About Us
Forward is the fastest, easiest, cheapest way for a restaurant to make money online. Forward makes it easy to set up a virtual restaurant and run a restaurant’s online delivery business. Our mission is to become the off-premise (i.e., delivery, takeout, drive-thru) operating system for SMB restaurant owners. Off-premise and digital sales are booming and Forward will become the technology backbone for SMB restaurants. Forward has grown to over 600+ restaurants across the country processing over 1M+ orders.
Forward is backed by some of the best early-stage investors: Y Combinator, Floodgate, Slow Ventures, and SV Angel. We are also backed by amazing angels: Michael Seibel (Managing Director, Y Combinator), Babak Nivi (Cofounder AngelList), Kyle Vogt (CEO, Cruise), Daniel Kan (Cofounder, Cruise), Ryan Delk (CEO, Primer), Dan Romero (Cofounder, Farcaster), Guillaume Luccisano (Cofounder, Triplebyte), Ram Shriram (Founding Board Member, Google), Jeff Morris Jr. (Managing Director, Chapter One Ventures), Ravi Parikh (CEO, Airplane), Bobby Goodlatte (GP Form Capital) and many more.
Values
- All In Or Nothing: Progress requires hard work. A-players put their best foot forward and invest the time & energy required to reach their goals.
- Frugality: Do more with less. Aim to be efficient with the given resources and work to exceed outputs with given inputs.
- Think Big: Look to the future and constantly think of innovative ways we can serve our customers better.
- Laser Focus: Saying no is more important than saying yes. Focus on a single goal and direct all resources to achieve that goal.
- Be Bold: Be confident and ready to advocate for your decisions.
Why Forward?
Forward is rapidly scaling and looking for a Digital Marketing Specialist to help execute on the vision of the company and create a culture of operational excellence. This is a tremendous opportunity to join a fast growing company that is built on a high impact, fast-paced culture.
We are looking for a motivated SEO marketer to manage and implement strategies to improve our website's ranking on search engines. This includes conducting keyword research and analysis, developing on-page and off-page optimization strategies, creating and managing content marketing campaigns, and utilizing analytics tools to track and report on website traffic and ranking performance. The goal is to improve website visibility and drive traffic and conversions.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Conducting keyword research and analysis to identify relevant keywords and phrases
- Developing and implementing on-page and off-page optimization strategies
- Creating and managing content marketing campaigns
- Utilizing analytics tools to track and report on website traffic and ranking performance
- Staying up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in SEO and digital marketing
- Work on new programmatic SEO strategies
- Running paid advertising on Google, Facebook, Instagram
Skills & Requirements
- 3+ years of experience with SEO and digital marketing tools such as Google Analytics, SEMrush, and Moz
- Experience with running low cost ads on social media sites
- Strong experience with programmatic SEO
- 2+ years in a high growth startup environment strongly preferred
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and other web development languages
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