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Arclight Content
arclightcontent.com · johnston, United States
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Upwork lists Arclight Content at $84k in client spend.

$83,535 in published client spend across 41 contracts. The full read below — free.

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Total Upwork spend
$84k
$83,535
Top category
Design, visual & branding
10 of 49 contracts
Hiring status
Actively hiring
10 of 41 contracts in progress
Contracts on record
41
$4–25/hr listed
The company

Who's actually behind the account.

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Arclight Content
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Rate X-Ray

What the blended average hides

Money is concentrated in commodity-rate hourly work: most hourly contracts sit in the ~$3.7–$13/hr band (administrative, VA, SEO), with a few isolated $25+/ $33/hr outliers and occasional mid-to-large fixed-price projects; don’t assume a few higher-rate gigs lift the whole roster — price conservative scopes accordingly and push for clear scope-and-pay terms up front.

Every listed hourly rate · 13 of 41 contracts
median $12/hr · avg ~$12/hr
11
2
$0$40$80$120$160$200
median $12/hr avg ~$12/hr — dragged up by two $190–200 contracts
Budget · 13 contracts $4–25
What they hire for

Where the work actually is

All 41 contracts by category. Design, visual & branding leads with 10 of 49 contracts.

Design, visual & branding 10
Video, animation & audio 8
Operations Admin Va 6
Web development 5
Marketing, digital & SEO 5
Marketing & content 5
Data & analytics 4
Marketing Lead Gen Sales 2
Research & consulting 2
Design Product Packaging 1
Finance & accounting 1
Hiring activity

Hiring right now, not last year.

When the contracts on record started — and how they're structured. 10 of 41 are still in progress.

Contracts started, by month
1
Mar 2025
1
May 2025
1
Dec 2025
2
Jan 2026
3
Feb 2026
1
Mar 2026
Status
10in progress · 31completed
Contract type
13hourly · 28fixed-price
Open roles

Jobs they've posted publicly

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AI Video Pipeline Operator (Higgsfield + FFmpeg + Claude) Sep 1, 2026·More than 6 months Short-Form AI Video Operator (Higgsfield / Seedance) Sep 1, 2026·More than 6 months Short-Form Video Editor (AI — OpenArt Director) | Long-Term, Full-Time Jul 16, 2026·More than 6 months Patient Phone Coordinator – US Medical Clinic (Night Shift, Philippines) Jun 9, 2026·More than 6 months Detail-Obsessed VA — Phone Outreach, Admin Ops & Social Media (Long-Term, Full-Time) Mar 14, 2026·More than 6 months Swiss Army Knife VA — Operations, Client Phone Outreach & Social Media Mar 13, 2026·More than 6 months AI Developer & Automation Engineer | Claude Code | Agentic Workflows | Web Builds Mar 10, 2026·More than 6 months AI Video Producer & Editor — Full-Time, Permanent Team Position. Mar 6, 2026·More than 6 months
Postings Upwork has shown for this client. Some may have since closed.

Every contract on record — all 41

Freelancer names removed · roles only
RoleRateBilled
Virtual Assistant$13/hr$20,204
virtual assistant$5.83/hr$16,901
seo needed for 2 domains$4/hr$10,002
SEO for a directory website$12.5/hr$9,300
Search Engine Optimization and Marketing$12/hr$5,614
Swiss Army Knife VA — Operations, Client Phone Outreach & Social Media$5.63/hr$5,420
Medical Website Design, Development and SEO$12.5/hr$1,577
Google Ads / PPC Advertising Expert$15/hr$498
AI Video Creation Specialist — Long-Term Role (Avatars, Real Estate, and Character Animation)$5/hr$323
Content Writer Required for Doctors & Medical Website$12.5/hr$294
Researcher , lead generation$3.67/hr$228
Video Editor needed to create video for facebook ad$25/hr$121
Excel Expert Needed to Edit existing P+L statement + Cash Flow sheet$25/hr$62
Create Facebook page + ad +graphics
AI videos
Experienced Ecommerce Website Developer needed
Scrape 9500 pdf's from search results
Ecommerce Website Development for Cannabis Brand
ai videos real estate
Canva Presentation Design Expert Needed
1st week ai videosfixed
2 websites development in Wordpressfixed
AI Video Specialistfixed
Financial Modelingfixed
Logo for glasses productfixed
Cold Email Sequence Copywriting Specialistfixed
PayPerWord Logofixed
Flyer Designfixed
Packaging Label Design for Spray Bottlesfixed
Ai Video Specialist and Editor
Business Card Designfixed
change a telephone number and email on an advertisementfixed
Business Cardsfixed
Flyer Designfixed
change a telephone number and email on an advertisementfixed
Content and Promotional Writerfixed
Addiction Treatment Website Content writing + Rewriting Articlesfixed
Medical School Letter of Recommendationfixed
Projectfixed
Have powerpoint content, need "cleaned up" for formatting and imagesfixed
Scrape websitefixed
"—" = no rate or billed amount listed (fixed-price or open). Billed is what Upwork shows to date.
Treatment verdict

How they hire, and how they treat people

Single US-based buyer hiring across virtual assistants, AI/video, web and design work with a history of long-running hourly retainers and many small fixed-price gigs.

Reputation
Mixed — many freelancers give 5★ ratings but there are several notable sub-5★ reports.. Clear briefs and prepared scripts on creative/video projects and responsiveness that supports iterative edits.
The catch — ratings are uninformative
The buyer typically leaves short, positive, often single-line outbound reviews (e.g., 'Thanks', 'Will use again'), frequently awarding 5★ which can obscure contract-specific problems.
How they engage
Combination of long-running hourly retainers (multi-month to multi-year) and many short fixed-price tasks; the buyer rehired the same freelancers several times for ongoing support and recurring work.
Working style
Prefers iterative, deliverable-driven work with frequent feedback cycles on creative and ad assets; some long-term retainers show hands-off day-to-day but expect evolving duties without automatic pay adjustments.
Who wins the work
Freelancers who offer reliable, quick turnarounds on video/creative work or long-term VA/SEO support and who accept low-to-mid hourly rates or fixed-price scopes tend to succeed.
Repeat hires
Rehires the same freelancers — 2 on 2+ repeat contracts (one up to 3). Deliver once and there's recurring work.

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