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Independent Contractors

Source & engage independent contractors with speed and structure

Lifted is the tech-enabled supplier for independent contractor engagement management across 180+ countries. Source, onboard, and engage freelancers in one place.

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Used by 25,000 hiring managers

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Speed to hire: 150 positions filled, 121 open.
Dylan Reed's profile: Marketing specialist, Hired, New York, USA, 2 assigned projects.
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Engage independent contractors globally

The Lifted platform includes 18M+ active talent profiles across 10K+ distinct skills.

The Lifted platform includes 18M+ active talent profiles across 10K+ distinct skills.

Customizable reporting to ensure visibility into your independent contractor pool

Customizable reporting to ensure visibility into your independent contractor pool

Visibility in all of your freelancer spend

Visibility in all of your freelancer spend

Manage all of your pre-identified independent contractors in one place

Manage all of your pre-identified independent contractors in one place

Global freelancer payments with local currency support

Global freelancer payments with local currency support

One centralized system for onboarding, contracts, and spend tracking

One centralized system for onboarding, contracts, and spend tracking

Source & Onboard

Find the right talent, or bring your own pre-identified, in minutes

Whether Lifted helps source a new freelancer or your team brings someone it already trusts, onboarding, contracts, and payments can run through one program.

  • Search available profiles on Lifted or bring your own pre-identified talent.

  • Direct Source Freelancer directly from your own branded pool

  • Attract & Onboard freelancers with one click

  • Full visibility in all freelancer spend

Source & Onboard

Find the right talent, or bring your own pre-identified, in minutes

Whether Lifted helps source a new freelancer or your team brings someone it already trusts, onboarding, contracts, and payments can run through one program.

  • Search available profiles on Lifted or bring your own pre-identified talent.

  • Direct Source Freelancer directly from your own branded pool

  • Attract & Onboard freelancers with one click

  • Full visibility in all freelancer spend

Source & Onboard

Find the right talent, or bring your own pre-identified, in minutes

Whether Lifted helps source a new freelancer or your team brings someone it already trusts, onboarding, contracts, and payments can run through one program.

  • Search available profiles on Lifted or bring your own pre-identified talent.

  • Direct Source Freelancer directly from your own branded pool

  • Attract & Onboard freelancers with one click

  • Full visibility in all freelancer spend

Project activity card, listing all talents related to that project.

Manage

Manage every contractor engagement in one centralized system

Lifted gives you visibility & peace of mind over your independent contractor workforce, from initial onboarding to final deliverables. All activity is managed under your program's governance, with no more off-platform work.

  • Centralized roster of active and upcoming ICs

  • Assign projects, set milestones, and assess deliverables

  • View talent profiles with real-time data on engagement, skills, and history

  • Reduce rogue spend and gain full program visibility.

Project activity card, listing all talents related to that project.

Manage

Manage every contractor engagement in one centralized system

Lifted gives you visibility & peace of mind over your independent contractor workforce, from initial onboarding to final deliverables. All activity is managed under your program's governance, with no more off-platform work.

  • Centralized roster of active and upcoming ICs

  • Assign projects, set milestones, and assess deliverables

  • View talent profiles with real-time data on engagement, skills, and history

  • Reduce rogue spend and gain full program visibility.

Pay

Pay freelancers globally, without the hassle

Lifted supports freelancer payouts in over 180 countries and, through payment partners, can support more than 120 currencies. Freelancers can receive funds in local currency through available payment methods, while your team retains visibility into spend and financial controls.

  • One consolidated report across your entire freelance program

  • Invoicing and currency conversion handled

  • All payments tied to approved projects, contracts, and milestones

Pay

Pay freelancers globally, without the hassle

Lifted supports freelancer payouts in over 180 countries and, through payment partners, can support more than 120 currencies. Freelancers can receive funds in local currency through available payment methods, while your team retains visibility into spend and financial controls.

  • One consolidated report across your entire freelance program

  • Invoicing and currency conversion handled

  • All payments tied to approved projects, contracts, and milestones

Pay

Pay freelancers globally, without the hassle

Lifted supports freelancer payouts in over 180 countries and, through payment partners, can support more than 120 currencies. Freelancers can receive funds in local currency through available payment methods, while your team retains visibility into spend and financial controls.

  • One consolidated report across your entire freelance program

  • Invoicing and currency conversion handled

  • All payments tied to approved projects, contracts, and milestones

What they say about Lifted

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/5
Maintained satisfaction score

Lifted, an Upwork Company™ delivered a synchronized global rebrand aligning Hitachi Energy under the Hitachi master brand while maintaining speed, consistency, and minimal operational disruption.

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Average time-to-hire

Jumio leveraged Lifted, an Upwork Company™ to expand IT capacity across 10 countries, staying agile while maintaining quality and security in every initiative.

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ID Verification






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Increase in productivity

Pipedrive partnered with Lifted, an Upwork Company™ to scale content globally, boost productivity, and expand multilingual coverage without straining internal teams.

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Languages supported globally

Automattic worked with Lifted, an Upwork Company™ to scale support for WordPress, Woo, and Jetpack, meeting global demand for speed and multilingual coverage.

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Web development






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Operations systems consolidated

Mobileum partnered with Lifted, an Upwork Company™ to scale HR operations efficiently while focusing on strategic growth and guaranteed outcomes.

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What they say about Lifted

Frequently
asked questions

  • What are Lifted's services under the Independent Contractor solution?

    Through its Independent Contractor solution, Lifted helps clients source new freelancers or bring pre-identified talent into one program for contracts, onboarding, payments, and spend reporting. The Lifted platform includes 18M+ active talent profiles across 10K+ distinct skills. When classification services and misclassification indemnification are required, clients can use Lifted’s separate AOR solution.

  • Can we bring our own pre-identified freelancers into the program?

    Yes. You can onboard freelancers your team already works with or search available profiles on Lifted. Contracts and payments then run through one program.

  • How does Lifted give us visibility into contractor spend?

    Every engagement, contract, and payment ties back to one centralized system, with customizable reporting across your contractor pool. That replaces off-platform work and rogue spend with a single, auditible view of who is working, where, and at what cost.

Frequently
asked questions

  • What are Lifted's services under the Independent Contractor solution?

    Through its Independent Contractor solution, Lifted helps clients source new freelancers or bring pre-identified talent into one program for contracts, onboarding, payments, and spend reporting. The Lifted platform includes 18M+ active talent profiles across 10K+ distinct skills. When classification services and misclassification indemnification are required, clients can use Lifted’s separate AOR solution.

  • Can we bring our own pre-identified freelancers into the program?

    Yes. You can onboard freelancers your team already works with or search available profiles on Lifted. Contracts and payments then run through one program.

  • How does Lifted give us visibility into contractor spend?

    Every engagement, contract, and payment ties back to one centralized system, with customizable reporting across your contractor pool. That replaces off-platform work and rogue spend with a single, auditible view of who is working, where, and at what cost.

Frequently
asked questions

  • What are Lifted's services under the Independent Contractor solution?

    Through its Independent Contractor solution, Lifted helps clients source new freelancers or bring pre-identified talent into one program for contracts, onboarding, payments, and spend reporting. The Lifted platform includes 18M+ active talent profiles across 10K+ distinct skills. When classification services and misclassification indemnification are required, clients can use Lifted’s separate AOR solution.

  • Can we bring our own pre-identified freelancers into the program?

    Yes. You can onboard freelancers your team already works with or search available profiles on Lifted. Contracts and payments then run through one program.

  • How does Lifted give us visibility into contractor spend?

    Every engagement, contract, and payment ties back to one centralized system, with customizable reporting across your contractor pool. That replaces off-platform work and rogue spend with a single, auditible view of who is working, where, and at what cost.

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