Executive Search & Senior Appointments Recruitment
Our executive search and senior appointments services cover marketing, digital and communications
EMR has been a trusted executive search partner for over 30 years, specialising exclusively in marketing recruitment since the beginning. Our team of experts is dedicated to placing senior professionals across crucial roles in marketing, digital and communications, leveraging deep industry knowledge and strong corporate backgrounds. We understand the strategic needs of high-performing businesses and the nuances of marketing roles, enabling us to identify top talent that drives growth, enhances brands, and leads strategic initiatives.
What are the executive search and senior roles we can help you fill in?
We help you secure top-tier talent for critical leadership positions, including Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Vice President (VP), Marketing Director, and Heads of Department across key areas such as Growth, Digital, Content, Communications, and Analytics.
Our unique approach to executive search recruitment
At EMR, we prioritise understanding you and your business inside out - your aspirations, culture and environment. This guarantees that our placements contribute to long-term success. Our process combines a rigorous full-search methodology with meticulous research, backed by one of EMR’s greatest strengths: our unparalleled network.
As part of our recruitment process, EMR will provide the following services:
Delivery timetable
Upon commencement, we'll agree a delivery timetable for each recruitment phase through the entirety of the project.
Job brief, advertising, and market research
We'll take a full brief, design the adverts and supporting documentations. We'll provide guidance on salary/ benchmarking if necessary. Our consultants will also undertake an in-depth exploration of our existing networks. We'll conduct further market research if required.
Candidate screening and shortlisting
We will screen all candidates (telephone, video conference or face to face if possible) to produce a shortlist of suitable applicants for each role.
Offer management
We'll manage the offer process for you. We can also make recommendations on salary and package requirements in order to secure your chosen candidate for each role.
Onboarding support
Choose EMR as your executive search partner
We work with a diverse range of businesses requiring executive search recruitment support, from large FTSE-listed organisations to high-growth startups seeking to hire their first marketing person.
Using market analysis, strategic mapping, creative problem-solving, and sound judgment, we identify and engage the best candidates tailored to your needs. Partner with EMR to secure exceptional talent that will drive your business to new heights.
Meet our executive search consultants
Ronak Patel
Associate Director
I specialise in placing marketers in Financial Services and technology businesses. I have experience in building and leading recruitment teams and sourcing the very best talent for the UK’s leading SME’s and global brands.
Mal Galuszczynska
Manager, B2B & Tech
I was a marketer for over 8 years before making the switch to recruitment, working for a Data Centre company where I worked in event management, PR and Market Planning.
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