Temporary Marketing Recruitment in Tech
THE BENEFITS OF TEMPORARY MARKETING RECRUITMENT FOR TECHNOLOGY
As businesses navigate through ever-changing market dynamics, the need for agility and flexibility in their marketing efforts is a constant.
However, current strategies and tight budgets can sometimes mean that you do not have enough permanent resources to operate efficiently. This is where temporary marketing professionals can present the ideal solution.
Using temporary marketing resources can bring a wide range of benefits, enabling you to efficiently manage workloads, fill skill gaps, and adapt to shifting demands. By tapping into this resource, tech organisations can access specialised expertise, scale your team as needed, and bring fresh perspectives to your strategies.
DO I HAVE TO USE A RECRUITMENT AGENCY?
You can recruit temporarily yourselves, this is usually known as a fixed-term contract. It’s understandable when budgets are tight, in an effort to make savings, hiring managers can be tempted to take on a temporary marketing recruitment project directly,
There are some practical and legal concerns that you must take into account and we’ve summarised these, outlining what your responsibilities would be versus outsourcing to a temporary marketing recruitment specialist.
CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS
Temporary employees of any type, not just marketing must have a written contract that clearly outlines their terms of employment and must include key elements such as the scope and duration of the work, notice period, the rate of pay, and other remuneration considerations such as expenses and holiday pay.
IF YOU DO IT
It is your responsibility to draw up the contract and ensure your compliance with equal treatment and notice period.
IF WE DO IT
You don’t have to worry about the contract and the legalese – we will handle all this for you.
TAX AND NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS
Temporary workers (not necessarily including individual limited companies) must make tax and national insurance contributions.
IF YOU DO IT
It is your responsibility to deduct PAYE tax and NI contributions from the temp worker’s salary and pay HMRC and run through your payroll.
IF WE DO IT
You will pay one flat fee to us on an agreed payment schedule (usually monthly or fortnightly) and we’ll handle the rest.
IR35 – OFF PAYROLL WORKING RULES
Many marketing professionals, especially at the senior level will work via their own limited companies (intermediaries). If working with these contractors, you must comply with the legal framework laid out by HMRC to establish if the role genuinely falls within a contractor’s remit or whether they would be an employee if the intermediary was not used. Failure to do so can result in significant financial penalties and backdated tax payments.
INTERIM SENIOR MARKETING LEADERSHIP
IF YOU DO IT
You will need to make an assessment to determine whether the role falls under IR35. If it does, you will have additional payroll and tax responsibilities which can be complex.
IF WE DO IT
We will support you through the process of the IR35 assessment. If the role falls within IR35 we will manage the additional payroll and tax implications.
FINDING THE RIGHT CANDIDATES
When working on temporary marketing recruitment projects, access to the right talent pools is critical. By tapping into the best talent pools, technology organisations can ensure that the marketing professionals brought on board possess the necessary skills, expertise, and experience to swiftly integrate into the project, contributing to its seamless execution and eventual success. It minimizes the learning curve and allows for immediate impact, critical in temporary projects where time is of the essence.
IF YOU DO IT
You usually have one of two options here.
You are reliant on your talent team to have the necessary networks and talent pools to reach the best people available – especially important with marketing in tech where the skill sets and product knowledge is crucial.
Alternatively you will have find the time to headhunt and search yourself as well as managing the volume of applications and finding the time to screen each applicant.
IF WE DO IT
We do the hard work so you don’t have to. Having worked in marketing in tech for many years, we have established talent pools and extensive networks of temporary and permanent technology marketing professionals.
You will receive a handful CV’s of carefully selected and re-interviewed candidates to review, rather than wading through a myriad of irrelevant applications or spending your time searching passive candidates.
YOU NEED A QUICK HIRE
A major benefit of employing temporary marketing professionals is the speed in which you can identify, select and onboard new people. This helps you to be responsive to critical projects where time is of the essence.
IF YOU DO IT
You are reliant on your internal talent team to have the scope to prioritise your search amongst their other projects. A common frustration for hiring managers is that more senior projects have been prioritised mid-hire and there is little that can do to change the status-quo.
IF WE DO IT
You get our full attention!
Our interim team fully understands the need for a quick hire and is practiced in working efficiently to meet your deadlines.
ASSESSING THE SAVINGS
So if you do decide to take on a temporary worker directly, often known as a fixed-term contract, you might see a saving when it comes to your budget by not paying an agency fee.
However, you may find that the additional burden to your workload when it comes to managing the paperwork and red tape actually outweighs the savings on agency fees when considering your time.