Head of Marketing
About usBased near Old Street, London, Forward Partners is a “startup catalyst”, combining funding with practical hands-on expertise and insight.Our mission is to invest in the UK’s top eCommerce startups and offer them best in class help to succeed.  Our team of startup experts have the tools, tricks and experience to enable entrepreneurs to rapidly and securely grow their companies. We do more than advise and mentor, we roll our sleeves up and get involved. Our support spans customer development, coding, design, customer acquisition, recruitment and fundraising. We also offer co-working space to our companies.Companies we’ve helped include: Hailo, Zopa, Wool and the Gang, Thread, Big Health, Stylect, Makers Academy, Blik Book, DriftRock, Top10, SnapTrip, Loyalty Bay and Appear Here.About the roleThe Head of Marketing will support four to five startup companies per year in all aspects of marketing:identifying and testing the assumptions behind their businessdeveloping and implementing strategies to find their first ten, hundred and one thousand customersbuild, measure and optimise campaignstest and evaluate channels and calculate unit economicsdevelopment of marketing plansbuild their own marketing capabilityThe successful candidate will be comfortable operating at a strategic level and still enjoy getting their hands dirty with execution. You will capture and share best practices so potential investee companies understand the marketing support they would get as portfolio companies.In addition, you will have the opportunity to own the Forward Partners brand, including promoting Forward Partners to the startup community through speaker events, content marketing, event sponsorship and PR activity.This is an exciting chance to work in a fun, fast moving environment at the heart of London’s tech scene.  You’ll be working alongside the brightest and the best startup teams on a daily basis, helping them use the latest marketing tools and hacks. You will have the chance to develop a thought leadership position in the startup community and we’ll encourage you to build your reputation through blogging, speaking and networking.
Title: Head of Marketing
Salary: None
Description: About usBased near Old Street, London, Forward Partners is a “startup catalyst”, combining funding with practical hands-on expertise and insight.Our mission is to invest in the UK’s top eCommerce startups and offer them best in class help to succeed.  Our team of startup experts have the tools, tricks and experience to enable entrepreneurs to rapidly and securely grow their companies. We do more than advise and mentor, we roll our sleeves up and get involved. Our support spans customer development, coding, design, customer acquisition, recruitment and fundraising. We also offer co-working space to our companies.Companies we’ve helped include: Hailo, Zopa, Wool and the Gang, Thread, Big Health, Stylect, Makers Academy, Blik Book, DriftRock, Top10, SnapTrip, Loyalty Bay and Appear Here.About the roleThe Head of Marketing will support four to five startup companies per year in all aspects of marketing:identifying and testing the assumptions behind their businessdeveloping and implementing strategies to find their first ten, hundred and one thousand customersbuild, measure and optimise campaignstest and evaluate channels and calculate unit economicsdevelopment of marketing plansbuild their own marketing capabilityThe successful candidate will be comfortable operating at a strategic level and still enjoy getting their hands dirty with execution. You will capture and share best practices so potential investee companies understand the marketing support they would get as portfolio companies.In addition, you will have the opportunity to own the Forward Partners brand, including promoting Forward Partners to the startup community through speaker events, content marketing, event sponsorship and PR activity.This is an exciting chance to work in a fun, fast moving environment at the heart of London’s tech scene.  You’ll be working alongside the brightest and the best startup teams on a daily basis, helping them use the latest marketing tools and hacks. You will have the chance to develop a thought leadership position in the startup community and we’ll encourage you to build your reputation through blogging, speaking and networking.
Requirements: Mid-Senior level experience, Bachelor's Degree education
Fraudulent: No