Getting started as a creator
Register, complete your profile, apply to jobs that match your country and languages, chat with brands, and claim payouts.
The viral.app Canvas UGC marketplace is where UGC creators find paid jobs from brands that need short-form content. Sign up at viral.app/setup?intent=creator to create a creator profile, show your work, and apply to open brand jobs.
Most creators use the platform in five steps:
- Register for a creator account.
- Complete your profile.
- Apply to jobs that match your country and languages.
- Chat with brands.
- Claim your payouts.
1. Register for a creator account
Create your account at viral.app/setup?intent=creator and use an email address you check often. Application updates, chat notifications, and payout emails are sent there.
The marketplace is built for UGC work. Many jobs ask for content on a brand or ambassador account instead of your personal profile, so follower count is not always the main requirement. Each job description explains what the brand needs before you apply.
2. Complete your profile
Your profile is your application. When you apply to a job, the brand sees your full profile, so complete it before you start applying:
- Portfolio videos: your best work. Brands judge real videos, not follower counts.
- Connected social accounts: the platforms you create on.
- Languages: the languages you can create content in.
- Location: your country of residence.
Jobs are matched to your country and languages, and brands compare applicants on portfolio quality. A complete profile gets you matched to more jobs and makes every application stronger.
3. Apply to jobs
Your dashboard shows open jobs that match your country and languages. Each job shows the brand's product, the job type, the content expectations, and the pay — flat salary, per-video rates, CPM, or view bonuses.
Read the job description and apply only when you can create the requested content. Some jobs include an application challenge: a short sample video based on the brand's brief. A smaller number of serious applications beats applying to everything.
4. Chat with brands
When a brand reviews your application, it can reply to you directly in chat. Use the conversation to ask questions, agree on rates, and align on the brief before the work starts — and keep using it after you are hired for briefs, revisions, and schedules.
Watch your inbox: unread messages trigger an email notification, and fast replies keep you ahead while a brand is deciding between applicants.
5. Claim your payouts
When a brand issues a payout, you get an email with a claim link. Choose how you want to be paid — bank transfer, PayPal, Venmo, or USDC — and the payout partner handles invoicing and compliance for you.
See Claim your creator payouts for the claim flow step by step.
