Ford's Upwork program

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Welcome to Ford’s Upwork program

Ford decided to partner with Upwork so teams across the business can scale strategically on the world’s largest work marketplace.

Learn more about what’s available to you and your teams, including resources to support your next project.

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Questions? Connect with your dedicated team at ford@upwork.com or schedule a call

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Why Upwork

Access highly skilled in-demand talent choosing to work independently
Scale up or down quickly to meet business demands
Get greater visibility into hiring, including ratings and reviews on past projects
Find and onboard talent faster and at a lower cost than traditional staffing

What your colleagues say about Upwork

"Contracting with Upwork will be a game changer for Ford. Access to specialized remote talent from around the globe means our teams can work smarter. With Upwork, Ford employees can be more efficient with their valuable time by engaging expert freelancers on-demand to support their projects."

Lena Allison | Director, US Talent Acquisition & Onboarding | Ford Motor Company

Upwork helps Ford save time and money

Upwork makes it easy to quickly complete projects with trusted independent professionals

Companies leveraging Upwork like Ford report

3.0 days

Time to contract (avg)

4.9/5.0

Client satisfaction (avg)

30-50%

Savings (vs. Traditional Staffing)

85%

Fill rate for open roles

How Fortune 100s like Ford are getting work done with Upwork

Template Designs

The Problem

Team needed to refresh their extensive template library.

The Solution

Contracted 2 freelance PMs to manage 7 Designers, who created 280 modernized Word, Excel, and PowerPoint templates in 3 months.

The Impact

“We could never have accomplished this in such a short period of time without the depth of Freelance talent we were able to harness.”

Video Production

The Problem

Team was tasked with creating a video to showcase new features within their product.

The Solution

Contracted a video producer to complete the project from end-to-end, including storyboarding, design, animation, and music.

The Impact

“Incredible value and quality. Would strongly recommend this unit for creative video work.”

Talent Spotlight

A few, top-rated vetted experts you can hire for your next project

Expert-vetted

Vivian U.

Sr. Graphic Designer

"I really enjoy working with Vivian. She is our go-to for editorial layout and design. She's wonderful to work with and her skills are top notch."

Expert-vetted

Maxwell T M.

Corporate Presentations, Storytelling & Graphic Design

“Maxwell was incredibly responsive, completing all work on schedule. He listed carefully and translated our instructions into very clear and compelling slides that incorporated our limited style guides. We'll absolutely work with him again and he comes our highest recommendations!"

Expert-vetted

Ben T.

Creative Video Agency & Producer

“Ben and Sean are so talented in taking on the complexities of pulling off a video production, and editing the final piece together in a way that's professional, engaging and elevates our brand. We plan on working with them again soon, and would recommend them to any company - big or small!"

Expert-vetted

Shauna M.

Brand Storyteller

“Skilled at identifying trends intuitively and managing continued success with data-driven decision making.”

Upwork is a total talent solution for Ford

Teams engage in different ways based on business needs

Source talent

Your colleagues come to Upwork to find, hire, and manage project contracts with independent talent, all while complying with applicable worker classification laws.

Bring your own talent

When teams already have pros they like to work with, they can bring that talent to Upwork. This lets them hire, pay, and manage those contracts in line with worker classification laws.

Large project support

For more complex projects, Upwork helps your colleagues build the right team of independent talent—and even get end-to-end project management support.