Freelance & Fractional Staffing

Contract staffing that adapts to your business and budget

When deadlines can’t slip and teams are maxed, full-time isn’t always the answer. Connect with category-savvy specialists and fractional CFOs, COOs, and other C-suite leaders who step in fast and deliver without a long-term commitment.

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Flexible expertise. Deep category experience. No compromises.

Gain the same depth of consumer-brand knowledge and leadership you rely on in full-time employees, now provided at the short-term support level.

Category insider network

Category insider network
Professionals who understand your business reality

Whether you need a social media freelancer or a fractional CFO, you connect with people who’ve built their careers inside food, beverage, beauty, wellness, pet, and cannabis brands. They understand your category, your consumers, and the pressures you’re managing.

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Growth stage fit

Growth stage fit
Support designed for your business moment

Freelance and fractional options adapt to your needs. Cover parental leave, ramp up for a launch, or reinforce leadership during a transition. Adjust support to the optimal level without overcommitting.

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Freelance specialists

Freelance specialists
Extra hands to keep execution moving

Freelancers help your team deliver when capacity is tight. From managing content calendars to coordinating suppliers, they plug in quickly so your brand doesn’t miss a beat.

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Fractional executives

Fractional executives
Senior leadership when you can’t wait

Bring in an experienced fractional CMO, COO, CEO, or other executive on a part-time or interim basis to cover high-stakes gaps. From finance to operations to marketing, they offer credible leadership immediately, sustaining growth while you secure a long-term hire or wait for headcount budget approval.

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Value & ROI

Value & ROI
Smart spend, big impact

Flexible staffing makes good business sense. Freelancers keep projects on track; fractional executives provide leadership and guidance when you’re not ready to hire permanently. Both options allow you to move key priorities forward without the costs of full-time staff. Plus, it’s a low-risk way to try out new roles or test emerging tools like AI. And if the fit is right, transitioning to full-time is seamless.

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Category insider network

Professionals who understand your business reality

Whether you need a social media freelancer or a fractional CFO, you connect with people who’ve built their careers inside food, beverage, beauty, wellness, pet, and cannabis brands. They understand your category, your consumers, and the pressures you’re managing.

Start a search

Growth stage fit

Support designed for your business moment

Freelance and fractional options adapt to your needs. Cover parental leave, ramp up for a launch, or reinforce leadership during a transition. Adjust support to the optimal level without overcommitting.

Start a search

Freelance specialists

Extra hands to keep execution moving

Freelancers help your team deliver when capacity is tight. From managing content calendars to coordinating suppliers, they plug in quickly so your brand doesn’t miss a beat.

Start a search

Fractional executives

Senior leadership when you can’t wait

Bring in an experienced fractional CMO, COO, CEO, or other executive on a part-time or interim basis to cover high-stakes gaps. From finance to operations to marketing, they offer credible leadership immediately, sustaining growth while you secure a long-term hire or wait for headcount budget approval.

Start a search

Value & ROI

Smart spend, big impact

Flexible staffing makes good business sense. Freelancers keep projects on track; fractional executives provide leadership and guidance when you’re not ready to hire permanently. Both options allow you to move key priorities forward without the costs of full-time staff. Plus, it’s a low-risk way to try out new roles or test emerging tools like AI. And if the fit is right, transitioning to full-time is seamless.

Start a search

Proof in Action

Ready when needed. Offer on Friday. In field on Monday.

A fast-growing beverage brand needed immediate field coverage to strengthen convenience-store placement. ForceBrands placed a contract-to-hire Territory Sales Manager with proven C-store experience. Within 19 days, four candidates were presented and four advanced to interviews. An offer was made on a Friday. The expert started that Monday. Freelance support gave the brand fast traction, retail stability, and the continuity to keep growth moving.

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Coverage across all core functions and consumer categories

Work with pre-qualified freelance specialists and fractional executives who know how consumer brands operate, ready to fill critical gaps and deliver results fast.

Marketing

Marketing
Tactical and strategic expertise at every level

Freelancers cover copywriting, content calendars, design, digital ads, search, influencer programs, and more — keeping campaigns moving when bandwidth is tight. Fractional CMOs deliver senior leadership across initiatives like brand positioning, channel expansion, growth marketing, and integrated campaigns, ensuring strategy and execution remain aligned.

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Sales

Sales
Sales coverage to sustain growth

Freelancers support account management, trade execution, sampling events, and retail activation, ensuring customers and buyers stay engaged. Fractional sales executives provide strategic oversight on channel strategy, team performance, and revenue growth, bridging the gap until full-time sales leaders are in place.

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Operations

Operations
Operations support precisely where it’s needed

Freelancers step in for demand planning, vendor coordination, compliance projects, and inventory management during peak seasons or transitions. Fractional COOs provide executive oversight of logistics, production, and systems — keeping operations steady while you manage growth or wait for the permanent hire.

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Finance

Finance
From bookkeeping to board meeting prep

Freelancers provide accounting, reporting, and payroll support so that financial operations are accurate and compliant day to day. Fractional CFOs offer leadership, preparing for investors or lenders, managing cash flow, improving FP&A, and more, helping you stay compliant while you secure a long-term hire.

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Marketing

Tactical and strategic expertise at every level

Freelancers cover copywriting, content calendars, design, digital ads, search, influencer programs, and more — keeping campaigns moving when bandwidth is tight. Fractional CMOs deliver senior leadership across initiatives like brand positioning, channel expansion, growth marketing, and integrated campaigns, ensuring strategy and execution remain aligned.

Start a search

Sales

Sales coverage to sustain growth

Freelancers support account management, trade execution, sampling events, and retail activation, ensuring customers and buyers stay engaged. Fractional sales executives provide strategic oversight on channel strategy, team performance, and revenue growth, bridging the gap until full-time sales leaders are in place.

Start a search

Operations

Operations support precisely where it’s needed

Freelancers step in for demand planning, vendor coordination, compliance projects, and inventory management during peak seasons or transitions. Fractional COOs provide executive oversight of logistics, production, and systems — keeping operations steady while you manage growth or wait for the permanent hire.

Start a search

Finance

From bookkeeping to board meeting prep

Freelancers provide accounting, reporting, and payroll support so that financial operations are accurate and compliant day to day. Fractional CFOs offer leadership, preparing for investors or lenders, managing cash flow, improving FP&A, and more, helping you stay compliant while you secure a long-term hire.

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What to know about hiring flexible experts

Your top questions answered about speed, fit, and flexibility

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How is freelance contract staffing different from fractional hiring at ForceBrands?

Freelancers step in to handle specific project tasks or operational support, such as content creation, design, or administrative work, for a set period. Fractional executives offer part-time or interim leadership at the C-suite level, overseeing areas like finance, marketing, or operations.

How quickly can someone start?

Thanks to our broad network, most freelance experts and fractional leaders are quickly matched with brands, often within just days. Since these professionals come from specific areas in the consumer brand industry, they ramp up fast and deliver value immediately.

What if I want to hire my freelancer or fractional expert permanently?

Flexibility is built in. If a freelancer or fractional leader proves to be the right long-term fit, converting them to full-time is straightforward. You don’t lose momentum while making the transition.

Who handles employment paperwork and payroll?

We do. Freelancers and fractional leaders are employed through ForceBrands as the Employer of Record. We manage payroll, compliance, and benefits so you can focus on growth without added risk.

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A strategy that helps you scale

Don’t wait for the perfect full-time hire. Freelance specialists and fractional executives offer sustained momentum and the flexibility to decide later if a permanent hire is needed.

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