Can a freelancer in Upwork hire other freelancers in Upwork ?

[1068a689]

I am a freelancer here in Upwork as a video editor and I have a lot of work. I have created a client account and I want to hire other freelancers to edit my clients’ videos. Is this possible?

[yofazza]

Theoretically, it's only allowed if you disclose to the client that you will outsource their job. 

We see veteran freelancers outsource their work, or having more than 1 person working on the same account.

[bundie702]

Freelancers can also be clients, but what you describe sounds unethical to me, since the client hired you to do the job.

[6bfcdaf8]

Of course! Just be careful about these : 

* First and foremost make sure that your client is aware that you are working as a team. Don't let them think you will personally do the job and in reality delegate it to someone else.

* If you are hired on an hourly contract, only you can work on the job and only you can enter time for your own personal hours.

* If you are hired on a fixed price contract, you can outsource the work. 

* If you want to establish a brand here, work together with other freelancers as a team and be totally transparent to the client there is something called an agency account you may want to look into that.