Marketing and communications is a key area where Interim Managers are well utilised, often as a cost-effective alternative to Management Consultants. Interim Managers are typically used as a resource to help companies undergoing change, or implement specific projects or perhaps fill a crucial management gap. EMR source and facilitate Interim Managers across every area within marketing and communications but key examples would include:
- A major re-brand
- Product launches
- Internal communications
- Change communications
- Corporate communications
- Investor relations
- Media relations
- Crisis management
- Brand consultancy
- Digital strategy
- Consumer insight
- An Interim Marketing Director or CMO
- Interim Head of Department
- Maternity covers for senior marketers
EMR has developed long-term relationships with some of the best Interim Managers in the disciplines we cover. We offer Interim Managers advice and best-in-class payroll facilities as well as a steady stream of work. We run regular workshops for our Interim Managers, such as tax guidance for those wanting to operate as a professional freelancer or Limited Company.
The Interim Managers we work with are:
- Available at short notice, often within a few days
- Highly skilled in their area of expertise, often over qualified for the job
- Equipped with an excellent breadth of experience to tap into
- Comfortable at managing teams, people issues and budgets
- Career Interim Managers not looking for a permanent alternative
- Independent with a project focus and a consultant mentality so will have immediate impact
- Able to work to clearly defined project goals and deliverables
- Able to succession plan where required – often one of their key objectives is to source their successor and build an infrastructure below them