10 More Years of Freelancing: Work, Live, and Grow with the CAW Club
Since 2012, we’ve poured our hearts and souls into building CreativesAtWork — Asia’s only media agency supercharged by a curated network of talented freelancers. And we’re proud to have provided new avenues for freelancers in Singapore to hone and showcase their talent for the past 11 years.
Big challenges warrant bold changes
To say that the past few years have been challenging would be an understatement. Never-ending onslaught of disruptions from a global pandemic that left many talented creatives stranded for work, followed by even more budget cuts arising from recession rumours, and now the rising threat from AI, we’ve been forced to adapt at every moment — and adapt we did.
Bringing back face-to-face meetups
We did not hesitate to revive face-to-face meetups when the opportunity arose. At the end of the day, nothing beats the connection that you can foster face-to-face. In the short span of less than a year, we’ve organised more than 10 engagements to give over 200 freelancers greater networking and upskilling opportunities.
Breaking into new borders
These challenges also made us realise that we have been sitting on another major opportunity — going beyond borders! As proponents of the digital creative economy, venturing from ASEAN into the United States simply made sense. Newly set up this year, our US office has allowed us to tap into new talent pools and work opportunities, and more importantly, provided a global stage for Asia’s talent to shine.
Building the next 10 years
Embracing change has allowed us to emerge from these challenges stronger than ever. In the past year alone, we’ve closed 20% more projects and grown our revenue by 30%. Our audience across all various channels on LinkedIn, Discord, Facebook, and our new Freelancing 101 website has also grown by 15%.
Our work is not done
Having dedicated the past 10 years to building a strong client base, we want to shift our focus towards empowering the freelancers who have made this all possible, here at the Freelancer Nation.
As a creative agency, we’ve witnessed rapid increases in short-term digital contract work and the rise of social media marketing first hand. There’s just one problem, however. There’s not enough creative talent available to take on all that work! This is despite the fact that we live in a world where literally anyone can monetise their skills, hobbies, and interests on digital platforms.
Letting all that talent go unused would be a waste, which is why Freelancer Nation is set up to provide deserving freelancers with all the training, funds, administrative services, and client pitches they need so that they can focus on what they do best: Living, Growing, and Thriving as creative solopreneurs!
CAW Work: Just feasting, no famine
We find it incredulous that freelancing continues to be associated with instability in this day and age, which is why we’ve set up the CAW Work space where projects literally never end. Work as much (or as little!) as you wish in our curated space designed to help you take projects from start to finish:
A dedicated physical space to get your creative juices flowing
Private meeting rooms to entertain clients
Interaction opportunities with CAW staff and other creatives
Weekly events (physical or virtual) to keep you updated on the creative landscape
Production facilities in a centralised location* (includes podcast recording studios, Adobe Premiere Workstations, Live Streaming Pods, Photography corners, and EXECUTE work space, offered on a case-by-case basis)
And CreativesAtWork secretariat services so you no longer need to worry about quotes, invoices, or chasing down payments!
What’s more, we’ll be hosting regular get-togethers, portfolio reviews, and networking opportunities to help you meet more like-minded individuals on your growth journey. If you want to stay updated on the latest happenings, be sure to sign up for our Freelancer Nation newsletter if you haven’t already!
CAW Grow: From freelancer, to startup, to enterprise
After joining the CAW incubator programme, you might find yourself dealing with more requests than you can handle. That’s when you’ll want to transition from someone who simply provides a service to a budding entrepreneur laying the foundations of a successful business.
At CAW Grow, we help freelancers get the financial investments, business mentorship, and networking opportunities they need to transform their gigs into enterprise.
CAW Club: Ride the tech revolution with Web3 and AI
We can provide many things, but we can’t guarantee that there won’t be another Covid 2.0. To protect ourselves and our freelancers, we’re looking to tap into the power of next-generation technology so that creatives can continue earning via personal projects even during seasons when client requests dry up.
That's why we’re revamping our Freelancing 101 Bootcamp to help creative freelancers prove their worth and multiply their productivity in the age of AI. Instead of ignoring or resisting trends, we’ll show how you can turn adversary into an advantage and come out on top during a time when corporates are slashing budgets left and right.
Grow your career with us!
So if you can’t wait to start networking with fellow top-tier freelancers, mastering your craft, and being a part of the freelancer driven-economy, join the CAW membership today! For just $300/month, you’ll be enjoying the opportunity of a lifetime.
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