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Northstar IVS
northstarivs.com · Laurel, United States
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Upwork lists Northstar IVS at $625 in client spend.

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Total Upwork spend
$625
$625
Top category
Marketing, strategy & PR
2 of 5 contracts
Hiring status
Actively hiring
2 of 5 contracts in progress
Contracts on record
5
$3–3/hr listed
The company

Who's actually behind the account.

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Northstar IVS
Resolved to northstarivs.com · High confidence
Rate X-Ray

What the blended average hides

Don't trust a single average: the visible hourly work is at about $3.33/hr while fixed-price jobs cluster at $100–$230; most spend appears concentrated in small, low-budget scopes rather than premium hourly work, so price each scope independently and expect commodity-level rates.

Every listed hourly rate · 1 of 5 contracts
median $3/hr · avg ~$3/hr
1
$0$40$80$120$160$200
median $3/hr avg ~$3/hr — dragged up by two $190–200 contracts
Budget · 1 contract $3–3
What they hire for

Where the work actually is

All 5 contracts by category. Marketing, strategy & PR leads with 2 of 5 contracts.

Marketing, strategy & PR 2
Web development 2
Design, visual & branding 1
Hiring activity

Hiring right now, not last year.

When the contracts on record started — and how they're structured. 2 of 5 are still in progress.

Contracts started, by month
2
Jun 2024
1
Sep 2025
1
Oct 2025
1
May 2026
Status
2in progress · 3completed
Contract type
1hourly · 4fixed-price
Open roles

Jobs they've posted publicly

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Project: Northstar IVS — Shopify theme cleanup & brand alignment Jul 20, 2026·Less than 1 month
Postings Upwork has shown for this client. Some may have since closed.

Every contract on record — all 5

Freelancer names removed · roles only
RoleRateBilled
Social Media Manager for Dark Fantasy Anime/Webcomic Brand$3.33/hr$135
Remake of Logo
Social Media Manager for Dark Fantasy Anime/Webcomic Brandfixed
You will get Shopify Designer, Shopify Expert, Shopify Developer, Shopify website designfixed
Store revamping completion
"—" = 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

Small-scale buyer who hires mostly for social media and Shopify work, mixing low-hourly ongoing support with small fixed-price tasks.

Reputation
Uniformly high. Freelancers repeatedly leave 5★ ratings and describe the buyer as pleasant and willing to rehire; mentions include a freelancer and a freelancer
The catch — ratings are uninformative
This buyer's outbound reviews are short and largely positive (several 5★s with terse comments like 'Nice client' or 'awesome client'), indicating a tendency toward brief, high ratings rather than detailed critique.
How they engage
A mix of one-off fixed-price tasks and low-rate hourly retainers; some contracts remain in progress while others complete quickly.
Working style
Projects are short, scoped tasks or ongoing low-hour support; communications implied to be straightforward with limited written feedback in public reviews.
Who wins the work
Freelancers comfortable with small-scope Shopify or social-media assignments and fixed-price gigs — and those willing to accept low hourly rates for ongoing micro-support — will match this buyer's typical work.

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