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Sara E.

Copywriter, Marketing | Luxury, Tech and Games expert

Hi, I'm Sara Elsam, a senior games marketing professional with over a decade of experience driving successful campaigns for a range of indie and AAA games, including The Forgotten City, Raid: Shadow Legends, and ScourgeBringer. My unique background combines hands-on marketing leadership with editorial expertise from top-tier gaming publications. I've led marketing teams for 5+ years at premier agencies while maintaining deep industry connections across studios, publishers, and media outlets. As an ex-streamer and games critic at the likes of Eurogamer, Variety and Rock, Paper, Shotgun, I bring a unique perspective to all my projects. View my published work: sara-elsam.com ✦ Strategic Marketing Leadership - Brand strategy, creative campaign development, and team management ✦ Content & Copywriting - Published at The Guardian, Eurogamer, Variety, Rock Paper Shotgun, and The Independent ✦ Steam & Platform Optimization — Store page optimization, launch strategies, and conversion-focused messaging ✦ Creative Production - Games trailer production, video editing, and visual storytelling ✦ Digital Marketing - Social media management, paid advertising, influencer partnerships, and PR campaigns ✦ Web Design & Development - Marketing-focused website design and user experience optimization ✦ Passion-driven approach — as a passionate gamer and Dungeons & Dragons player, I bring authentic storytelling to all projects

🇬🇧Brighton, United Kingdom$50/hr100% JSS4.00 (9)Since Feb 2014
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$8

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#174,203 / 412k
🇬🇧Country#3,780 / 10.7k
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $49

Total earnings
$67k

Billed in all: $69k

World#58,711 / 412k
🇬🇧Country#1,300 / 10.7k
Per project
$7.5k

$16 in the last 6 months

World#22,572 / 412k
🇬🇧Country#347 / 10.7k
Projects, last 6 months
3
67% fixed33% hourly
World#66,479 / 412k
🇬🇧Country#1,491 / 10.7k
Projects in all
9

Across 14 contracts

57% fixed43% hourly
World#212,268 / 412k
🇬🇧Country#5,774 / 10.7k

Earnings, last 30 days

$69.4kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$68k$69k$70k$71kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 30% in Journalism Writing

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #227News Writing709 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #17Top 32%
  2. #253Journalism Writing845 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #21Top 30%
  3. #2,061Copy Editing5,372 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #141Top 38%
  4. #3,509Creative Writing10,453 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #174Top 34%
  5. #4,084Article Writing12,520 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #192Top 33%
  6. #4,361Blog Writing13,251 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #236Top 33%
  7. #5,838Writing16,517 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #287Top 35%
  8. #7,765Copywriting21,052 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #435Top 37%