Post a brief
Set the budget, deadline, deliverables, platforms, target audience, usage rights, and how many creators you need. Posting is free and takes a few minutes.
For local brands
Hire local creators. Pay only for work you approve.
CreatorDocks gives local businesses a reviewed roster of nearby creators. Post a brief, read real applications with rates attached, and release payment after the content clears your review — not before.
CafesGymsSalonsBoutiquesHome services
How a deal runs
Brief, applicants, approved work.
Authorized when you accept
A hold lands on your card for the rate you accepted. Posting a brief costs nothing.
Charged when you approve
The hold is only captured after you approve the delivered content.
15% platform fee
Taken out of the rate you accepted, never added on top. No retainer, no seats.
How it works
Three steps from brief to paid creator.
Briefs, applications, content review, and payouts live in one dashboard, so a campaign never turns back into a thread of DMs and invoices.
Review applicants
Creators apply with a short pitch and the rate they want. Accept the ones that fit — accepting authorizes that rate on your card. Pass on the rest and nothing is held.
Approve and pay
The creator submits the content for review. Approve it and we capture the hold and release their payout. Not right yet? Send revision notes or decline — nothing is charged.
Why CreatorDocks
Built for the businesses people visit, book, and recommend.
Neighborhood cafes, gyms, salons, boutiques, and home service teams do not need a six-month agency contract. They need a few good creators nearby and a clean way to pay them.
Local creators, reviewed by a person
Everyone on the roster applied and was reviewed by hand before being invited — handle, platform, niche, and audience size. We are starting with creators who live where your customers do, because that is the content that gets someone to walk in, book, or order.
Pay for results, not reach
No upfront deposit and no prepaid campaign balance. Money moves one creator at a time: held when you accept them, charged when you approve their work.
No agency retainer
No monthly minimum, no seat licenses, no annual contract. Run one campaign a quarter or none at all — you only pay when a collaboration is approved.
Creators
Get early accessAre you a creator? CreatorDocks lives on your phone.
Browse local briefs, apply with the rate you want, submit your work, and get paid through Stripe — from the CreatorDocks iOS app. It is not on the App Store yet, so put your name down and we will tell you the day it is.
Coming to iOSLocal briefsPaid through Stripe
FAQ
The details brands ask about first.
What does it cost?
There is no subscription, listing fee, or cost to post a brief. CreatorDocks takes a 15% platform fee on each approved collaboration. Accept a creator at $400 and your card is charged $400 — the fee comes out of that amount rather than being added on top.
How do payments work?
When you accept an applicant we authorize their rate on your card, so the funds are held but not charged. After they deliver, you approve, request a revision, or decline. Only approval captures the payment and releases the payout to the creator, and payments run on Stripe.
How are creators vetted?
The roster is invite-led. Creators apply, we review each profile by hand before inviting them, and every creator has to finish Stripe payout onboarding — so their identity and bank details are verified — before a brand can accept them.
When can I start?
Access is invite-led while we build creator supply city by city, so there is no instant self-serve signup yet. Request access with your email and we will get in touch to open your account and help shape your first brief.
Request access
Ready to run your first local campaign?
We are opening brand accounts in small batches so every brief gets a real creator match. Leave your email and we will reach out to set up your account — no card and no commitment to request access.