How does the SurePay™ payment system work?

Using SurePay™

1. The client selects a talent by clicking the 'Hire' button and makes a deposit of the full amount referenced in the talent's proposal.
2. Upon completion of this deposit the client is asked to create an Agreement. At this stage, the client can add any final instructions or upload any final information the talent might need to complete the job. Once the Agreement has been submitted, the job is moved to the status of "Offering."
3. The talent is notified of the client’s interest in hiring and asked to review and accept, or decline, the Agreement.
4. Once the talent accepts the Agreement, the project moves into the "Working" status and the talent completes the work and uploads the files. 
5. After the talent uploads the files, the client can Request Edit or Approve the file. Approval of files is independent of the release payment function.
6. The client has a 'Release Funds' button to authorize the release of their deposited payment to the talent. 
7. When the client is ready to release the payment to the talent, they can do so by clicking the 'Release Funds' button in the Payments folder of the job. Funds will be automatically released 14 days after the delivery deadline set in the agreement with the talent if payment has not already been manually released. 
8. Talent can also 'Request Release' of Payment via their own Payments tab for clients who have not taken the initiative in a timely manner from the date the work was completed (eg. 7 business days).
9. Once payment has been authorized for release, Voices is notified and we will send the talent payment via the preferred method selected by the talent in their Billing Preferences.