Upwork Joins Forces with Zoom to Provide Best-in-Class Video Calling in the World’s Largest Work Marketplace
November 10 2020 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The highly requested feature will enhance the
Upwork experience for businesses and independent talent helping
enable their business growth
Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK), the world’s largest work marketplace, and
Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM), a leading provider of
video-first unified communications, today announced they are
joining forces to power video communications for businesses and
independent talent within Upwork’s marketplace.
This new collaboration integrates Zoom’s cutting-edge video and
voice communication tool into Upwork’s best-in-class work
marketplace, providing Upwork customers with a frictionless and
secure communications experience. The Zoom integration will enhance
the customer experience from start to finish as Upwork customers
leverage Zoom to interview candidates, vet opportunities, and
communicate on projects that drive their businesses forward while
building lasting business relationships.
“People are relying on leading companies like Upwork and Zoom as
they navigate a world of work that is increasingly untethered from
a company’s physical location. With that, demand for world-class
collaboration tools has also risen, and providing Zoom
functionality within Upwork’s marketplace as our new video
communications tool is the next step to creating an exceptional
experience for our customers,” said Mike Paylor, Vice President of
Engineering and Product at Upwork. “This new feature will make
connecting and collaborating on projects easier than ever before
for our customers via our seamless, secure, and trusted
communications experience.”
“We are so thrilled to have Upwork providing Zoom to their
users. Upwork is on the cutting edge of connecting talent with
businesses and we know their users will leverage the best video
collaboration platform with Zoom,” said Laura Padilla, Head of
Channels and Business Development at Zoom. “We hear all the time
from our users about how they are so dependent on Zoom for their
personal and professional lives and we are excited to help enable
happiness to the Upwork community.”
Abbi Perets, a Top Rated freelancer on the Upwork platform, said
“I love using Zoom for client calls. A direct integration makes it
simple for me to connect with clients and quickly determine how we
can best work together. Eliminating extra steps saves everyone time
and makes things easier — and we could all use a bit of ‘easy’
these days.”
About Upwork
Upwork is the world’s largest work marketplace, connecting
millions of businesses with independent talent around the globe. We
serve everyone from one-person startups to 30% of the Fortune 100
with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and
freelancers to work together in new ways that unlock their
potential. Our talent community earned over $2 billion on Upwork in
2019 across more than 8,000 skills, including website & app
development, creative & design, customer support, finance &
accounting, consulting, and operations. Learn more at
www.upwork.com and join us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
About Zoom
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) brings teams
together to get more done in a frictionless and secure video
environment. Our easy, reliable, and innovative video-first unified
communications platform provides video meetings, voice, webinars,
and chat across desktops, phones, mobile devices, and conference
room systems. Zoom helps enterprises create elevated experiences
with leading business app integrations and developer tools to
create customized workflows. Founded in 2011, Zoom is headquartered
in San Jose, California, with offices around the world. Visit
zoom.com and follow @zoom_us.
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