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The process

How VirtualMasst Works

See the full process for employers and talents, from creating an account and finding the right match to pre-funding, approval and payment release.

  • The job is pre-funded before work begins
  • The employer approves the completed work before release
  • The contract is between the employer and the talent
1Accounts

Choose an account

Talent account

  • Create your talent profile and accept the General Terms, Privacy Policy and Data Processing Terms
  • Have your profile reviewed and approved by the VirtualMasst team
  • Connect Stripe and complete the required identity, banking and compliance checks with Stripe
  • Apply to jobs that match your expertise
  • Invoice the employer in your own name

For EU talents, the Business number is checked at registration.

Talents outside the EU can join where Stripe operates.

Employer account

  • Create your employer account and accept the General Terms, Privacy Policy and Data Processing Terms
  • Post a public or private job, or explore talent profiles
  • Choose the talent you want to work with
  • Pre-fund the agreed job before work begins

Employers pay upfront through Stripe, using a valid payment method.

Trust & verification
2Jobs

Post or find a job

A job sets out the expected outcome, timeline, scope and commercial basis.

The employer can publish it publicly or invite talents directly.

Public

Registered talents can find public jobs in the relevant category and apply when the job matches their expertise.

Private

A private job is visible to the talents the employer invites.

The other way round

Employers explore talent profiles, start a conversation and invite someone directly to a job.

3Selection

Review profiles and fit

How profiles support selection

Talent profiles are reviewed and approved by the VirtualMasst team.

The employer decides who is right for the job.

4Scope

Agree scope and terms

The employer and talent agree the collaboration directly.

  • The deliverables and expected outcome
  • The price or rate
  • The timeline
  • Acceptance criteria
  • Important dependencies
  • Whether a larger job will be split into several projects
5Pre-funding

Pre-fund the work before it starts

VirtualMasst facilitates pre-funding and payment through Stripe.

The employer pays upfront through Stripe, using a valid payment method.

Funds are held within the Stripe payment flow until release.

Hourly or short-term work

The confirmed scope or agreed hours are pre-funded before work begins.

Fixed-price work

The agreed fixed amount is pre-funded before work begins.

Larger jobs

For a larger job, the employer can decide to split the work into several projects.

Each project is pre-funded before work on that project begins.

For current platform fees, see Pricing.

View pricing
6Release

Approve completion and release payment

The employer controls approval and payment release.

Confirm completion

The employer reviews the completed work against the agreed criteria for that project.

Release payment

When the project is complete, the employer releases the payment.

The talent invoices the employer in their own name.

Where applicable, invoices can be created and sent through VirtualMasst’s PEPPOL network.

Payout follows

Payouts are issued fifteen calendar days after the employer releases payment for a completed project.

7Larger jobs

Split a larger job into several projects

For a larger job, the employer can decide to organise the work as several projects.

Pre-fund each project

Each project is pre-funded before work on that project begins.

Review each project

The employer reviews the completed work against the agreed scope, deliverables and acceptance criteria.

Confirm and release

The employer confirms completion and releases payment for that project.

Once a project is confirmed and released, that payment is final and non-refundable.

The next project can then proceed under its own agreed scope, deliverables and terms.

8Agreement

What both sides agree before work begins

The job scope and expected deliverablesThe acceptance criteriaThe rate or fixed amountThe timelineThe project structure, if a larger job is split into several projectsHow changes to the agreed scope will be managed
Your next step

Understand responsibilities

The talent supplies the agreed work and invoices the employer in their own name.

The employer chooses the talent, manages the collaboration, approves the completed work and releases payment.

VirtualMasst connects employers and talents and facilitates pre-funding and payment through Stripe.

For account checks, see Trust. For current platform charges, see Pricing.

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