BitterSweet Creative
Crafting content and the way it's seen
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#1,609
of 28,921 agencies on Upwork by lifetime earnings, and #14 in Video Production.
- #1,608SUPER WP HEROES$340 ahead
- #1,609BitterSweet Creativethis agency
- #1,610Evon Technologies$563 behind
Total earned
$349K
lifetime, as published
Jobs
3
contracts to date
Hours
0
billed hourly
Job Success
Not rated yet
not yet rated
Hourly rate
$200/hr
team range
Index Score
47
#10952 overall
Insights
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- Lifetime pace
- $42.9K/yr estimate
- Lifetime earnings divided by years on Upwork. A floor on historical pace, not a forecast.
- Earnings per job
- $116K
- Average contract value to date.
- Recent earnings, per Upwork
- $0
- The "recent" figure Upwork attaches to the directory card. Upwork does not publish the window, so it is shown as its number, not ours.
- Realised hourly
- n/a
- Total earned over billed hours. Fixed-price work inflates it; compare with the rate card.
Index Score breakdown47.2/100
Scale 31.7/40Quality 10/20Trust 0/15Momentum 3/15Team 2.5/10
Observation history
Every read of the public page. Last observed Oct 30, 2026 (live read).
| Observed | Earned | Δ | Jobs | JSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $349K | No change | 3 | Not rated |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $349K | 3 | Not rated |
About
With a technical background in graphic design and web development, Kate Schmidgall founded Bittersweet Creative in 2009 and has since grown the business to become an award-winning creative shop. Kate is also Founder and Editor of BittersweetMonthly.com, a digital storytelling platform that features organizations doing inspiring and essential work in response to critical social issues. Having built a team of dozens of independent creative professionals and featuring the work of more than a 150 non-profits, Kate is continually looking to leverage her professional skillset in ways that contribute to her broader community. Bittersweet is a Certified Business Enterprise through the Department of Small and Local Business Development of Washington, DC. RECOGNITION BittersweetMonthly.com, “Best Online Magazine” Nominee, Webby Award (2017) Love, Dad / Award: Short of the Week (Credit: Producer, 2016) Un Architecte / Awards: Vimeo Staff Pick, CINE Golden Eagle (Credit: Producer, 2015) Young Entrepreneur of the Year / DC Chamber of Commerce (2014)Read more
Skills
Video ProductionProject ManagementCommercial PhotographyStorytellingGraphic DesignCreative Strategy
Agency facts
- Team size
- Not published
- Teams on Upwork
- 1
- Founded
- Not published
- Member since
- Sep 2018
- Last contract
- Mar 2020
- Owner
- Kate S.
- Client focus
- Not published
- Country
- Washington, United States
- Languages
- Not published
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#14 in Video Production
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#118 in Graphic Design
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#284 in United States
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