Creator applications
Track application status, negotiation, withdrawals, and brand decisions.
Creator → Applications is your inbox for every Pointerly campaign application. Filter by status, open a detail page for cover letter and offer history, respond during negotiation, withdraw if needed, and follow approvals through to contract.
What you'll do
- Open the applications list for the active creator team
- Filter by status and open an application detail
- Understand each status and what happens next
- Withdraw a pending application when you no longer want it
- Know when deliverable submissions apply after approval
Before you start
- At least one application submitted via Creator campaigns
- Creator profile still exists for the team
- Notifications enabled if you want approval / rejection alerts (Notification preferences)
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Status reference
| Status | What it means | Typical next step |
|---|---|---|
| Pending | Waiting on the brand | Wait, or withdraw |
| Negotiating | Offer / terms in play | Review and accept/counter offers in the UI |
| Approved (contract pending) | Brand approved after an accepted offer | Complete contract flow when prompted |
| Contracted | Partnership confirmed | Deliver work / submit deliverables as required |
| Rejected | Brand declined | Read rejection reason if provided |
| Withdrawn | You cancelled the application | Apply to other campaigns |
Legacy rows may show an older approved label; newer approvals use approved (contract pending) then contracted.
Steps
1. Open Applications
- Go to Dashboard → Creator → Applications.
- Scan the list for campaign title, status, and last update.
- Filter by status when the list is long.
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2. Open an application detail
- Click an application row (URL uses the application public ID).
- Review cover letter, proposed rate, match score / reasons (when shown), and deliverable links you attached.
- Check brand messages, offers, and contract terms as the status advances.
- Use links back to the campaign brief when you need requirements again.
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3. Negotiate, withdraw, or continue after approval
- Negotiating: respond to rate / term offers in the product until an offer is accepted.
- Withdraw only while the application can still be withdrawn (typically before final contract)—confirm in the UI.
- After approved (contract pending) / contracted, follow contract and deliverable prompts.
- For contracted work, submit deliverable links from the application / campaign deliverables flow when the brand requires proof of posts.
Approvals and rejections also create in-app notifications with a deep link back to this detail page.
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Tips
- Withdraw stale pending applications to free plan capacity for new applies.
- Keep proposed rates consistent with your profile rate card unless the brief asks otherwise.
- Rejection reasons (when provided) are useful feedback for the next pitch.
- Brand-side review lives under Brand → Applications; you only see creator-facing status here.
Troubleshooting
| Symptom | Likely cause | What to try |
|---|---|---|
| Empty list | No applications yet | Apply from Campaigns |
| Status stuck pending | Brand has not reviewed | Follow up via allowed channels; keep profile updated |
| Cannot withdraw | Terminal status | Status may already be rejected/contracted |
| Missing notification | Preferences off | Enable team / application alerts in Settings |
| Detail 404 | Wrong team or bad ID | Switch creator team; open from the list |