hypjam process

Process

Everything a brief needs, week by week.

A hypjam brief runs as a fourteen-day sprint: brief, hooks and script, casting, shoot, edit, rights and delivery. This page is the whole thing written down, so you always know what happens next and what we need from you.

Where are you

Choose where you are

Start with the part of the process you are in. Each section says what happens, who does it and what we need from you.

Days 0 to 1

Week 0: the brief

Everything that has to be true before a sprint starts. It takes a thirty-minute call and one written document, and it ends with one contract and one invoice.

4Core steps

The intro call

Thirty minutes, no deck.

What it covers

You tell us what you are launching and who it is for. We tell you whether UGC is the right call, which package fits and what a first sprint would look like. If it is not a fit, we say so on the call.

How to book it

  1. Pick a slot on the calendar at /book.
  2. Add one line about the product and the launch date, if there is one.
  3. Bring whoever signs off creative; approvals are quicker when they have heard the plan.

The written brief

One document, specific fast.

What belongs in it

  • The product and the offer, in one sentence each.
  • Who it is for and where they will see it: platform and placement.
  • The goal for this round: launch, always-on paid, organic, creative test or retention.
  • Brand voice, must-say claims with their evidence, and anything that must not be said.
  • References you like, and references you do not.
  • Dates: product ready, shoot window, go-live.

Who writes it

We do, from the call and a short set of questions. You edit it once. A brief nobody has read is the most common cause of a reshoot, so we do not start a sprint until it is signed off.

Package and contract

One contract, one invoice.

How it works

You choose Starter, Growth or Scale. The contract covers the briefs, the casting, the scripts, the filming, the edits and organic plus paid usage rights for the term. Creators and editors are paid by us out of the package fee; you never negotiate with them directly.

What it does not cover

  • Your ad spend.
  • Product units and postage to creators.
  • Usage windows longer than the term, which we price in upfront if you want them.

Product and access

What we need in hand before day one.

Checklist

  • One unit of the product per creator cast, or a login for software and apps.
  • Logo, colours and any on-screen assets in the formats you already have.
  • If we are setting up whitelisting or Spark Ads: advertiser access on the ad account, granted to us, not shared as a password.
  • A named person on your side who can say yes.
Days 1 to 7

Week 1: script and cast

The idea is settled before anyone films. Eight hooks per script, a locked script you have approved, and a shortlist of creators you have approved, all inside the first week.

4Core steps

Hooks

Eight per script, written before the script.

Service: Hook writing

What happens

The creative director writes eight opening lines for each video: the first one to three seconds that decide whether anyone keeps watching. They are grouped by type (curiosity, POV, comparison, problem-first) so a test round covers different angles, not eight versions of the same one.

What you see

  • The eight hooks, with a one-line note on why each one is there.
  • Our pick of the two to three we would shoot first.
  • A live tracker link, so you can see where every video is without asking.

Script

Locked before the shoot, not fixed in the edit.

Service: Briefing and scripts

What it contains

  • Hook, body, proof and payoff, written in the creator's voice, not the brand's.
  • A shot list: what is in frame for each line.
  • Claims that have been cleared, and the words we will use for them.
  • Captions and on-screen text, drafted now so the edit is not guessing.
  • Delivery notes: pace, tone, what to do with the product on camera.

Approval one

You approve the script. This is the first of two sign-offs in a sprint. Changes after this point are a new brief, which is why the revision round almost never gets spent on reshoots.

Casting

From our roster, for fit.

Service: Casting and roster

How we cast

The producer shortlists creators from the roster against the brief: niche, tone, look, age range, and whether they can take direction. Follower count does not come into it; you are buying the take, not the audience.

Approval two

  1. You get the shortlist with a sample clip for each creator.
  2. You approve, or ask for a different direction.
  3. We book them and send the product.

Creator agreements

Signed before anyone presses record.

Service: Usage rights

What each creator signs

  • A release covering the footage they shoot for this brief.
  • The fee and the payment date.
  • The usage window and platforms, matching your package.
  • Whether the video can run from their handle (Spark Ads, partnership ads) and for how long.
Days 8 to 14

Week 2: shoot, cut, ship

Creators film on their phones, our editors cut for the platform, you get one revision round, and the finished videos land with their rights in writing by day fourteen.

4Core steps

The shoot

Phones, direction, retakes.

Service: Shoot direction

How it runs

Each creator gets the script, the shot list, references and a short direction call. They film on their own phone, in their own space, and send us raw takes. We ask for retakes the same day if a hook is not landing, so the edit starts with the right material.

What we check on the day

  • Every hook has at least two usable takes.
  • The product is in frame the way the script says.
  • Cleared claims were said as written.
  • Light, sound and framing survive a vertical crop.

Edit and captions

Five formats per shoot, cut for where each is going.

Service: Editing and captions

What comes out

  • A hook cut and a full edit for every video in the package.
  • Native captions and on-screen text, checked against the script.
  • Sound chosen for the platform, with licensing that allows paid use.
  • Versions for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Snap or Pinterest as the brief specifies, not one file for everywhere.

The revision round

One per video, included.

How to use it

  1. Watch the cuts in the tracker and leave notes against the timecode.
  2. Send everything in one pass; a single list is faster than five emails.
  3. We turn the round inside the fourteen-day sprint.

What it is usually spent on

Pacing, captions and the order of the payoff. Almost never a reshoot, because the script was locked in week one.

Rights and delivery

Files, licence and a read on what to run where.

Service: Whitelisting and Spark Ads

What you receive

  • The finished videos, named by hook and platform.
  • The usage licence in writing: platforms, territories, organic and paid, start and end dates.
  • Whitelisting or Spark Ads set up and shown to you, where it is in the package.
  • A one-page note on which cuts to run first, and where.
Day 15 onwards

After delivery

The videos are live. What happens next depends on your package, but the principle is the same: watch what performs and brief the next round around it.

3Core steps

Reporting and the debrief

Growth and Scale.

Service: Reporting

What it is

A monthly session where we go through what ran, what held attention and what did not, hook by hook. We do not run your ad spend, so the numbers are yours; our job is to read them into the next brief.

The next brief

Sharper than the last.

How it starts

  • The winning hooks get new variants; the losers get retired.
  • Creators who landed get briefed again; the roster fills any gaps.
  • Anything you learned about the audience goes into the brief before we write a word.

Usage windows

We remind you before they end.

What to expect

Every licence has an end date on it. We tell you when it is coming, you either renew or stop running the video, and nothing renews without you asking.

Onboarding

Set up your first brief

The first sprint needs a few things from your side before day one. Split them across the people who know each area best.

StepWho on your sideWhat to prepare
Intro callWhoever owns the launchThe product, the goal, the date, and a rough budget band.
Written briefMarketing leadOffer, audience, brand voice, must-say and must-not-say claims, references.
Claims and evidenceFounder or product leadProof for any claim a creator will say out loud.
Product dispatchOperationsOne unit per creator, or logins for software, ready to send on shortlist approval.
Ad account accessWhoever runs paidAdvertiser access for whitelisting or Spark Ads, granted to us rather than shared.
ApprovalsOne named personScript sign-off in week one, shortlist sign-off in week one, revision notes in week two.

Reference

What keeps a sprint on time

Most delays come from one of these six things arriving late. Keep them ready and fourteen days holds.

Product

One unit per creator, posted the day the shortlist is approved. Apps and software need a working login.

Brand voice

How you talk and how you do not. A page of examples beats a forty-page guideline.

Claims and evidence

Anything a creator will say about the product, with the proof behind it, before the script is written.

Approvals

One person who can say yes to the script and the shortlist inside a working day.

Ad accounts

Advertiser access for whitelisting and Spark Ads, granted to our account so nothing is shared as a password.

Dates

Product-ready date, shoot window and go-live. We plan the sprint backwards from the last one.

Packages

Three ways to run it

Every package runs on the same fourteen-day sprint. They differ in how many briefs, creators and videos fit in a month.

Starter

From £1,800 a month

6 videos a month

  • 1 creative brief a month
  • 2 creators cast
  • Hook and full edit for each video
  • Usage rights for organic and paid
  • Live tracker access

Best forBrands testing UGC for the first time

Growth

From £3,600 a month

12 videos a month

  • 2 creative briefs a month
  • 4 to 5 creators cast
  • Hook and full edit for each video
  • Usage rights for organic and paid
  • Whitelisting and Spark Ads setup
  • Monthly performance debrief

Best forBrands scaling paid social and testing formats fast

Scale

From £6,500 a month

24 or more videos a month

  • Weekly briefs
  • Dedicated creator roster
  • Hook and full edit for each video
  • Usage rights for organic and paid
  • Whitelisting and Spark Ads setup
  • Priority turnaround and a dedicated producer

Best forBrands running UGC as an always-on channel

Each price covers everything listed in that package: the briefs, the casting, the scripts, the filming, the edits and organic plus paid usage rights for the term. It does not cover your ad spend. ‘From’ is honest: we scope the final number once we know how many videos you need and how long you want the rights for. Packages run month to month with a one-month minimum.

FAQs

Common process questions

What is the difference between a brief and a sprint?

The brief is the document: what we are making and why. The sprint is the fourteen days that turn it into finished videos. One brief, one sprint; Growth and Scale run more than one a month.

Where do the two approvals happen?

Both in week one: the script, then the creator shortlist. After those, the sprint runs without needing you until the revision round.

What should we look at each week?

Week one: the hooks, the script and the shortlist. Week two: the cuts in the tracker. After delivery: the licence dates and the note on what to run where.

What slows a sprint down?

Product arriving late, claims without evidence, and approvals that need three people. The onboarding table above is the fix for all three.

How does the tracker fit in?

Every video has a row: hook, creator, status, and the current cut. You see it move from scripted to shot to edited to delivered without asking us for updates.

Can a sprint run faster than fourteen days?

Sometimes. Rush timelines are possible on a simple brief with product already in hand; we will tell you honestly if the brief needs the full two weeks.

Support

Getting help

For anything about a live brief, a package, access to the tracker or a licence date, email the team. A person reads it.

hello@hypjam.com

Use it for brief questions, tracker access, rights and licence dates, and anything you would rather not put on a call.