BlackBird is a creative platform that streamlines management and operation of your creative business to help you discover opportunities, other creatives and the world around you. It also puts you in a position to be discovered and hired. From corporate events to college events, to finding your next audio engineer, photographer, or videographer, as a creative, BlackBird aims to become your new tailor-made business headquarters. You can find top creative talent or get hired for your creative services!

Our mission is simple, to be the champion of the creative industries, by utilizing the power of software to solve complex problems in our creative ecosystem, with every nuance and detail taken into consideration.

Our creative ecosystem initially consists of: Music, Photography, Videography, Audio, Design, Teaching, Marketing, Venues, and art/fashion. Including all of the variations and ancillary services pertaining to the industry.

If you live outside of the areas listed and are willing to work remotely, just specify 'Works Remotely' within your profile and you'll be part of our ecosystem. If you live in an area that isn't currently offered, we request that you submit an email to info@blackbirdlabs.io and we will begin expanding into your location!

Our creative ecosystem grows with you! If you don't initially find what you are looking for, be patient, and we promise, with our dedicated team and your help, the community will grow, which amplify our value to you!

Discover

Find new collaborative and paid opportunities. BlackBird has your back whether you're looking to join a band, hire a graphic designer, or just find someone to collaborate with.

Collaborate
Connect with complementary creatives to expand your network.

Manage
Organize your complicated freelancing career in one spot.

Tips:
1. When setting up your social media links be sure to do it in the following format:
The '@' symbol for your social media user names are not required.
What yours should like when properly formatted:
Website Handle: website URL
Youtube Handle: username
Instagram Handle: username
Facebook Handle: username
Twitter Handle: username
Soundcloud: username
LinkedIn: username
2. To receive and make payments through the app, go to your 'Wallet' and create an account with Stripe. Our trusted payment partner. If you have any questions, shoot us an email.

Additional Notes:
The initial features of BlackBird consist of Home, Showcase, Match, and Chat, with many more to come.
Home has four areas to manage your profile, read and respond to notifications, bookings, and activity from BlackBird or other customers.

Wallet shows your current account balance for money received. It also allows you to get paid and set up your Stripe Account right from within the app.

Showcase highlights some of our top creative talents on the BlackBird platform. Contact us if you'd like to get added to our talent showcase!

Match is where you can quickly find talent, via our 'smart match' technology, carefully organized into categories such as Music, Photography, Videography, Audio, Design, Teaching, Marketing, and Venues, and allows you complete a quick, intuitive, yet fulfilling process.

To strike up a quick conversation and to collaborate with another creative on our platform, use either the Showcase or Match feature and tap on 'Chat' to start a conversation!

To leave feedback about the application please click on the feedback tab on the home screen or email us at info@blackbirdlabs.io with any comments, questions or issues. Your input is not only welcomed but encourage. The better we can serve you, the better everyone's experience will be.

We encourage you to create a profile today and showcase your talent to find new opportunities to collaborate with others as well as to get paid!

Our Privacy Policy is located at http://blackbirdlab.io/privacy/

Sincerely,
The BlackBird Team