How editors get paid
Pick a campaign, post an edit from the account you already run, and get paid your rate for every approved video, plus bonuses as it gets views. Here is the whole thing, step by step.
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Pick a campaign
Every one shows its terms up front. Your rate is your own.
You are paid a flat rate for each approved video. The rate is set for you, not per campaign, and once you have one every brief shows it before you start.
Every campaign on Explore also lists its view bonuses, the budget behind it and the rules an edit has to meet. Nothing is held back until after you have posted.
You do not apply to each campaign. You connect TikTok and name your rate once on your rate page, the team reviews it, and after that you just start posting to the campaigns you join. The edits.gg Discord is there if you get stuck.
We set no follower minimum of our own. An individual campaign can ask for one, and when it does the brief says so.
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Post your edit
Wherever the campaign runs. Your style.
Connect the account you post from with Sign in with TikTok. That link is read only: it covers your profile, your follower count and your own posts, and it cannot post, message anyone or change anything on your account. Your password never leaves TikTok.
Make the edit your way and post it wherever the campaign runs. The brief sets the rules, not the style.
Then paste the link back here. Your edit is accepted straight away, and a person checks it against the brief before it is paid.
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Get paid per video
Your rate for every approved video, plus view bonuses.
Each video that meets the brief earns your flat rate. The rate is locked to your edit at the moment you submit it, so a change to your rate later applies to new edits, never to ones already in.
On top of that, a campaign can pay bonuses when a video passes set view counts, for example 100k views. The brief lists them, and the bonuses an edit can earn are also locked in when you submit it.
View counts come from TikTok's own API over the read only connection you authorised, so nothing is self reported and there is nothing to screenshot. Your edit keeps counting toward its bonuses until the campaign ends.
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Get your money out
Earnings unlock when the campaign finishes.
Money from a campaign that is still running shows as locked. Views are still moving, so the bonuses are not final yet.
When a campaign finishes, a person reads every edit on it against the brief. Anything that broke the brief earns nothing and costs the brand nothing. Everything else is released into your balance by our team, and you are emailed when it is.
Withdraw to PayPal once your balance is over $20. Withdrawals are sent by hand through PayPal.
One condition after you are paid: the post stays up, and stays as posted, for 30 days.
Every campaign shows its bonuses and its rules before you start.
Common questions
Do I need a certain number of followers?
We set no minimum. An individual campaign can ask for one, and its brief says so before you start.
What does linking my TikTok account actually give you?
Read access to your profile, your follower count and your own posts. We cannot post, message anyone or change your profile, and your password stays on TikTok.
How much does an edit pay?
Your flat rate for every approved video, plus any view bonuses the campaign offers. Both are locked in when you submit, and paid after approval once the campaign ends.
Can one post earn on two campaigns?
No. A post can only ever be submitted to one campaign, however the link is written.
What happens if my edit breaks the brief?
It earns nothing and the brand is not charged for it. A reason is given where there is one to give.
More answers are in the help centre.
Still stuck?
Ask in the Discord and someone will answer, usually fast. For anything about money or your account, email us.