Upwork’s Pro Web Designer program helps promote the best web design talent on Upwork, where more than one million businesses go to hire top freelance talent. Designers accepted into the program are recommended for top-paying Upwork jobs and receive private introductions to Upwork’s enterprise clients, many of whom pay premium prices for long-term projects.
There is no cost to apply. If you're not already an Upwork user, sign up for free.
Upwork has partnered with Webflow, the most popular site builder for professional designers, to help applicants prepare for the design work they'll receive once accepted. Webflow allows designers to build fully responsive sites from scratch; it doesn’t lock designers into stock templates. Sites built in Webflow can be exported to clean HTML and CSS for hosting elsewhere.
If you're eager to stand out and get paid more for your design talent, please read this page carefully.
Deliver sites that impress clients by taking Webflow's 20 minute video course (below). Webflow is the pro design tool for creating responsive sites from scratch.
Your design work will be judged on three primary factors: Visual Design, Usability, and Responsiveness.
In addition, your work must meet the following guidelines:
If your application is approved, you’ll earn exclusive access to high-paying jobs and other special benefits: We’ll recommend you to clients who appreciate great design and are willing to pay more for top talent. Plus we’ll bring you hand-picked jobs with top enterprise clients that suit you.
Watching Webflow's video course before applying ensures you are competent with a professional responsive web design tool.
The use of Webflow for designing your portfolio or client sites is optional. However, you will find Webflow helpful for designing agency-quality sites much faster than it takes you to code them by hand. Further, sites built in Webflow tend to look more polished and behave more responsively than sites coded by hand. Webflow is also free to use.
Webflow is the most popular professional drag-and-drop site builder for freelancers needing to design sites to the exact specifications of clients. It doesn't lock designers into the look of a stock template; it offers complete design control.
Using Webflow, professional designers don’t have to rely on developers to deliver fully-developed work to clients. Webflow generates HTML and CSS that is organized, clean, and professional — matching what the top professional designers write by hand.
Companies such as Groupon, Pinterest, and MasterCard rely on Webflow daily.
Upwork is the premier platform for top companies to hire and work with the world’s most talented independent professionals.
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