Freeto post a job
A UGC contract fixes the price, the deadline, the revisions and the usage rights before filming starts. On Octoclip it is written for you and accepted by both sides on every hire.
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01In short
A UGC contract is the written agreement between a brand and a UGC creator. It states the deliverables, the price per video, the deadline, how many revisions are allowed, and where the brand may use the video. A clear UGC agreement protects both sides before any work starts.
02The guide
Eight clauses to cover. Every Octoclip hire includes the first seven; the last applies to monthly retainers only.
Who hires whom, for which job, and how many videos. If a video has its own angle, name it, or leave it to the creator within the brief. State whether the creator only sends files or also publishes on their own account.
The price per approved video and the total. Payment should never depend on views or results, and work should start only after the creator accepts and the payment is secured.
A single deadline for all videos. If the creator publishes on their account, state how long the post stays live.
How many days the brand has to review, what happens if it does not answer, how many revisions are allowed and for what reason, such as a missed brief point or angle. Rejection should need an objective reason, never low views or a change of mind.
Where the brand may use the video, for how long, in which countries, and whether it can edit it and run it as an ad. On Octoclip the brand may use approved content on its own channels and in paid ads, including Spark Ads and partnership ads, worldwide with no end date.
Say whether the creator’s image and voice are included, that the rights are not exclusive, and that the brand may not resell the video to third parties.
What happens to payment for videos that are not approved or not delivered, and how disagreements are resolved. See UGC rates for how the price is set.
For a monthly retainer, where a creator makes videos every month: how many videos a month and at what price, the renewal day, when each month’s videos are due, and how either side stops. On Octoclip each month is paid and secured before the creator starts, and either side can stop at any time.
03Two ways to work
Each job is one type. You set the price per video, and creators see it before they apply.
The creator publishes on their own TikTok, Instagram or YouTube, to their own audience. You get the live post to repost and run as an ad.
The creator sends you the file. You publish it on your own accounts, on your site and in your ads.
04How it works
You never write it. It is built from your job and accepted by both sides.
01Free
Type, price per video, volume, deadline and the brief, with the must-include points every video is checked against.
02Free
Creators apply with a note. You see their profile, connected account and record on Octoclip.
03Free
The contract is generated from your job’s terms. Hire one creator or twenty from the same brief.
04
When a creator accepts, you pay and they start. You approve every video before the creator is paid.
When money moves
05Pricing
Nothing extra. The contract is part of every hire on Octoclip, and posting a job is free.
As many jobs, applicants and teammates as you need. Reviewing and sending offers is free too.
Charged when a creator accepts your offer. You see the full amount before you send it.
Never tied to views. You set it, and creators see it before they apply.
An example
3 UGC videos at €120 each
An example, not a price list: you choose the price and the number of videos, and you see the full amount before you send an offer.
06Compare
How Octoclip handles contracts compared with an AI tool, an agency and doing it yourself.
| What you get | Post a job free | AI UGC toolAvatars and scripts | UGC agencyRetainer fees and shortlists | Doing it yourselfDMs, spreadsheets, invoices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A real person on camera | Yes | No: An AI avatar | Yes | Yes |
| Your real product, held and used | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Creators apply to your job | Yes | No: No creators | No: They pick for you | No: You search and message |
| You choose who works with you | Yes | No: No creators | No: From their shortlist | Yes |
| No monthly cost | Yes: €0 until you hire | No: Usually a subscription | No: Often a retainer fee | Yes: Your time instead |
| Contracts and payouts handled | Yes | No: No creator involved | Yes | No: By you, one by one |
Weighing a UGC platform? See Octoclip side by side with each one.
Compare platforms07Avoid these
“You can use it” does not say where, for how long or whether it can run as an ad. Spell it out before filming.
Unlimited revisions are unfair to the creator and open-ended for you. State how many are allowed and for what.
Views depend on the algorithm. Agree a fixed price per approved video.
A chat is easy to lose and hard to enforce. A contract both sides accept in one place is the record. More in what is UGC.
Written by Octoclip. Published , updated .
The review, revision and payment rules on this page are Octoclip’s own, set out in the terms. Usage rights are set in each job’s terms and shown on the contract.
FAQ
What brands ask before they post: price, rights and review.
The parties and deliverables, the price per approved video and total, the deadline, the review and revision rules, the usage rights (where, how long, which countries, edits and ads), image and voice, exclusivity and resale, and how refunds and disputes work.
The clause list on this page is a template you can follow. On Octoclip you do not need to write one: the contract is built from your job’s price, dates and brief, and both sides accept it before work starts.
Yes. The contract both sides accept lets you use approved content in paid ads, including Spark Ads and partnership ads. Ask for the ad code or approval in your brief so the creator knows before they apply.
That is for the contract to say. On Octoclip, once a video is approved the brand may use it worldwide with no end date, on its own channels and in paid ads, including the creator’s image and voice.
The rights are not exclusive, so the creator keeps the right to use their own work, and the brand may not resell the video to third parties.
You can ask for one revision per video, pointing to the must-include point it missed. The creator has 3 days to resubmit. If you don’t review a video within 5 days, it is approved.
Their payment is secured when they accept, before any work starts, and released for each video you approve.
Posting a job, reviewing applicants and sending offers are free. You set a fixed price per video and pay only when a creator accepts your offer. The full amount is shown before you send the offer.
No. This page explains what a UGC agreement covers. For advice on your own situation, ask a lawyer.
No. Octoclip does not sell or guarantee downloads, installs or views. You pay a fixed price for each approved video.
More on Octoclip
Free to post a job
Post a job free. The contract is built and accepted before any work starts.
Posting a job is free. You’re charged only when a creator accepts.
