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# Growth Operator, SEO & AEO at Flodesk

- **Company:** Flodesk
- **Location:** San Francisco California, United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-06-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/flodesk/jobs/5252762008

## Job description

Flodesk is recognized in the Inc 5000 as one of the world's fastest-growing email marketing companies, built to help entrepreneurs sell online and design emails that people love to get. We're committed to giving small businesses simple and intuitive tools that help them grow, nurture, and monetize their email list.

We’re a remote-first company headquartered in San Francisco with a globally distributed team, including in-person hubs in Da Nang (Vietnam), Barcelona (Spain), and Menlo Park (California). Our team reflects the diversity and creativity of the people we serve. Join our mission to level the playing field for small business owners through good design.

## About the role

Search behaviour is shifting fast. A growing share of our customers discover Flodesk through ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. We're hiring a Growth operator to own how Flodesk shows up in those answers and turn AI search into a durable acquisition channel.

You'll lead AI search optimization across Flodesk's content portfolio. The role sits at the intersection of SEO, content strategy, and applied AI: pruning what no longer serves us, rebuilding what does, and making sure LLMs cite us accurately when prospects ask about email marketing, automations, and selling online.

This is a hands-on operator role. You'll run audits, ship changes through our CMS stack with AI-assisted tooling, draft and edit content to a publishable standard, and report on Search and AI visibility. You'll work closely with growth, brand and marketing to inform the content strategy and ensure Flodesk’s voice and positioning are captured.

What you'll do:

- Content portfolio management. Own Flodesk's web content inventory across flodesk.com, /blog, and /tips. Continuously assess performance, prune what isn't working, consolidate thin content into stronger pieces, and keep an auditable record of decisions.
- AI content structuring. Evolve how Flodesk content is structured for AI discoverability. Set and refine templates and patterns (AI summaries, citation-ready formatting, schema), measure and iterate based on what's actually getting cited.
- Content production. Write content that's worth reading: deep, accurate, useful. Partner closely with the brand team and leverage our internal artifacts (brand voice, competitive analysis, personas) to stay on voice.
- Technical execution. Ship changes on our sites and maintain technical SEO hygiene (structured data, canonicals, site speed, crawlability).
- Measurement and experimentation. Track AI search visibility (share of voice, citations, sentiment across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews) alongside traditional SEO metrics. Run a steady stream of small, structured tests, measure deltas against a baseline, and report biweekly on what's working, what's not, and what you're testing next.
- Multi-platform distribution. Expand beyond flodesk.com into Reddit, Youtube and other content platforms as the on-site foundation matures.

What you bring:

- 3 to 5 years in SEO, content marketing, or growth, with experience working on AEO / GEO / AI search optimization.
- A track record of moving growth metrics: organic traffic, AI citations, qualified sign-ups. You can point to specific work and explain what you did, how you did it and why.
- Strong technical SEO foundation: structured data, internal linking, redirects, crawl health, Search Console.
- Hands-on comfort in Webflow or other CMS platforms. You can ship content changes end-to-end, autonomously.
- Exceptional AI prompting skills. Given our brand guidelines, you can produce drafts that are accurate, on brand, and worth a reader's time.
- Data fluency. Comfortable in GA, Search Console, and AI visibility tools. Comfortable pulling and manipulating your own data in spreadsheets or SQL.
- An operator's mindset. You live in the metrics, build automations and systems instead of doing the same manual task repeatedly. You run rigorous tests and communicate the results confidently to senior stakeholders.

Extra points if you have:

- Passion building for creators and small businesses.
- Experience with Ahrefs, Semrush, Profound or comparable tools.
- Coding or vibe-coding experience (e.g. in Claude Code).
- Experience with Git and GitHub / GitLab for collaborating on code.

What we bring:

- $120,000 - $140,000 USD base salary; Within this range, an individual's base pay will be dependent on a variety of factors, including without limitation, job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience
- Fully paid health insurance
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Unlimited flexible time off
- 401k match (US employees only)

Flodesk is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Flodesk is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email people@flodesk.com

Notice to California-based Candidates and Vietnam-based Candidates for Employment. This Candidate Privacy Notice is intended to provide information about how Flodesk collects and uses personal information to California consumers and candidates located in Vietnam (Vietnam-based candidates) who apply for employment with Flodesk. If you are employed by Flodesk, refer to the Employee Handbook for additional information. For any questions about this notice, please contact People@flodesk.com.

Personal Information Flodesk Collects: Identifiers Including name, address, email, telephone number, social security number, driver license number, passport number, and other personal identifying information. For California-based candidates: Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law including demographic information and other personal information obtained during the application process, such as gender, race, national origin. Professional or employment-related information, such as salary/compensation and benefits packages, other relocation or job preferences, prior background, experience, skills, and other information in support of your application, reference information. Any other information you provide as a part of  recruitment, job application, or interview process.

Purposes for Collecting Personal Information: To consider qualifications, skills, and interest for employment. To communicate with you during the recruitment and interview process. To provide compensation, including payroll, and  administer stock options and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, commuter, and retirement benefits. To provide human resources services and conduct performance evaluations. To monitor work eligibility including work-related licenses, credentials, training, and eligibility to work in the United States or in Vietnam. To improve recruitment and interview processes and  ensure a safe and efficient working environment. To comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements as Flodesk may transfer or store internationally your information, including to or in the United States, European Union and Vietnam and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

For Vietnam-based candidates: By clicking "Submit Application", You confirm that you have read the Privacy Notice and agree to allow Flodesk to process your personal data for this application, including cross-border transfer. You have the right to withdraw your consent or request data deletion at any time by contacting people@flodesk.com

## About Flodesk

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Flodesk is a design-first email marketing and sales page platform that empowers small businesses and creators to build beautiful, high-converting marketing campaigns.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Rebecca Shostak

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Email marketing, digital marketing software
- **Target customers**: Small business owners, entrepreneurs, creators, and solopreneurs (B2B / B2C hybrid)
- **Mission or purpose**: To make small business owners more successful through good design and marketing, and to empower small businesses to be successful through stunning design, great marketing, and seamless customer experiences.

## Products & Services
- **[Flodesk Email Marketing](https://flodesk.com/)**: SaaS platform for designing and sending on-brand marketing emails with patented layout technology, custom fonts, brand colors, countdown timers, and polls. Emails achieve 17% higher open rates than industry average.
- **[Sales & Landing Pages](https://flodesk.com/)**: Built-in tool to create beautiful sales pages and landing pages for selling products, memberships, and services with conversion rates at 3x industry average.
- **[Forms & Opt-ins](https://flodesk.com/)**: Opt-in forms that convert at double the industry average, including “link in bio” forms for social media profiles.
- **[Automations & Workflows](https://flodesk.com/)**: Drag-and-drop workflow builder for abandoned cart series, welcome sequences, and personalized follow-ups, recovering up to 15% of lost sales.
- **[Analytics](https://flodesk.com/)**: Detailed suite of analytics to track performance and audience segmentation, including embedded polls in emails.
- **[Checkout & Commerce](https://flodesk.com/)**: Integrated online payments and instant product delivery, enabling direct sales through the platform.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (bootstrapped, no external funding)
- **Key Metric**: $36 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) as of April 2026
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Bootstrapped; integrations include Shopify, WordPress, Zapier, Typeform. No external investors.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Over 100,000 customers
  - 13 billion emails sent in the past year
  - 314 million new subscribers added to customer audiences
  - $33 million in revenue generated through the platform by customers
  - Headcount grew 13.3% year-over-year to 64 employees
  - Expanding engineering presence in Da Nang, Vietnam

## Competitive Advantages
- **Design-first approach**: Patented layout technology and intuitive editor that gives users full creative control without needing design skills or third-party tools.
- **High deliverability**: Emails get seen 17% more than industry average, driving better engagement.
- **Bootstrapped sustainability**: No venture capital pressure allows long-term focus on product and customer success.
- **All-in-one platform**: Combines email marketing, sales pages, forms, automations, and commerce in a single tool with transparent pricing.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-powered innovation**: Developing proprietary AI technology for a new email builder that blends AI-assisted design with manual controls, aiming to make sophisticated marketing accessible to small businesses.
- **Expansion beyond email**: Plans to grow into a broader marketing ecosystem, positioning itself as a creative partner for entrepreneurs.
- **Global talent**: Building distributed engineering teams (notably in Vietnam) while maintaining a remote-first culture.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-first culture**: Globally distributed team with team members in the US, Vietnam, Spain, Portugal, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, and the UK.
- **Mission-driven**: Focus on empowering small businesses through stunning design and great marketing.
- **Values**: Good Design, Trust, Empower, Invest in People, Adapt.
- **Engineering culture**: Strong emphasis on product and design; open roles include Senior Fullstack Engineer, Senior Backend Engineer, Senior to Lead Data Engineer, and Senior Product Designer.
- **Work environment**: Minimalist interface philosophy, collaborative cross-functional teams, and direct access to leadership (CEO recently spent five months in Vietnam with product/engineering teams).
- **Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but employer rating of 4.4/5.0 (Culture: 4.3, Work-Life: 4.0, Compensation: 4.0) on LinkedIn.
- **Office locations**: San Francisco, CA (HQ) and Da Nang, Vietnam (engineering hub).

## Sources
1. [flodesk.com](https://flodesk.com/)
2. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/flodesk)
3. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/flodesk)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/flodesk)

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