Introducing the Rising Talent Agency Program

If you’re ready for the step beyond solo freelancing, or are new to Upwork and want to jump in with both feet, there’s more support coming from Upwork. We’re excited to announce the expansion of our Rising Talent program to help qualifying agencies on Upwork—businesses that market services from a team of professionals—get off to a great start.

The Rising Talent Freelancer program, launched last year, is designed to help experienced professionals who are new to freelancing on Upwork ramp up quickly, grow their earnings, and better demonstrate their reputation to prospective clients in the marketplace.

With the expansion of this program, we’re creating a new path for Top Rated freelancers who want to be even more successful based on their strong individual reputation: A new agency opened by a Top Rated freelancer will automatically be included in the Rising Talent Agency program. In addition to this, newly created agencies on Upwork who have demonstrated early success and a strong background can also qualify to participate in the program.

If your agency qualifies for the Rising Talent Agency program, you’ll receive an email welcoming you to the program. If you meet all the qualifications but don’t have a complete profile, you’ll receive an email that prompts you to finish it.

Rising Talent Agencies meet the following qualifications:

• The agency owner is a Top Rated freelancer OR the new agency has demonstrated early success.
• They don’t have a Job Success Score yet.
• They consistently deliver great work to clients on time.
• The agency owner’s profile is 100 percent complete; profiles of agency members average 60 percent or more complete.
• The agency’s profile includes a logo, tagline, and description.
• They consistently submit tailored proposals for projects that are relevant to their team.
• They have at least two team members.
• They have applied for projects or earned income on the platform in the last 90 days.

Agencies graduate from Rising Talent once they have enough experience to earn an agency Job Success score.

Perks for this program include:

• Recognition with a Rising Talent badge that will be visible to potential clients throughout the Upwork site, including on your agency profile, on your agency member profiles (as long as they’re at least 60 percent complete), and in search results.
• Access to more projects, with a one-time bonus credit of 60 Connects and a regular Job Digest email.
• More opportunities through inclusion in an exclusive talent pool from which top clients source talent.
• Personalized profile feedback for you and your team members’ profiles to make sure they’re optimized to get you the most exposure.
• Premium chat and ticket support from a specialized customer support team.

Agencies are an important part of the Upwork community, and this new program will enable new agencies to stand out to clients and set them up for continued success on Upwork.

Questions or comments about the Rising Talent program? Join the discussion on Upwork’s Community Forum.

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