Get paid to post about brands. From your campus.
Creators Creating is the directory of college content creators, searched by school. Brands find you because of where you are — not how many followers you have. Flat fee per video, commission when it sells, paid the same week.
Current students, 18+. Live at UC Irvine, nine more California campuses opening next. Verified by your .edu.
$100–400
flat rate per approved video, set by you
10–15%
commission on sales your video drives
Same week
payouts through Stripe, no chasing invoices
0
followers required — your campus is the credential
Find your school
Who's already creating at your campus?
Campus scoreboard
The founding cohort, campus by campus.
Example profiles hold the spots until verified students replace them. Your school not on the board yet? That's the opening.
- 24
- creators
- 1
- campuses on board
- 1.1M
- combined reach
| # | Campus | Creators | Reach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Irvine | 24 | 1.1M | view → |
College content creators we're recruiting
Priya S.
FoundingUC Irvine’26
Marketing · Irvine
Tech setups and study gear. Unboxings and 30-second explainers that sell the why.
techgaming- Reach
- 52k
- Avg views
- 23k
- Per video
- $300
Maya R.
FoundingUC Irvine’26
Communications · Irvine
Films in the dorm, the gym and the dining hall. Native TikTok pacing, hooks in the first second, delivers in 72 hours.
fitnesswellness- Reach
- 13k
- Avg views
- 12k
- Per video
- $120
Ethan K.
FoundingUC Irvine’29
Film & TV · Irvine
Coffee, late nights, cheap eats. Food content that gets saved and sent to the group chat.
foodcoffee- Reach
- 8k
- Avg views
- 5k
- Per video
- $250
Noah F.
UC Irvine’29
Sociology · Irvine
Meal prep and lifting. Grocery hauls and gym clips, fully open to performance deals.
fitnessfood- Reach
- 88k
- Avg views
- 45k
- Per video
- $250
Olivia P.
UC Irvine’26
Fashion Design · Irvine
Weekend trips and campus life. Travel-style b-roll with a voiceover that converts.
travellifestyle- Reach
- 86k
- Avg views
- 32k
- Per video
- $200
Leah E.
UC Irvine’28
Animation · Irvine
Beauty and fashion for going-out season. Fast, fun, native to TikTok.
beautyfashion- Reach
- 86k
- Avg views
- 32k
- Per video
- $120
How it works
Four things, in order.
01
Apply with your .edu
School, handles, what you like making, your rate. We verify you're a current student — by hand.
02
Get listed by campus
Your card sits on your school's page. Brands searching that campus see you first.
03
Take the briefs you want
A brand sends a brief. You accept or pass. Product arrives, you film how you already film, you submit.
04
Get paid for real
Flat fee when approved. Commission when it sells. Stripe, same week, no invoices to chase.
For brands
Pick the campus. Get the army.
The most trusted ad on earth is a friend at your school saying “I use this.” Search creators by campus, shortlist them, send one request. We recruit and verify the roster, you approve it, and you pay on results — flat, commission, or a share of ad spend. Sampling, dorm drops and game-day content are booked the same way.
Search by school
50 SoCal campuses, filters for niche, format and reach.
Verified students
Every profile checked against a .edu. No agencies, no resellers.
Feet on the ground
Rec-center sampling, dorm drops, campus tours — from creators who live there.
Performance deals
Commission on sales or a cut of ad spend, plus whitelisted ads from their handle.
The campus creator playbook
9 min read
College content creators: why brands want you, and how it actually works
8 min read
How to become a content creator in college (without going viral)
7 min read
UGC creator as a college student: the honest starter guide
Questions creators ask
The stuff that actually matters.
Straight answers on money, timing and what you're signing up for.
Apply now →Do I need a lot of followers?
No. Brands come here for where you are, not how big you are. A 2,000-follower creator at CSULB who films in the dorm beats a 200k creator in another state for a Long Beach launch. If you can make a native-looking video with a hook, you're the product.
How much does it pay?
You set a flat rate per finished video — founding creators are listing $100 to $400. Performance briefs add a commission (usually 10–15% of sales your content drives) or a share of the ad spend when a brand runs your video as an ad. Campus activations pay a day rate.
When do I get paid?
Flat fees are released when the brand approves the video, and paid out the same week. Commission is paid weekly as sales come in. Everything runs through Stripe to your bank; you'll get a 1099 at year end if you cross $600.
What does a brief actually look like?
A product, a few angles the brand wants tested ('unboxing in the dorm', 'talking head on why you switched'), a deadline, and the pay. You pick the angle. You film the way you already film. Re-film requests happen; they're specific, not vague.
Do I have to post it on my own account?
Only if you choose to. Most briefs are UGC — the brand runs the video in their own ads. Whitelisting (letting them run ads from your handle) pays more and is a per-brief opt-in.
Who can apply?
Current students at a Southern California college, 18 or older, with a working .edu email. Community college counts. Grad students count. We verify by hand.
Your campus, your rate