You're a professional. Start acting like one.
Every working relationship you enter - brand deal, freelance hire, collab conversation - needs paperwork. Not because people are out to get you. Because memory is unreliable, intentions change, and "we agreed" means nothing in court.
The Creator's Working Agreements gives you two contracts that cover both ends of the working relationship: when you're being hired, and when you're doing the hiring.
What's inside:
Independent Contractor Agreement
This isn't a standard work-for-hire template that automatically signs away your rights. You choose your IP structure: Option A if you're transferring ownership, or Option B if you're keeping it and licensing it for specific use. That decision is yours to make. Not the client's. This contract makes that explicit before a single deliverable changes hands.
Built in: dual-path IP selection, scope of work definition, revision vs. new scope protection, AI training prohibition, kill fee, late payment interest, injunctive relief carve-out, and a prep sheet that walks you through every decision before you fill in a single field.
Mutual NDA
For the conversation before the contract. Before you pitch. Before you share the concept. Before you trust someone with something that isn't finished yet. This agreement protects both sides — and it includes the legal mechanism most NDAs leave out: what happens when one party is legally compelled to disclose, and how you protect yourself in that moment.
Who this is for: Creators, freelancers, and independent operators who produce work for clients or hire people to produce work for them and are tired of going into professional relationships with nothing but a handshake and a prayer.
What most templates won't tell you: The standard ICA is written for the company, not the creator. It defaults to full ownership transfer and buries it in section 2. This one puts the choice in your hands and makes sure you actually understand what you're choosing.