About the role
Forge108 is a strategic marketing agency. Founders come to us when their brand has stopped growing and they can't work out why. Our problem isn't delivery — it's that not enough of the right people know we exist yet.
That's the job. You'll run outbound to founders, owners, and marketing leads at businesses that fit our profile, start real conversations, work out quickly whether there's a genuine fit, and book qualified consultations for our strategy team. You are not cold-calling from a script you didn't write and can't change — you'll help shape the messaging, and you'll see exactly what happens to every appointment you set.
Be clear on how the money works before you apply: this is commission-only, and you earn when a consultation you booked turns into a signed client — $1,000 each time, with no cap. Booking a meeting doesn't pay on its own. That means our incentives point the same way, but it also means the risk is real, and we'd rather you weigh it now than three weeks in.
This suits someone who is comfortable being told no, curious enough to ask a second question, and motivated by a number they control.
What you'll do
- Run daily outbound across cold calls, email, and LinkedIn to a defined list of target accounts.
- Qualify honestly. Establish budget, authority, and genuine intent before booking. A padded calendar helps nobody — an unqualified meeting costs us an hour and costs you the commission it was never going to pay.
- Book and protect the calendar. Schedule consultations for the strategy team and follow up so they actually show.
- Keep the CRM clean. Log every touch, outcome, and objection so we can see what's working.
- Improve the pitch. Test subject lines, openers, and objection handling, then bring what you learn to the team.
- Report your numbers weekly — dials, conversations, appointments set, appointments held.
What we're looking for
- 1+ year of outbound experience — SDR, BDR, appointment setting, telemarketing, or comparable phone-based sales.
- Excellent spoken and written English and the confidence to hold a conversation with a business owner as an equal.
- Resilience. You'll hear no far more often than yes, and the next dial still needs your best energy.
- Self-direction. Remote means nobody is watching your calendar. Your pipeline is yours to run.
- Coachability. You take direct feedback well and apply it the same week.
- A reliable setup — quiet workspace, stable high-speed internet, and a headset.
Nice to have
- Experience selling marketing, creative, or agency services.
- Familiarity with a CRM and a sales-engagement platform.
- A track record you can point to — quota attainment, show rates, or conversion numbers.
- Comfort building your own target lists from scratch.
Compensation
This role is 100% commission. There's no base and no hourly rate — you're paid on results, and there's no ceiling on what those results are worth.
Commission is earned when the client signs, and paid out on the next twice-monthly cycle. You'll get the full written commission agreement before you start — nothing about how you're paid will be a surprise.
To be straight with you: the $30,000 figure above is the arithmetic on a close-a-day month, not a typical month, and not something we're promising. We're a small agency and we're hiring our first dedicated setter, so we don't yet have a track record to quote you. What we can promise is that the rate is real, there's no cap on it, and we'll tell you honestly on the call what our current close rate looks like so you can do your own maths.
How hiring works
- Apply below. Takes about five minutes. We read every application ourselves.
- Intro call — 20 minutes. A genuine conversation about your experience and what you're looking for.
- Live role-play — 30 minutes. You'll run a mock call with us. We'll tell you exactly what to prepare beforehand.
- Offer. We aim to make a decision within a week of the final call, and we reply either way.
Forge108 is an equal opportunity employer. We consider every qualified applicant without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.