You can post a job for free. Your post will be shown to relevant experts, who can apply to work with you. You can review the applicants and choose who to interview and ultimately hire. The support team is available 24/7 to help you through the hiring process.
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How Cad Crowd works
Hiring experts allows you to accomplish more with your project and scale your business. We can guide you through the process if you need a professional to help you take on additional engineering work or want to delegate a task that falls outside of your in-house expertise.
The Cad Crowd platform allows you to find skilled professionals to help your project succeed. Post your job on our marketplace and receive proposals from talented individuals worldwide. Before moving forward, you can discuss timing, availability, and pricing with your expert. We can support your company if you need someone for a one-time project or want to assemble a team for ongoing work.
Benefits of working with Cad Crowd
- Cad Crowd has Billing Security for hourly jobs and fixed-rate jobs
- A platform designed to support the growth of your business
- Communication technology, including chat and video calls
- 24/7 client service and support team
How to post your first job
To post a new job, go to the post job page and follow the steps. We’ll ask you questions that ensure your job is matched with the best expert with relevant expertise. Don’t worry if you don’t have all the answers right away – you can always edit your job post later.
Posting a job is easy, fast, and free. You’ll want the following details before starting your job post:
- An overall idea of the work you need help with
- A description of the job or questions to ask the applicants
- A rough idea of your hourly or fixed-rate work budget (we’ll provide estimates of typical rates)
- Add your preferred billing method, such as a credit card. Posting your job is free; however, we require a valid billing option to prevent spam posts.
- If you need to leave your job post and return to it later, no problem – it will be saved as a draft. You can even switch devices and continue editing your job later. For example, you can start a job post on your phone and pick up where you left off on a computer later.
What to include with your new job post
- Job title: The job title provides an overview of what you need and appears as your job heading. Including the work scope or industry (if relevant) here is a good idea, as it’s the first thing experts will see. We’ll use the keywords in your title to help match you with the ideal expert. Good examples include:
- 3D modeler needed for tool marketing
- Electronics engineer needed for IoT fitness device
- Mechanical engineer is needed at a small manufacturing firm
- 3D rendering expert required for a commercial building firm
- CNC programmer needed for ongoing part fabrication
- 3D animator needed for product demos at a marketing firm
- Job description: Explain your work requirements and a summary of anything unique about your project. You can include the skills required for the work (i.e., mechanical engineering, electrical, etc.) and any software needed (if applicable). Also, you can share an NDA agreement if it’s necessary to discuss your work. As a reminder, you’re automatically covered by the standard NDA/IP agreements under terms of service when paid jobs are completed through the Cad Crowd platform. Example description:
- We need a part-time 3D artist to help with an ongoing 3D rendering for our company furniture. The work will involve taking 2D drawings from our manufacturer in China and converting them into photorealistic renderings for our marketing content, and embed on our website. The 3D artist should be highly skilled with 3ds Max, V-Ray, and Marvelous Designer software packages. The candidate will work remotely and log billable hours with the Cad Crowd timer app.
- Job timeline: You can add an estimated timeline and time commitment required for your job. If you want a job contract that continues over a more extended period, you can choose the 6+ month timeline.
- Job category/skills: Choose the types of skills and software that are required for your applicants. Adding your required skills will help us match your job with the most suitable experts on the platform. We recommend adding at least 3-5 categories and 5+ skills to your job post for the best matches.
- Set your budget: You can add an optional hourly or fixed-rate budget when you post your job. Remember that you can always edit your budget after you have posted your job. Also, experts will submit applications with their suggested rates for your assignment.
- Hourly rate: You can choose an hourly rate, which means you’ll be charged for the exact hours the expert works on your project. You can limit the number of hours the expert can work each week. Setting a range for your hourly rate can help experts decide if the job is a good fit for them, and they will offer competitive rates for you to review once the job is posted.
- Fixed-rate job: Alternatively, you can choose a fixed-rate job budget, which is an estimated total cost for a well-defined project. The rate can be broken down into milestones, which you can add after posting the job and receiving applications. You’ll pay the expert with milestones after they complete each phase of your project. After posting your work, you can adjust your budget; however, sharing a rough idea of your overall budget helps experts decide if the project is a good fit for them. After posting your job, applicants will submit proposals for review and evaluation.
- Job location: Most work on Cad Crowd is completed by remote-based experts and recommended for the best rates, expertise, and availability. You can also post a local job if you require on-site help. In addition, you can post a hybrid position, which involves a combination of on-site and remote workers to meet your business objectives.
Remember: Keep in mind that there is no cost to post a job on the Cad Crowd platform. You’ll need to add a billing method to send a job offer to candidates, but you will only need to make a payment once you start working with your expert. Posting a job does not necessarily mean that you are required to hire an expert. You’ll have the opportunity to review applications from applications and conduct interviews before starting a job contract.
Questions and answers
âš¡ What are the next steps?
Get ready to be amazed! Now that your job is posted, you’ll receive applications from qualified experts who are a good fit for your position based on your budget and skills. You’ll also have an opportunity to send free invites to the experts on the platform who are a good fit for your job. Finally, experts will receive an email to inform them about your new job opportunity. You can relax knowing that a list of interested professionals will be at your disposal, ready to work on your project.
âš¡ How do I add a billing method to my account?
We require your preferred payment method before sending job offers to applicants to protect against fraud and encourage more experts to apply for your job. You will not be charged until you’re ready to send a job contract to the expert you’ve decided to hire for your job. The Billing Security system holds your payments for hourly and fixed-rate jobs until you review the work delivered. Billing Security helps ensure a safe and reliable hiring experience for clients and experts.
âš¡ How do I choose a budget for my job?
The experts on Cad Crowd have different levels of experience, from entry-level to expert. Generally, if you need more knowledge or a niche skill set for your job, you should expect to budget a higher rate. In addition, specific software packages (i.e., Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, etc.) have costly licensing costs and may require hiring experts that quote higher hourly rates. Suppose you choose to hire an expert on an hourly basis. In that case, we’ll share an estimated rate range for different experience levels (based on projects in your category) for you to consider.
Fixed-rate jobs do not require you to have a set specific budget. Alternatively, you can pay a fixed-rate price for your entire project or particular milestones completed. Fixed-rate jobs allow you to suggest a price for the specified work, but the budget range is entirely up to you and based on the scope of your job.
âš¡ Can I limit my job to specific countries?
If you want to hire exclusively U.S.-based experts, you can choose the expert location when you post your job (i.e., city, state, country, etc.). In addition, you can post an invite-only job and only send invites to candidates inside a particular geographic area.
We recommend that your job is posted worldwide for the most applications, rates, and largest talent pool of flexible experts. Ultimately, it is up to you to decide who you want to hire. If you want to modify your job post, you can edit your job location preferences after posting your job.
âš¡ I tried posting my job, and it’s not working.
We recommend clearing your browser cache and cookies if you see an error when posting a job. Please contact support to resolve the issue if you still see a site error.
âš¡ My new job post does not show up on the job search page.
The support team reviews every job post manually, and approval may take a couple of hours. Once a job is checked for completion, the new job will appear on the job search page.
