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Build Your New Freelancer Profile

Fill out this form to build your profile if this is your FIRST TIME. If you're updating your profile, go back and use the profile updating form (at the bottom of the Member Dashboard).

Section 01

About You

First and last name

Your email address

Pronouns

Your title or headline

Use this space to describe what you do in 40 characters to less. Your title will appear after your name across the site, and on your profile. Headline examples: Bespoke Lettering & Type Design, Packaging Design for Cannabis, Creative Director & Team Lead

About yourself as a freelancer.

Include a short bio describing yourself as a professional and what you focus on in your work. 600 characters max.

Your headshot

Upload a professional headshot so clients can get a sense of who's on the other end of their email.

Accent colour

Add a hex code below. This accent colour will appear in the background of your profile and in icons throughout the directory. Choose a colour that compliments (or contrasts!) your images.

What are your areas of expertise? Select up to five.

Your profile will be tagged with these, and clients can use these to find you.
What are your areas of expertise? Select up to five.

Where are you located?

"Toronto" refers to freelancers living within one of the six boroughs of the City of Toronto (Etobicoke, Scarborough, East York, North York, York, and Old Toronto).
"The GTA" refers to freelancers in the Greater Toronto Area (municipalities Halton, Peel, York, and Durham).

How many years of experience do you have?

This usually refers to when you started working as a designer, often counted up from the year of graduation from a post-secondary design program, or from your first job.

Section 02

Examples

Upload your best example of your work. This image will be your thumbnail on the main freelancer directory page. Square dimensions recommended.

Best dimensions: 1600 x 1600. This image will be cropped to square when used as a thumbnail for your profile page.

Upload a second image of your work. This will appear on your profile page. Square dimensions recommended.

Best dimensions: 1600 x 1600.

Upload a third image of your work. This will appear on your profile page. Square dimensions recommended.

Best dimensions: 1600 x 1600.

Upload a fourth image of your work. This will appear on your profile page. Square dimensions recommended.

Best dimensions: 1600 x 1600.

Links

Your portfolio website

Your LinkedIn

We require all those listed in our directory to have a completed and active LinkedIn profile for security purposes.

Your Instagram

This should only be used to link to professional Instagram profiles clients might engage with, not personal accounts. Paste the full URL below (not just your handle).

Section 03

Dream Projects

These are projects you'd especially love to be hired for. Listing them here lets potential clients know you'd be a great fit for that work. Examples: branding for a winery, murals for a community charity, luxury watch packaging

Describe your first dream project

60 characters max

Describe your second dream project

Describe your third dream project

Once you click submit you will be taken to the payment page.