Straight answers, no fine print

Scouty is an iMessage agent that texts UGC creators paid brand deals and runs the creator side of campaigns for brands. It is made by Scout, a UGC creator sourcing team.

Yes. Joining costs $0. There is no application fee, no subscription, and no commission. Creators keep 100% of the negotiated rate.

Text JOIN to Scouty on iMessage, or use the WhatsApp link if iMessage is not available where you are. Scouty asks a few questions in the chat and for links to your strongest videos. That conversation is your application, and the team reviews every application individually.

No. There is no follower minimum. Selection is based on your content and your niche fit, not your audience size.

The brand pays you directly, on terms agreed before you shoot anything. Scouty does not hold your money.

Canvas UGC briefs typically pay $20 to $200 per video, and traditional UGC briefs generally run $80 to $2,500, depending on the creator, the deliverable, and the usage rights.

No. There is no public creator database. A brand sees your profile only for its own campaign, and only after you have applied to or been confirmed for it.

A brand signs in, shares its brief and contract, and Scouty finds and matches creators, handles contracts, walks each creator through the shoot, and sends the reminders. The brand follows every step in its dashboard.

Scouty is built by Scout, founded by three former creators from Duke and Johns Hopkins who previously built the Dayli app and generated over 15 million views with their own content.

Scout sources and vets UGC creators for brand campaigns, runs the outreach, negotiates the rate, and introduces confirmed creators directly to the brand. After the introduction, we guide each enrolled creator through the campaign's onboarding and activation steps, send the reminders, can set up a group chat between the brand and its creators, and track how the campaign's posts perform. We don't produce or review campaign content, and payments go directly from the brand to the creator.

Closest to a hands-on sourcing partner. Experienced UGC growth leads source creators the way an in-house team would, using our own tooling. There is no public marketplace to browse — you set up the campaign, and the shortlist is assembled for you.

TikTok and Instagram. Every creator in the network maintains a public TikTok and/or Instagram profile with existing short-form content, and is approved through our application or referral process.

Sign in at the partner dashboard with your Google account, then set up your campaign: you can start from your contract and Scouty drafts the brief for you. You choose the plan for that campaign, and a new account starts with a free trial.

Scout is sold as plans: a plan is taken per campaign and sized by the number of UGC creators you sign, only the creators you actually sign count against it, and a new account starts with a free trial. Plans run monthly or for a longer term, billed in advance, and you can cancel in the billing portal with effect from the end of your billing period. You see the plan pricing for your campaign when you sign in and set it up, and creator pay is separate — that goes directly from you to the creator. Fees are non-refundable, and a canceled plan stays active until the end of its billing period.

No. Scout does not process or facilitate payments between brands and creators — those arrangements happen directly between you and the creator, outside of Scout.

No, and that's deliberate. There is no browsable creator database, and creator profiles are never publicly searchable. You see a creator's details only for your own campaign, and only once that creator has applied to it or been confirmed for it.

Yes. You define the brief — deliverables, compensation, timelines, and eligibility criteria — and you choose which creators to sign. Scout prepares and publishes the brief creators see, and brings you people who match it.

It depends on the brief. A broad lifestyle brief moves faster than one that needs a specific niche, market, and content style. We scope realistic timing with you when we agree the brief rather than quoting a blanket turnaround.

Scout vets every creator before you see them, but we don't guarantee campaign results, and brands remain responsible for the accuracy of the campaign information they provide. How replacements are handled is covered in your service agreement — raise it with us before you sign so it's written down.

Location, yes. Gender only where it genuinely relates to authentic representation in the campaign content and is consistent with applicable law. Scout does not use ethnicity, age, follower count, or engagement metrics to decide which campaigns a creator can see.

Yes. There are no fees and no commission taken from your rate — you keep 100% of the rate we negotiate on your behalf.

You need to be at least 18, maintain a public TikTok and/or Instagram profile with existing short-form content, and be approved through our application or referral process. Scout doesn't offer open registration — every application is reviewed individually.

No. Follower counts and engagement metrics are not used to restrict which campaigns you can see or apply to. We look at your content, your niche, and your fit for the brief.

Scout's internal team, and a brand whose own campaign you have applied to or been confirmed for — that brand sees your details only for that campaign. Your profile is never publicly searchable and isn't visible to other creators.

Directly by the brand, on the terms agreed for that campaign. Scout negotiates the rate and makes the introduction, but does not sit in the middle of the payment.

No. We email you when a campaign matches your profile, plus the administrative messages tied to a campaign you're part of. You can unsubscribe from campaign notifications at any time through your account settings or the unsubscribe link in any message.

Email founders@scoutnow.me and we'll permanently delete it. If you only want the emails to stop, you don't need to close your account — the unsubscribe link in any campaign notification does that on its own.