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Timothy A.

San Juan del Rio, Mexico

$20/hr
4.9
188 jobs

I am a US citizen living abroad and a certified: • Zendesk Systems Administrator • HubSpot Sales Administrator • Gorgias Systems Administrator • Shopify Store Building Expert With nearly 20 years of experience in the customer support industry, I specialize in building strong, efficient, and scalable support operations. I am also the founder of Adams-BPO, an elite Gorgias partner and a recognized expert in Zendesk, Freshdesk, HubSpot, Shopify, and web development. At Adams BPO, we provide top-tier customer support teams for growing companies, including: • Full-time agents • Full-time managers • Quality assurance managers • Reporting and analytics professionals We structure every client relationship around proven processes and guarantee performance that exceeds industry standards. With Adams BPO managing your support, your customer service will thrive—and you’ll be free to focus on what you do best: growing your business. We are also AI specialists, offering custom-built AI agents tailored to your company’s needs. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, automate routine tasks, and deliver exceptional customer experiences. Personally, I thrive in building out workflow systems and support infrastructure. My specialties include: • Building customer support departments from the ground up • Automations, triggers, and rule creation • Workflow processes and view structures • Chatbot mapping and knowledge base linking • Multi-platform integrations • Reporting and analytics for all major CRMs Platform-Specific Skills: Zendesk • Agent Interface • Zendesk Talk, Chat, and Guide • Custom views, automations, and integrations HubSpot • Pipeline structure • Workflow automations • Sequences and integrations • CRM account linking Gorgias • Rules, macros, views, automations, and AI configuration • Multi-store Shopify and platform integrations I’m also bilingual (native English and fluent Spanish), and I genuinely love both people and the platforms I work with. I’d love the chance to speak with you about how I can help you scale, streamline, or strengthen your customer support operation.

  • Zendesk
  • US English Dialect
  • CSS 3
  • System Configuration
  • HTML5
  • Administrative Support
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Shopify
  • Gorgias
  • HubSpot
  • Ticketing System
  • Analytics
  • Chatbot Flow Design
  • WordPress Development
Trisha Anne Gil G.

Taguma, Philippines

$7/hr
4.6
59 jobs

Hello! 👋 I'm a Customer Support Specialist with 5+ years of experience supporting e-commerce businesses and online stores.👩‍💼 I help businesses manage high volumes of customer inquiries through email, live chat, and social media while maintaining excellent customer satisfaction and protecting company policies.🤝 📍Here’s how I can support your business: ✅• Email & Live Chat Customer Support ✅• Order Tracking, Shipping Updates & Customer Inquiries ✅• Refunds, Returns & Dispute Handling ✅• Shopify Store Support ✅• PayPal & Klarna Dispute Management ✅• Social Media Customer Messages ✅• Admin Tasks & Data Entry 📍I have experience working with tools such as: 📌Shopify | Zendesk | Gorgias | Freshdesk | Salesforce | PayPal, Klarna Business | Slack | Google Workspace | Meta Business | Social Media Handling | 📌My goal is simple: provide fast, professional, and empathetic customer support that builds trust and keeps customers happy.🫡 If you're looking for a reliable customer support specialist who understands e-commerce operations, I would love to support your business long term.😉

  • Zendesk
  • Customer Service
  • Customer Support
  • Gorgias
  • Customer Care
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Data Entry
  • Microsoft Office
  • Shopify
  • Ecommerce Order Fulfillment
  • Email Support
  • Shopify Dropshipping
  • Ebay Dropshipping
  • Dropshipping
  • Online Chat Support
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Order Processing
  • Ecommerce Support
  • Virtual Assistance
  • Administrative Support
Grace A.

Iligan City, Philippines

$6/hr
4.8
101 jobs

I am a highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills, writing skills, time management, resourceful, and well organized. I strive to achieve your goals and get the results you want. 📍 My Skills and Expertise: ✅ Data Entry ✅ Virtual Assistance ✅ Data Mining ✅ Data Scraping ✅ Research ✅ Lead Generation ✅ LinkedIn Scraping and managing CRM ✅ EMR system ✅ Phone and Email handling ✅ Zendesk ✅ Medical Office Virtual Assistant. Have strong English language skills, and quite capable of meeting tight deadlines, working under intense pressure while making sure to create quality work for the client. I am passionate about delivering exactly whatever is asked of me, and always concerned about the client's satisfaction by providing the highest possible results.

  • Zendesk
  • Data Entry
  • Data Scraping
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Lead Generation
  • Data Mining
  • Real Estate Appraisal
  • Amazon
  • Transaction Data Entry
  • Shopify
  • Business with 1-9 Employees
Mitchie Chanie C.

Cebu City, Philippines

$15/hr
5.0
15 jobs

🔥 Results-Driven Professional with 10+ Years of Expertise in CUSTOMER SERVICE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE I provide seamless, expert-level admin and customer support that empowers your business to operate efficiently and grow with confidence. Very much tech savvy on the Tools & Platforms below: Zendesk | Intercom | Shopify | HubSpot | Stripe | Canva | Slack | Notion | Trello | Asana | ClickUp | Asana | Meta Business Suite | Google Workspace | Gorgias | Freshdesk I’ve supported businesses in improving response times, increasing customer retention, and elevating overall service standards by transforming everyday interactions into meaningful, positive experiences that build long-term loyalty. Sound like a fit? Drop me a quick message or invite so we can schedule a Discovery Call. :) Talk soon. 😉

  • Zendesk
  • Email Support
  • Administrative Support
  • Virtual Assistance
  • Ecommerce Support
  • Customer Support
  • Customer Service
  • Online Chat Support
  • Phone Support
  • Zendesk API
  • Social Customer Service
  • HubSpot
  • Technical Support
  • Customer Care
  • Customer Onboarding
  • Customer Experience
  • Intercom
  • Gorgias
  • Ecommerce
  • End User Technical Support
Ossama A.

Lahore, Pakistan

$15/hr
4.8
165 jobs

🥇 Top Rated Plus ⏰26000+ Hours of Quality Work Delivered 💼 100+ Jobs Completed ✅ 100% Customer Satisfaction ⭐ 100% Job Success Rate I have 10+ years of experience in customer service industry where I have worked for different niches; mainly with SaaS, ecommerce and software/technical support. I started off as Customer support executive in a US based company. My core responsibility include phone support both tier 1 and tier 2 for the SaaS based product. I then volunteered in tickets and live chat as I wanted to learn more and excel. Due to my great product knowledge and customer handling, I was promoted to support supervisor within 9 months of my joining date with the company. I was then further promoted to start another department from scratch which involved configurations and maintenance of tools that we used to service our customers. This also lead me into a training manager role for product and tools used internally. I then joined a software a company which required technical support both tier 1 and tier 2 via email and screenshare sessions and sometimes phone calls. The key to success was the knowledge of the command line and other basics to mid level knowledge of computers. I was then hired by a ecommerce business based out of Australia where I was the customer support manager and manged a team of 4 virtually based team members. It was mainly live chat and email. I have been Zendesk consultant and project manager for over two years. I have also experience in managing tools such as  Agile CRM, Zopim, Intercom, Fonality, Confluence, Jira, Zoho Support, Ring Central, Zapier, CudaSign, Webmerge, Twilio (Sales force is on the way). I have successfully managed these from scratch and designed it as per the need of all the departments. I have done multiple projects in North America and in Europe.

  • Zendesk
  • Phone Support
  • Online Chat Support
  • Email Support
  • Jira
  • Customer Service
  • Administrative Support
  • SaaS
  • Customer Experience
  • Project Management
  • Live Chat Software
  • Shopify
  • Ecommerce
  • Gorgias
  • Intercom
Josh W.

Nairobi, Kenya

$30/hr
5.0
34 jobs

𝟵,𝟱𝟬𝟬+ 𝗵𝗿𝘀 | $𝟳𝟬𝗞+ 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 | 𝟵𝟱%+ 𝗖𝗦𝗔𝗧. I help SaaS and eCommerce companies reduce ticket volume, improve response times, and keep customers happy. With experience across Tier 1 / Tier 2 support, Shopify stores, and SaaS platforms, I combine customer service + technical troubleshooting so issues get resolved fast— without endless escalations. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: • 42% faster response times for a team managing 8,000+ monthly tickets • CSAT improved from 80% to 95%+ and sustained across the full engagement • 31% reduction in repeat tickets through better workflows, onboarding flows, and knowledge base documentation 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿: 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 & 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗸 • 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁, 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 & 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 — Zendesk, Intercom, Gorgias, Freshdesk, Help Scout • 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 — tracking, refunds, returns, exchanges • 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗦𝗟𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 • 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 — reducing churn through proactive support • 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 • 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 — social media, SMS, WhatsApp, in-app chat • 𝗖𝗥𝗠 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 — HubSpot, Zoho, Salesforce, HighLevel 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 (𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝟭 & 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝟮) • 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 — bug reporting, integrations, configuration fixes • 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝟯𝟲𝟱 & 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — setup, access control, email configuration • 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗧 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 — VPN setup, endpoint security, remote desktop via TeamViewer • 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 — root-cause analysis, repeat-issue prevention • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — SOPs, knowledge bases, workflow mapping • 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 & 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 for distributed teams The combination means your customers get resolved, not redirected. 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆. 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸.

  • Zendesk
  • Online Chat Support
  • Order Tracking
  • Technical Support
  • Customer Support
  • Helpdesk
  • Gorgias
  • Intercom
  • Tech & IT
  • CRM Software
  • Phone Support
  • Help Scout
  • Shopify
  • Freshdesk
  • SaaS
  • Customer Experience
  • Customer Retention
  • Office 365
  • Ticketing System
  • Live Chat Software

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How to Hire Top Zendesk Specialists

How to hire Zendesk specialists

Zendesk specialists can help you track customer issues and foster better relationships with your customers.

So how do you hire Zendesk specialists? What follows are some tips for finding top Zendesk specialists on Upwork.

How to shortlist Zendesk professionals

As you’re browsing available Zendesk consultants, it can be helpful to develop a shortlist of the professionals you may want to interview. You can screen profiles on criteria such as:

  • Industry fit. You want a Zendesk specialist who understands your industry so they can troubleshoot problems your customers may encounter.
  • Project experience. Screen candidate profiles for specific skills and experience (e.g., integrating Zendesk with a Shopify store).
  • Feedback. Check reviews from past clients for glowing testimonials or red flags that can tell you what it’s like to work with a particular Zendesk specialist.

How to write an effective Zendesk job post

With a clear picture of your ideal Zendesk specialist in mind, it’s time to write that job post. Although you don’t need a full job description as you would when hiring an employee, aim to provide enough detail for a contractor to know if they’re the right fit for the project.

An effective Zendesk job post should include:

  • Scope of work: From issue tracking to customer support, list all the deliverables you’ll need.
  • Project length: Your job post should indicate whether this is a smaller or larger project.
  • Background: If you prefer experience with certain industries, collaboration tools, or technologies, mention this here.
  • Budget: Set a budget and note your preference for hourly rates vs. fixed-price contracts.

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ZENDESK SPECIALISTS FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Zendesk?

Zendesk is an all-in-one customer service platform that covers everything from processing support tickets to customer relationship management (CRM).

Here’s a quick overview of the skills you should look for in Zendesk professionals:

  • Zendesk
  • Customer service and support
  • Communication skills (e.g., email, phone, chat)
  • Other CRM tools such as HubSpot CRM

Why hire Zendesk specialists?

The trick to finding top Zendesk specialists is to identify your needs. Is your goal to find someone to manage customer support tickets, track issues, and troubleshoot problems? Will you also require some IT expertise to offer technical support for a software product? The cost of your project will depend largely on your scope of work and the specific skills needed to bring your project to life.

How much does it cost to hire a Zendesk specialist?

Rates can vary due to many factors, including expertise and experience, location, and market conditions.

  • An experienced Zendesk specialist may command higher fees but also work faster, have more specialized areas of expertise, and deliver higher-quality work.
  • A contractor who is still in the process of building a client base may price their Zendesk services more competitively.

Which one is right for you will depend on the specifics of your project.