Join Forward’s Senior AR Network
Forward is built for accomplished Analyst Relations professionals who want serious client work without giving up control of their time. AI-enabled intelligence handles the repetitive research and prep. You spend your time on judgment, strategy, and the relationships that matter.
Dedicated Practitioner Leadership
Tammy Richards leads the people, systems, and delivery standards behind Forward's network. With 25+ years of global marketing leadership at Conga, Veeam, and Citrix, she built Forward's operating model so practitioners get clear expectations, proven systems, and accountable leadership from onboarding through delivery. You are never handed a client and left to figure it out alone.
“Forward gives accomplished AR professionals the intelligence, systems, and operational support to spend less time on avoidable execution work and more time advising, interpreting, and shaping strategy.”
— Tammy Richards, VP of Operations
Why Forward Works for You
Clients matched to your expertise. Forward doesn't assign whoever's available. You're matched to engagements based on your category experience, analyst relationships, and capabilities. The work fits your strengths.
Intelligence that's already organized. Forward Intelligence captures analyst history, feedback patterns, and engagement context. When you start a new engagement, the relevant intelligence is already structured. No more spending your first weeks reading old emails.
Built-in continuity (less pressure on you). Forward's documentation, templates, and knowledge capture mean you're not the single point of failure. If life happens, another qualified practitioner can step in with full context. Your clients are protected and so are you.
Your work compounds. Everything you contribute, findings, evidence, decisions, outcomes, stays connected inside Forward's systems. Your next engagement builds on what came before instead of starting from scratch.
Confidentiality: Client information stays within its engagement. Never pooled, never used to train a shared model, never shared outside that relationship.
What You Get
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Qualified client opportunities matched to your expertise (no business development from you)
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Your own @forwardarexperts.com email
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The Forward Method with defined scopes for every engagement
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Forward Intelligence (AI-enabled research, templates, context)
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Operational support, project management, and quality oversight
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Co-branding materials and brand presence
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Peer collaboration with other senior practitioners
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Enhanced compensation when you bring a client to Forward
What We Look For
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10+ years of Analyst Relations experience
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Proven strategic AR leadership or advisory capability
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Strong professional references
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Experience with complex analyst relationships and executive expectations
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Comfortable working independently and with AI-enabled tools
Whatever season of your career you're in, what matters is the experience, judgment, and integrity you bring to the work.
FLEXIBLE BY DESIGN
Engagements are project-based, 1099 independent contracts. You choose which assignments fit your schedule and expertise, set your own hours within agreed deadlines, and can continue serving your own clients as long as there's no conflict.
Project-based or ongoing fractional support
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Accept or decline each assignment
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Competitive senior-level compensation
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Enhanced rate when you bring a client
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Selective path to full-time W-2 roles as demand grows
Publish Your Expertise—and Keep It Discoverable
You have already developed perspectives that could help other AR professionals, marketing leaders, and technology executives. The Forward Intelligence Library gives those ideas a permanent, searchable home—with full author credit and a direct connection to your professional profile.
Turn Experience Into Lasting Visibility
Preserve the work you have already created
Adapt an existing article, presentation, framework, or LinkedIn post into a resource that remains available long after a social post disappears.
Reach the people who value your expertise
Selected contributions are shared through Forward’s LinkedIn presence and made discoverable to professionals searching the Library by topic, challenge, and area of expertise.
Build your professional authority
Every contribution includes your name, biography, professional credentials, and author profile—helping readers understand the experience behind the insight.
Articles may address analyst engagement, category strategy, market intelligence, executive preparation, positioning, AI’s effect on AR, or another issue relevant to the professionals we serve.
Ready to Apply?
Tell us about your experience and what you're looking for. We follow up on fit and next steps
Forward considers qualified independent consultants without regard to any status protected by applicable law. Consulting opportunities are project-based and depend on client needs, practitioner qualifications, availability, and potential conflicts.