Learn how to invite, remove, or edit team members and roles on your Upwork account, including permissions and steps for managing team access.
Note: To add or remove team members, you must be an account owner or team admin, and you cannot remove team members who are the contact person for active contracts. Account owners, admins, recruiters, and hiring managers can invite coworkers to join the account/team.
How do I invite team members?
- Go to Account settings (desktop) or Settings (mobile app) > Teams & Members
- Choose Invite Members
- Fill out the form to assign the appropriate roles for the team member’s role
- Select Invite
How do I remove team members?
Make sure the person is not the contact person on any active contracts. (You can’t remove them until they’re no longer the contact person or the contract is closed.)
- Go to Account settings (desktop) or Settings (mobile app) > Teams & Members
- Find the team member you wish to update and select View user details from the (...) menu
- To remove from a specific team, select Remove from team from the (...) menu
- To remove from all teams (the whole company account), select Remove member and then select Confirm
How do I edit team member roles?
- Go to Account settings (desktop) or Settings (mobile app) > Teams & Members
- Find the team member you want to update and select View user details from the (...) menu
- In the team where the member’s roles need updated, select Edit member roles from the (...) menu
- Adjust any roles you need to change
- Select Confirm