Publicist is a freelance marketplace and management platform connecting businesses with vetted marketing and communications talent. It offers freelance, temporary, and advisory services across diverse skill sets and industries. The platform facilitates freelance management, streamlines hiring processes, and provides dedicated customer support.
Features
Automate Freelance Management
Joins thousands of global enterprises to streamline freelance management and tap top talent.
Employer of Record (EOR)
Acts as a single vendor for all your talent, handling payments and compliance.
Dedicated Customer Support
Every customer receives a support team to assist with onboarding and management.
Describe Your Project
Allows you to specify your project requirements, timeline, and the type of profile you are looking to hire.
List Your Project
Enables you to finalize your project listing and connect with talent based on industry and skills.
Find Your Talent Expert
Lets you start engagements with experts of your choice to work on your project.
Hire Your Expert
Provides the service to handle contracts and invoicing, enabling you to start work with your new team member.
Invite Team Members
Allows you to add colleagues to the same account, streamlining your sourcing and hiring process.
Build Teams on Demand
Enables you to quickly assemble the teams you need, exactly when you need them.
Flexible Invoicing and Payments
Works with clients to customize payment options, offering budget control based on project needs.
Custom Contracts, Agreements and Reports
Customize contracts, service agreements, and reports tailored to your talent projects.
Speaker Connect
Allows users to browse a list of experts and professionals for booking events and engagements.
Expert Profiles
Displays detailed profiles of various experts, including their specialties and backgrounds, for hiring and consultation purposes.
Featured In
Showcases mentions and features of the platform in well-known publications such as Forbes and Campaign.
Talent Acquisition
Begins the vetting process by identifying key skills and past experiences; collects resumes and samples from talent.
Talent Review
Evaluates talent based on judging criteria, including past experience and professional history. Approves, waitlists, or continually re-evaluates talent according to their geographical fit.
Talent Profiles and Availability
Allows vetted talent to build detailed profiles and maintain portfolios with past work experiences. Regularly checks in with talent to assess their availability for projects.
Talent Matching
Automatically matches talent with projects and fractional roles based on needs and assists with custom matches and additional services through customer support.
Content creation and virtual seminars
Organize and participate in creating content and hosting virtual seminars to engage the community.
Community benefits and offerings
Provide various advantages and exclusive offerings to the community members.
Thought leadership panels
Join and contribute to panels that focus on providing insights and guidance in communications and marketing.
Hiring Freelancers
Freelancers are a cost-effective way to scale a marketing team without the added expenses of benefits or office space, as they work independently and on flexible schedules.
Using Fractional Employees
Hiring part-time or fractional team members can reduce costs and provide the necessary expertise without the full financial burden of full-time employees.
Upwork
An online platform that provides access to a wide range of freelancers with different skills at various price points.
Fiverr
Similar to Upwork, this platform connects businesses with a variety of freelancers, allowing them to find creative talent at different price points.
Publicist
A resource for finding pre-vetted freelancers and fractional workers specifically for marketing, communications, and creative tasks, helping streamline the hiring process.
Outsourcing Frees Up Time
By using a contingent workforce, you can focus on what you do best, and hire when necessary. This approach provides expertise without adding extra hours or costs for office space and benefits packages.
Quick Hiring
Outsourcing allows you to hire marketing talent faster, saving time in the recruiting process. Contingent workers are usually more cost-effective than full-time employees.
Negotiable Costs
With a contingent workforce, you can tap into a large pool of professionals, allowing you to pay only for services you need and negotiate better pricing.
Access to Top Talent
Hiring experienced contractors gives you access to qualified marketers who may be more talented than those hired in-house. They are flexible and can scale with demand.
Streamlined Hiring Process
Creating detailed job descriptions when outsourcing can help identify qualified candidates faster, improving the overall hiring process.
Cost Efficiency
An outsourced workforce is usually cheaper than full-time employees, as you pay only for services needed and can easily adjust plans as business needs change.
Workstation Setup Advice
Provides tips for setting up a comfortable and efficient work-from-home marketing setup, emphasizing the importance of having the right gear such as a laptop or desktop, desk, and chair.
Space Optimization
Suggests ways to make your workspace comfortable and personalized, like using unconventional spaces and adding personal touches to inspire creativity.
Organization Tips
Offers advice on creating an organized workspace to enhance productivity, such as setting up designated spots for essential items like computers and files.
Consistency
Fractional marketing allows more consistent work than freelancing, with extended periods of working with the same company, improving employment opportunities and building stronger professional relationships.
Less Risky
Fractional work involves longer-term projects with more stability compared to freelance work, reducing the stress of finding consistent jobs.
Better Control of Time
Fractional employment offers the ability to manage your schedule flexibly, requiring involvement mostly for meetings, while allowing personal organization of work hours.
Healthier
Offers work-life balance benefits, such as a healthier lifestyle, and reduces stress from toxic work environments.
Freedom
Provides the ability to work remotely, manage personal commitments such as childcare, and choose employers, enhancing mental well-being.
Cost Savings
Hiring a fractional marketer can save 30-40% over traditional hiring processes by reducing costs associated with full-time employees like insurance and benefits.
Flexible Hiring Model
The fractional model allows companies to hire expert marketers on a per-task basis, providing flexibility and cost-efficiency.
Dedicated Team Members
Fractional marketers act as dedicated members of a team, working commonly in intervals of 3, 6, or 9 months, offering consistency and reliability in project execution.