Read the brief, rate and requirements before committing.
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Agree the work
Check the deliverables, usage rights and timeline.
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Make and deliver
Follow the brief and keep feedback with the work.
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Build your record
Track approval, payment status and completed work.
The campaign, explained
Different skills. Different campaigns.
What gets made, who does what and how payment is determined. The brief or signed agreement sets the terms for each campaign.
Clipping campaign
Turn existing footage into short-form content with a fresh angle.
What gets made
Edits from brand-supplied footage
Where it goes
Channel post for view-priced work; agree file-only edits separately
How it is priced
Fixed view rate or shared view pool
The creator brings it to life
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Check whether the campaign is open, requirements-based or application-only, and whether your track is eligible.
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Join to access the source library, then cut your own edit within the brief's permissions.
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For a view-priced campaign, publish on an allowed channel and submit the video URL, not your profile URL.
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Keep the post public through the required period. Check readings, eligibility and payout status in the workspace.
The brand sets the brief
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Supply footage you have permission to use, the creative angle and any must-include or prohibited claims.
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Set the allowed platforms, entry requirements, deadlines and payment rules before creators join.
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Review each submitted clip against the brief. Keep creative approval separate from its view reading.
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Follow eligible views through settlement, then track the payout queue and receipts.
Payment and evidence
Fixed rate or shared pool?
A fixed rate prices eligible verified views per 1,000, subject to the campaign's caps and available budget. A shared pool divides the campaign budget by eligible view share at settlement. A pool is not a promised fixed amount per post; check any stated floor and cap.
Which views count, and when?
Read the per-post minimum, creator-total minimum and maturation window on the campaign. The maturation window is the period before a reading is locked. Missing or ineligible readings are not guaranteed earnings, and views after the lock do not automatically add to the payout.
Can an edit be delivered without posting?
Yes, if file delivery is the agreed work. Agree its fee and handoff through an order or contract. Do not join a view-priced campaign expecting an unposted file to earn a view payout.
The details to agree
What needs to be in the brief?
Source footage, aspect ratio, length, captions, music permissions, allowed edits, platforms, deadline and whether posting or file delivery is required. Define any exclusivity before the creator accepts.
What happens if a post cannot be accepted?
Read the review reason and correct what is within the agreed scope. Duplicate posts, the wrong platform, inaccessible posts and missing evidence can prevent acceptance or settlement. A post being submitted is not a promise that it will earn.
Commission original content for the brand's own channels or an agreed creator post.
What gets made
Original videos made to a brief
Where it goes
Video delivery, a channel post, or both, as agreed
How it is priced
Verified views, a base plus views, a flat fee, or a product exchange
The creator brings it to life
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Show relevant portfolio work and check the UGC track and campaign's access requirements.
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Confirm product access, the deliverable, payment model, usage rights and deadline before accepting.
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Shoot and edit original content. Deliver the agreed files, or publish if a channel post is included.
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Respond to in-scope feedback, complete the handoff and track approval and payout status.
The brand sets the brief
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Define the concept, product, format, deliverables and usage rights. Say whether a sample needs shipping.
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Agree the creator, payment model, delivery date, posting requirement and included revision scope before work starts.
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Review the draft against that brief. Keep revision requests specific and agree extra scope separately.
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Approve the eligible deliverable, record the agreed handoff and follow payment status separately.
Payment and evidence
Does the video need views to earn?
Read the brief. A cash UGC campaign may pay per 1,000 verified views, a base fee plus those views, or a flat fee per approved video. Views set the cash amount only on the view-priced models. If posting is included on a flat-fee brief, the post is a delivery requirement, not a silent switch to pay-per-view.
Are revisions unlimited?
Agree what the fee includes before accepting. Direct orders track included revisions and provide a separately paid revision when those are used. A new concept, additional deliverable or expanded rights needs agreement, not an assumed free revision.
What if the fee is a product or voucher?
Some UGC briefs offer a product or voucher instead of cash. Read that choice, the item or voucher terms, delivery arrangements and content obligations before accepting. A stated product value is not money owed to the creator.
The details to agree
Which files and rights are included?
Name the final formats and any raw files in the brief. Specify organic reposting, paid ads or other uses, along with the usage window. Delivery alone does not mean unlimited use of the creator's work or likeness.
Does the creator need a large following?
For file-delivery UGC, the brand is commissioning creative work rather than buying the creator's reach. Portfolio and brief fit matter. A campaign that also asks for a channel post can have its own audience requirements.
Give affiliate creators a reason to feature the product, with a brand-funded bounty on top.
What gets made
Product-led affiliate content
Where it goes
A post on the creator's own channel is required
How it is priced
View-based or verified-sales bounty
The creator brings it to life
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Check affiliate-track eligibility and the product, offer and bounty rules before joining.
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Use the campaign's tracked destination with the correct affiliate information. Confirm where the link belongs.
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Post on your own channel with the required disclosure, then submit the published post URL.
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Keep the required evidence and follow the bounty's settlement. Platform commission is tracked separately.
The brand sets the brief
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Set the product, offer, availability, allowed claims and destination for the campaign link.
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Choose a view-based bounty or sales-based bounty, then disclose the rate, budget and eligibility rules.
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Review the content and the evidence for the chosen model. Do not treat a tracked click as a confirmed sale.
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Follow settlement and payment status. For sales-based work, account for the required evidence and returns.
Payment and evidence
Views or sales?
A view-based bounty follows the disclosed view rate or shared-pool rules. A sales-based bounty uses the campaign's percentage of eligible attributed sales value, subject to its budget and evidence requirements. Read which model applies before posting.
What happens to the platform commission?
The platform's affiliate commission and Vouched's brand-funded bounty are separate. A Vouched bounty does not replace or guarantee the platform commission. Each follows its own eligibility and settlement rules.
Is a tracked click proof of a sale?
No. Click attribution records the visit, not the order value. Sales-based settlement needs accepted sales evidence and the applicable return window; returned or unsupported sales do not automatically qualify for a bounty.
The details to agree
Can I just deliver a video file?
Not instead of the required affiliate post. Affiliate work needs distribution through the creator's own channel. If the brand only needs an unposted product video, agree a UGC or other file-delivery brief instead.
What should the offer specify?
Product destination, price or offer claims, stock or sample arrangements, where to place the tracked link, permitted platforms, disclosure, campaign dates and the evidence needed for the bounty.
Book a specific creator for a defined collaboration, with clear deliverables and milestones.
What gets made
Content, appearances, event work or usage rights
Where it goes
Files, channel posts or other deliverables named in the contract
How it is priced
Milestone fees, or an explicit product exchange
The creator brings it to life
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Review the invitation, track requirements, schedule and conflicts before committing.
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Read and sign the contract only when the deliverables, amount, retention and rights match the agreement.
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Deliver each milestone on its due date. Post only when the contract includes a channel post.
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Track each approval, any retained amount and the separate payout release. Report delays or scope changes early.
The brand sets the brief
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Select the creator and define the collaboration, audience fit, dates, deliverables and usage scope.
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Issue a contract with milestone amounts, due dates and any retention. Confirm acceptance before treating it as booked.
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Review each milestone against the signed scope, including any separate rights grant.
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Approve eligible milestones and follow their payout status. Complete the package's remaining obligations and retention process.
Payment and evidence
Is the package paid all at once?
Each milestone has an agreed amount. Approving an eligible milestone queues its payment, less any contract retention. A booking is not automatically priced by views, even when it includes a public post.
What is retention?
Retention is the disclosed portion held back until the package's completion conditions are met. Read the percentage before signing. Approval, release of retention and an actual money transfer are distinct states.
Can a collaboration be a product exchange?
Where a package explicitly offers a product or voucher fee, read its exchange terms instead of assuming a cash milestone payout. Agree what is provided and what must be delivered; the listed product value is not withdrawable earnings.
The details to agree
Are ad rights included in a post?
Do not assume so. The contract can contain a separate rights grant defining organic reposting, paid ads, whitelisting or a buyout, with its scope and duration. Check the actual grant before using the content.
What if a date or commitment changes?
Record the change with the other party before relying on it. For a missed commitment, use the contract's incident process and give the creator a chance to respond. A replacement creator is not guaranteed.
Published work uses the campaign's post-link form. For file-only work, agree the file handoff through the order or contract before accepting. The current campaign post form does not accept direct video uploads. Do not publish content just to make file-only work fit that form.
Affiliate campaigns require a creator-channel post. Clipping, UGC and influencer work can use an agreed file handoff or channel post, but a view-priced campaign still needs a measurable published post.
Approval is not a bank transfer.
Creative review, evidence checks, settlement and payout release are separate steps. Vouched remains in closed alpha; these guides do not announce public access or real payouts.
Your work matters. So do the terms.
Each track has its own payment model and review process. The campaign or contract tells you what applies to the work you accept.
Verification is free. Paid plans do not buy trust or rank.
The creator rate is shown before you accept the work.
Track approval and payment status in your workspace.
Read the reason behind decisions about your work.
Your public profile is a place for your completed work and evidence.