Richard L.
AI Engineer & Automation Expert
The quick version: I’m an AI automation expert and marketing strategist who builds powerful systems that scale brands, creators, and businesses. I specialize in building powerful AI automation systems and marketing workflows that help brands, artists, and businesses scale effortlessly. Over the past decade, I’ve worked at the intersection of tech and marketing, leading creative teams and automating complex operations for top names and startups alike. As Head of A&R at a Virgin Music label, I’ve overseen artist development and digital strategy for global releases. On the tech side, I’ve built advanced automations for Universal, Logic CRE, Brossier CRE, Meridian Investments, Noble AEO, Iota Body, and many more, streamlining everything from content systems to analytics, sales and business operations. With more than 10 years of experience in AI automation, marketing, business operations, I bring both strategic insight and hands-on implementation, whether you need full agentic systems, marketing systems, creative automation, or performance-driven workflows of any kind.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $86k
Billed in all: $133,766$134k
$3.2k in the last 6 months
Across 44 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 0.07% in Social Media Content Creation
Top 1% in 15 of 15 skills, ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- AI Video Generation3,553 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 0.08%🇺🇸#2 of 219
- Content Marketing Strategy1,307 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 0.23%🇺🇸#2 of 348
- #6Social Media Content Creation8,420 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 0.07%🇺🇸#2 of 1,425
- #6Content Marketing3,405 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 0.18%🇺🇸#2 of 803
- #7HighLevel5,168 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #5Top 0.14%🇺🇸#5 of 373
- #7Social Media Strategy2,932 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #4Top 0.24%🇺🇸#4 of 551
- #12Marketing10,098 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #5Top 0.12%🇺🇸#5 of 2,889
- #13Branding & Marketing3,758 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #8Top 0.35%🇺🇸#8 of 1,207