Collegiate / Professional Athletes (All sports welcome)
- Certified Personal Trainers - NASM, ACE, ISSA, NCSF, ACSM
- Military Fitness Trainers - Master Fitness Trainer (Army, Navy, Air Force), Force Fitness Instructor (Marine Corps)
- Bodybuilders - NPC, OCB, NFF, IFBB
- Pilates / Yoga Instructors
- Olympic Powerlifters
- HYROX / CrossFit Athletes
WHY? - Physical fitness is foundational to readiness, rapid response, and confident performance under pressure. Strength is a choice.
Your Role as a Protector:
- Monitor property while utilizing the tools and technology of a GDBA Command Center
- Screen visitors and vendors; control all access to protected site
- Coordinate and execute security plans and respond to medical emergencies
- Provide physical protection and logistical support at clients' homes and when they travel
- Provide secure transportation as needed
- Survey and prepare (advance) locations prior to arrival of client
- Prepare detailed documentation of suspicious activity
- Create and maintain readiness to meet any threat
Hiring Process Requirements:
- 12-Day Introductory Training Academy in San Antonio, TX
- Be able to pass physical readiness test (Pull-ups, Push-ups, Sit-ups, 800m run)
- Must be able to swim
- Must be drug and nicotine free
- Background check required
- Must be able to obtain appropriate state firearm and security licensing
Best in Class 401k Retirement Plan
- $15,000 employer contribution for First-Year Associates
- $3,000 employer contribution each year thereafter
- 10% no-limit matching for all Associates who choose to contribute to their retirement plan
To learn more about earnings, promotions, benefits, and more – visit GDBA.com/careers
GDBA will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Fair Chance laws and ordinances respective to the applicant’s position; applicants are to take note, criminal background checks are required for this position, per L.A. County Code § 8.300.050; L.A. Municipal Code § 189.07 (City of Los Angeles); Bus. & Prof. Code § 7583.23 (CA Firearms Permit); 18 U.S. Code § 922 (Firearms - Federal); 34 U.S. Code § 41106 (Private Security Officers).
About this role
Gavin de Becker & Associates is actively recruiting for protective security roles in Los Angeles, with particular interest in candidates from athletic and fitness backgrounds. The firm, founded nearly 50 years ago by a three-time Presidential appointee, specializes in protecting high-profile and at-risk public figures. If you have a strong athletic foundation—whether from collegiate or professional sports, personal training certification, military fitness training, bodybuilding, CrossFit, or similar disciplines—this role directly values that experience as core to the job.
As a Protector, you'll handle property monitoring using command center technology, manage access control, coordinate security plans, and provide physical protection at clients' homes and during travel. The work includes advance site surveys, secure transportation, emergency response, and detailed threat documentation. The role demands consistent physical readiness and the mental discipline to perform under pressure. You'll complete a 12-day training academy in San Antonio and must pass a physical readiness test, obtain firearm and security licensing, and meet strict standards including swimming ability and drug and nicotine-free status.
First-year earnings in Los Angeles range from $81,000 to $100,000 depending on relevant experience and training performance. The compensation package includes a strong 401k plan with a $15,000 employer contribution in year one and 10% matching thereafter. This is an in-office position requiring relocation to or presence in the Los Angeles area.
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