Tom Attea
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#2,072
of 28,921 agencies on Upwork by lifetime earnings, and #5 in Media Buying.
- #2,071Esipick$60 ahead
- #2,072Tom Atteathis agency
- #2,073Sectrix Technologies Pvt Ltd$334 behind
Total earned
$258K
lifetime, as published
Jobs
225
contracts to date
Hours
436
billed hourly
Job Success
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Hourly rate
$200–$250/hr
team range
Index Score
46
#11441 overall
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- Lifetime pace
- $12.6K/yr estimate
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- Earnings per job
- $1.1K
- Average contract value to date.
- Recent earnings, per Upwork
- $0
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- Realised hourly
- $591/hr
- Total earned over billed hours. Fixed-price work inflates it; compare with the rate card.
Index Score breakdown46.4/100
Scale 30.9/40Quality 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 | $258K | 225 | Not rated |
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About
Tom Attea is one of America's most award-winning copywriters and the founder of Heavy Creative, Inc. He personally does all of the copywriting for clients of the agency. Other employees are in design or support. His copywriting has won every major creative award, including 4 Clios in one night, Gold and Silver Lions from Cannes, The Gold Telly, the Gold Mobius, and many other awards. The Gold Mobius was awarded to him for writing what was judged the "Best B2B Internet Services Advertisement." There were over 6000 entries from 31 countries and 1 gold award in the category. LinkedIn awarded him its "Best of Copywriting" citation for the last two years in a row. On Upwork, he is often listed #1 among copywriters. He has a 100% approval rating and has earned Upwork’s Top-Rated badge. Tom has been featured in leading industry publications, such as Advertising Age and DM News. He is also the author of two books on advertising creativity. Here's a comment from Advertising Age magazine, referring to Tom's copywriting: "With no fanfare or publicity, this creative problem-solver is assigned projects to solve - sometimes without even the knowledge of the primary agency. His work is virtually always kept from the public." This is a review of my popular book, "The Secrets of Successful Creative Advertising." "What creative wouldn't want to get his hands on this book? .... What you need to know about creative ... Just go get the book!" - Brad Forsythe and Ray Schilens, hosts of The Advertising Show, sponsored by Advertising Age Magazine Here's a notice about my newest book, "How to Write Websites that Convert." "If you want to learn how to convert visitors to your website into real buying customers, this has got to be the best book you will ever read on the subject." - Bruce Blechman, best-selling co-author of Guerrilla Financing Tom's newest how-to book, The Creative Copywriter's Companion, was recently published and publicity will start soon. Tom attended Duquesne University and The Juilliard School. He holds bachelor's degree and a graduate degree.Read more
Skills
Print AdvertisingVideo CommercialMedia BuyingMedia PlanningCopywritingSearch Engine MarketingResponsive Design
Agency facts
- Team size
- Not published
- Teams on Upwork
- 1
- Founded
- Not published
- Member since
- May 2006
- Last contract
- Aug 2019
- Owner
- Tom A.
- Client focus
- Not published
- Members in
- United States
- Languages
- Not published
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#30 in Copywriting
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#71 in SEM
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#355 in United States
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