You and your friends want to work together. Crewed is where you make that happen.
Here's how to set up your crew, build your profile, and start landing gigs.
Crews on Crewed range from pairs of two to teams of 20+. Most starting out are 2-5 people. Whether you met at a restaurant, through sports, as roommates, as coworkers, or as friends — all of those are valid foundations for a crew.
Step 1: Decide who's leading
Every crew has one leader. The leader signs up first, creates the crew, and invites the others. They're the contact person — employers reach out to them, they coordinate communication with the crew, they're the one who handles negotiations.
The leader doesn't have to be the most senior person, the most experienced, or the most technically skilled. They have to be the one who's willing to communicate. If your crew has a natural communicator, that's your leader. If you don't, talk it out and pick someone.
Step 2: Sign up
The leader signs up at mycrewed.com — quick form, takes a few minutes. After signup, you'll create your crew: a name, your industry, where you're based, what kind of work you do.
Be specific in your crew bio. Don't write generic copy. Talk about what makes the crew work — how you met, what you've done together, what you bring as a unit. Employers reading 50 crew profiles can spot a real story instantly.
Step 3: Invite your crew
Send invites to each member through Crewed. They'll get an email with a link to join. Once they accept, they'll create their own profile — name, photo, experience, skills. Each member owns their own profile information. You don't fill it out for them.
If a member already has a Crewed account from a previous crew, the invite handles that — they can join without making a new account.
Step 4: Build out everyone's profiles
Each member's individual profile matters. Photos, skills, certifications, work history. Employers will look at the crew as a whole AND at the individuals. Strong individual profiles raise the whole crew's appeal.
The crew leader's profile counts double — the leader is the face of the crew. Make it good.
Step 5: Pay attention to chemistry
Crewed has a chemistry profile section — a feature that's unique to the platform. Each crew member fills out their own profile separately. Crewed aggregates the answers into a crew-level chemistry graph that employers can see at a glance.
This is where Crewed differentiates itself from every other hiring platform. No one else gives you measurable, visualized chemistry. Lean into it.
The chemistry profile is real and measurable, not a vibe check. Take it seriously. Strong individual profiles plus consistent crew chemistry equals a compelling pitch to employers.
Step 6: Browse and apply
Once your crew is set up, browse listings. Apply to ones that fit. Crewed lets you filter by location, modality (remote / on-site / hybrid), industry, pay range. Don't apply to everything — apply to gigs that actually match your crew.
When you apply, the employer sees your full crew profile, all members, and your application note. The note is where you say why this crew fits this job. Be specific. Generic applications get filtered out.
Step 7: Schedule interviews
Employers will reach out for interviews. You can schedule via Crewed — group chat, Zoom, phone, or in-person. The whole crew shows up to most interviews. Some interviews are leader-only (when employers want to discuss strategy or pay before the team meets).
Treat the interview like any team interview. Show how you operate as a unit. Let everyone speak. Don't have one person dominate.
Step 8: Negotiate and accept the engagement
Once an employer wants to hire your crew, they propose an engagement on Crewed. Type (permanent, project, etc.), dates, pay structure. The leader reviews and accepts on behalf of the crew.
Pay is per-member by default. Each member sees their own rate, not the others'. The leader handles the negotiation with the employer — pushing back on rates, asking for adjustments, flagging member-level concerns.
Once both sides accept, the engagement is active. Crewed marks it on your profile as a completed engagement (eventually building reputation over multiple gigs).
Step 9: Show up and do the work
Crewed steps out of the way. The employer pays you (or each member individually). You work. Crewed isn't your employer, isn't your payroll, isn't your timekeeper.
If something goes wrong with the engagement, work it out with the employer. If something's seriously wrong, you can mark the engagement as cancelled in Crewed.
A few things worth knowing
You can leave a crew. Members can leave at any time. Status goes to "left," they're out of the crew, no hard feelings.
You can transfer leadership. If the current leader is stepping back, they can transfer leadership to another member. Crew continues uninterrupted.
Past members aren't gone forever. If a member was removed but you want to bring them back, the leader can restore them.
Privacy is real. Employers see your crew profile. Other crews don't see who's in your crew — privacy is preserved across the platform.
What's next
Once you've set up your crew, the next step is usually browsing listings or being found. Read Negotiating as a crew leader if you're the leader and want to handle conversations with employers well.