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Hire European Freelancers

Find self-employed freelancers and consultants across Europe whose profiles are reviewed and approved by the VirtualMasst team.

Explore relevant experience, start a conversation and work directly with the talent you choose. From technology and digital growth to operations and support, VirtualMasst helps you connect with the expertise your business needs.

When it fits

When to hire European or international talents

Talents can bring specialist expertise and additional capacity to your existing team. VirtualMasst connects employers directly with self-employed talents across Europe and beyond where Stripe operates.

Specialist expertise

Access talents across technology & engineering, digital & growth, and operations & support.

Additional capacity

Reinforce your existing team when workloads increase, deadlines approach or a job requires specialist expertise.

Consultancy and coordination

Work with independent consultants when you need advice on strategy or decisions, or experienced professionals who can coordinate agreed parts of a job.

Flexible collaboration

Work with talents on short-term jobs, longer engagements or ongoing support according to your business needs.

Don’t replace your employees. Reinforce them.

Skills

Skills and experience to look for

Look for the specific expertise and professional experience your job requires.

Experience with similar work

Explore previous jobs, industry knowledge and experience with requirements similar to your own.

A clear approach

Discuss how the talent would approach the job, organise the work and deliver the expected outcome.

Open communication

Start a conversation and discuss the scope, timeline, deliverables, rate and work setup. The work setup can be on site, remote or hybrid.

Further checks are the employer’s duty.

Deliverables

Typical jobs and deliverables

Explore expertise across three main areas.

Technology & engineering

Connect with developers, data specialists, cloud engineers, cybersecurity consultants and AI professionals.

Typical work includes
  • Software and application development
  • Cloud infrastructure and system integration
  • Data engineering and analytics
  • Cybersecurity assessments and implementation
  • AI automation and technical consultancy
Explore technology specialists

Digital & growth

Find talents who support digital experiences, visibility and business growth.

Typical work includes
  • UX research and UX/UI design
  • SEO and technical SEO
  • Website development
  • Performance marketing and lead generation
  • Video editing and motion design
  • Technical writing
Explore digital specialists

Operations & support

Find talents who reinforce business operations and provide specialist support.

Typical work includes
  • Executive & administrative assistance
  • Business operations
  • Customer support
  • HR & recruitment support
  • Finance & bookkeeping
  • Procurement & supply chain
  • Logistics & transport coordination
  • Compliance & documentation
  • Translation & localisation
Explore operations specialists

How to shortlist talents

1. Explore relevant experience

Review professional profiles, CVs and portfolios to identify experience relevant to your job.

2. Start a conversation

Connect directly with talents and discuss your objectives, availability, approach, rate and work setup.

3. Agree the collaboration

Choose the talent who fits your job and agree the scope, timeline and deliverables. For larger jobs, you can decide to split the work into several projects.

Rates

Rates, availability and ways to work

Rates are agreed together

Each talent sets their own professional rate. You agree the rate directly before work begins.

Confirm availability

Ask when the talent can start and whether their availability fits your timeline.

Choose the work setup

The job can be:

  • On site
  • Remote
  • Hybrid

Structure the job

The work can be:

  • A fixed-price job
  • A larger job divided into several projects
  • Ongoing support on an agreed schedule

About rates

Rates depend on the talent, expertise and agreed scope. You are welcome to negotiate directly with the talent if the rate is outside your budget.

The platform

How VirtualMasst supports the engagement

  • Connects employers directly with talents
  • The VirtualMasst team reviews and approves talent profiles
  • Profile checks include the CV and applicable business information such as VAT or company registration
  • Stripe carries out identity, banking and compliance checks
  • Facilitates pre-funding and payment through Stripe
  • Employers pay upfront through Stripe, using a valid payment method
  • Where applicable, invoices can be created and sent through VirtualMasst’s PEPPOL network

The employer chooses who to hire.

FAQ

Questions about VirtualMasst

What is VirtualMasst?

VirtualMasst is a Belgian-based B2B freelance platform connecting companies directly with independent freelancers and consultants across Europe.

The VirtualMasst team reviews and approves talent profiles. Employers explore profiles, communicate directly with talents and choose who they want to hire.

The employer and talent contract directly with each other.

How do we approach hiring?

Employers have two ways to connect with talents.

A public job is visible to registered talents, who can apply directly.

A private job is sent to a selected talent, who can review the scope, rate and conditions and accept or decline.

Does VirtualMasst hire independent freelancers or consultants on behalf of employers?

No.

VirtualMasst provides the platform. The employer chooses who they want to hire.

The VirtualMasst team reviews and approves profiles but does not make the hiring decision.

What types of jobs can companies post on VirtualMasst?

Companies can post freelance jobs across:

  • Technology & engineering
  • Digital & growth
  • Operations & support

This includes areas such as data and analytics, AI automation, development, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, UX, SEO, performance marketing, CRM integration and virtual assistance.

What types of working arrangements can I have with freelancers?

The work setup can be:

  • Remote
  • On site
  • Hybrid

Choose the setup that fits the job and the way your team needs to collaborate.

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Engagement

Match the way of working to the job

1

The outcome is clear

Agree a defined scope, deliverables, timeline and rate.

2

The job still needs definition

Start a conversation with the talent and clarify the required outcome and scope before agreeing the work.

3

The need continues

Agree ongoing support on a schedule that works for both sides.

For larger jobs, you can decide whether splitting the work into several projects is useful.

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Your next step

Post your job

Describe what you need to achieve, the skills required, your expected outcome, timeline and work setup. Talents whose experience fits the job can apply directly.

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