Ally Basak Russell Email Address

Student

Formerly Elance-oDesk, Upwork is a freelance talent platform. The platform helps businesses quickly find freelancers by using the Upwork Message Center; a new chat tool.

I lead a talented and scrappy team of marketers at Upwork (formerly Elance-oDesk), the world’s largest marketplace for professional services. We're a disruptive force in the global staffing industry and a thought leader in the collaborative economy. My professional passions lie in cross-functional teamwork, crisp content, clean design, business across borders, and empowering the developing world through technology and entrepreneurship. Specialties: product marketing; content marketing; marketplaces; B2B demand generation; growth hacking; startup, SMB and mid-market acquisition; SEO; paid social media; partnerships; customer education; PR; AR Tweet me @allybasak.