Work With Me
Senior Marketing & Communications Support
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When you need someone who can step in, think strategically and get things moving without a lengthy handover. I work alongside CEOs, founders and marketing communications leaders who need senior hands on a problem right now, without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
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Brand and communications strategy. Reputational risk. Bid coaching. Thought leadership. Fractional CMO support.
Build Your Capability
Marketing Communications Capability Programs
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When you need your team to communicate better, think more strategically and build the kind of capability that stays long after the engagement ends. Practical workshops, coaching and training programs for marketing teams, leaders and organisations navigating change.
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Marketing communications strategy. Presentation and influence. AI for high-stakes communication. Leadership communication. Executive coaching.
AI for High-Stakes Communication
Your team is already using AI. The question is whether they're using it well enough for the environment you're working in.
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In professional services, government, aged care and corporate communications, the risks are real. Errors of fact, inappropriate tone and over-reliance on output that sounds confident but isn't accurate can damage relationships, reputation and trust quickly.
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This practical one-day workshop helps teams use AI safely, responsibly and effectively, with the judgement and guardrails that high-stakes work demands. Already delivered for parliamentary offices and professional services teams. Fully tailored to your environment and your team's specific risks.
The Approach
It's rarely the big things.
"It's never just what you say. It's how people feel after you've said it."
Founder & Principal Consultant
Elaine Schillinger
After nearly 30 years working inside and alongside organisations as a marketer, a GM, a consultant and a facilitator, I've seen the same pattern play out more times than I can count.
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A team that can't get internal buy-in. A leader whose ideas are stronger than their ability to land them. A group of talented people who leave a room without having moved anything forward.
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The fix is almost never a new strategy or a bigger budget. It's a structure that wasn't there, a behaviour that was slightly off, a moment that could have landed differently.
When people find that thing, the change is immediate. And it stays.
What you can expect
Immediate Momentum
No lengthy onboarding, no easing in. Whether I'm stepping in as a senior consultant or running a program for your team, I come prepared and I get moving. You'll feel the difference from the first conversation.
Senior Judgement
You get someone who has actually done this work at a senior level, not someone who has studied it. I bring real world experience into every engagement, which means the advice is direct, practical and grounded in what actually works under pressure.
Practical Capability
The goal is never to make you dependent on me. Whether it's a framework your team can use tomorrow, a program that changes how your people communicate, or a strategic foundation you can build on, the work I do leaves something behind.
"I received the second highest feedback score for my recent keynote speech. I couldn't have done it without Elaine's help and guidance."
HR LEADER, MYOB
"I sit opposite someone who was at your program last week. She has done nothing but rave about you and the course, so a huge thank you!!!"
product marketing manager, mars australia
"I want to thank Elaine for the incredible contribution she made in her two stints with Fujifilm. Through the challenging period of COVID, she played a key role ensuring we kept both clients and staff informed through many difficult changes."
executive gm, fujifilm data management solutions