Introducing Upwork Rainmakers — Our New Premium Tier of Freelancers

Upwork Rainmakers bring extraordinary skills and experience to clients, adding to the quality talent already available through Upwork.

Among the Upwork Rainmakers already confirmed are Barack Obama (political consulting), Stephen King (ghost writing), Kim Kardashian (social media marketing), and Banksy (logo design).

“The very best professionals are increasingly freelancers as people choose the freedom and flexibility of the freelance lifestyle. With today’s growth in freelancing, it was only a matter of time until leading professionals like Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey and Angela Merkel made the leap to independent work,” said Upwork CEO, Stephane Kasriel.

Each Upwork Rainmaker will set his or her rate, depending upon the project and scope. They are available for contracts beginning on Saturday, April 1. The growing list of Upwork Rainmakers now includes:

Barack Obama – political consulting
Banksy – logo design
Stephen King – ghost writing
Kim Kardashian – social media marketing
Warren Buffett – financial forecasting
Angela Merkel – German translation
Oprah Winfrey – lead generation
Beyoncé – voice actor
Tina Fey – script writing
Jim Harbaugh – recruiting specialist
Scott Boras – negotiation specialist
Cristiano Ronaldo – business goals
Yao Ming – business growth
Siri – language recognition
The Dude (from Big Lebowski) – virtual assistant
The Flash – Flash development
Mr. Clean – public relations
Wonder Woman – mobile development
Juan Valdez – Java development
Clark Kent – business pivoting
Incredible Hulk – web development
Paris Hilton – Shopify development
Matt Groening – Animation
Dalai Lama – Zendesk
Optimus Prime (from Transformers) – machine learning
Superman – Swift development
David Letterman – chat support
Richard Branson – cloud services
Marc Benioff – Salesforce

As you’ve probably guessed by now, this announcement falls on April Fools Day. So yes, we’re having some fun on this holiday known for jokes. And no, Upwork hasn’t enlisted these folks on our freelancing website (at least not yet).

But not to worry, because Upwork continues to help connect clients with the very best talent in the world. Whether you want to post a job or become a freelancer, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s all make it rain.

Win Upwork swag. Tell us in the comment section who you think would make a great Upwork Rainmaker, and the skill they’ll bring. Our five favorite responses will win some Upwork-branded merchandise.

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