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Creator Hub

Creator Hub

Creator Hub is Laika’s plug-and-play talent layer — a curated marketplace of builders (design, dev, growth, community, legal/ops) that lets projects hire fast with on-chain briefs, escrowed budgets, milestone payouts, and reputation.

It removes DM chaos and turns “who can help?” into a repeatable, auditable workflow.


What Creator Hub solves

  • Scouting & trust → vetted rosters, on-chain reputation, clear pricing.

  • Messy ops → standardized briefs, SOWs, milestones, and payout rails.

  • Unpaid work / delays → escrow, delivery checks, and milestone-based releases.

  • No alignment → payments in $LAIKA/$DOGE or token-denominated packages, with optional vesting and EquityOS grants.


Roles

  • Projects/DAOs — post briefs, fund escrows, review work, release payouts.

  • Providers (studios, freelancers) — apply to briefs, deliver milestones, build reputation.

  • Reviewers/Oracles — verify objective acceptance criteria (where applicable).

  • Governors — fund programs (e.g., growth grants) and set default policies.


How it works (end-to-end)

  1. Post a brief

    • Choose a template: Brand kit, Landing page, Smart contract audit, Community ops, Go-to-market, Content pack, etc.

    • Define scope (deliverables), acceptance criteria, timeline, and budget model (fixed, milestone, retainer).

  2. Escrow the budget

    • Lock funds in $LAIKA / $DOGE / USDC / project token. Optional: split into milestones; add bonus/penalty clauses.

  3. Match & selection

    • Providers see the brief with budget range, required skills, and deadlines.

    • Shortlist, request samples, or run a quick RFP inside the app.

  4. Deliver & verify

    • Provider submits artifacts (files, repos, links).

    • Acceptance checks: objective (hashes, deadlines, checklist), plus optional reviewer sign-off.

  5. Payout & reputation

    • Milestone release or full payout.

    • Both sides leave ratings; completion and dispute rates update the provider’s score.

Everything is visible in dashboards: who delivered, what, when, for how much.


Work types & presets

  • Design & Brand — logo/identity, UI kits, motion, pitch decks.

  • Frontend/Backend — dApps, integrations, APIs, bots, indexers.

  • Smart Contracts — audits, upgrades, tooling, simulations.

  • Growth & Content — site copy, threads, video, PR/op-ed drafts.

  • Community Ops — mod playbooks, event ops, translations, L1/L2 migrations.

  • Legal/Compliance (lite) — policy docs, ToS/privacy drafts (jurisdictional counsel remains project’s responsibility).

Each preset ships with a checklist (scope, acceptance tests, artifacts) and SLA hints (turnaround windows).


Payment models

  • Fixed price — single release on acceptance.

  • Milestones — multiple releases tied to deliverables (design → dev → QA → launch).

  • Retainer — weekly/monthly streams with service caps.

  • Hybrid — fixed base + performance bonus (e.g., signups, conversion, uptime).

Alignment options

  • Bonus in $LAIKA or project token with vesting.

  • EquityOS grants (ECT/RCT) for core contributors.

  • ShillOS add-on for distribution deliverables (threads, memes, spaces).


Default parameters (governance-tunable)

  • Escrow grace: 72h to resolve acceptance disputes before arbitration.

  • Delivery windows: milestone due dates enforceable with penalties/credits.

  • Payout currency: $LAIKA/$DOGE/USDC or mix; FX at execution block.

  • Retention & IP: default work-for-hire with IP transfer on final payment; open-source exceptions selectable.

  • Rating weight: recent jobs count more; disputes reduce score temporarily.

  • Provider caps: limit concurrent briefs per provider to avoid overload.

Active defaults appear in-app; changes require governance.


Reputation & discovery

  • Public profile: skills, past jobs, artifacts, on-chain earnings.

  • Scores: completion rate, dispute rate, on-time delivery, re-hire rate.

  • Badges: Verified, Security-cleared, Gov-preferred, OG Cohort.

  • Search: filter by stack, budget, timeline, language, time zone.


Safety, compliance & plain-language notes

  • Funds are escrowed and released by objective checks; avoid off-platform deals.

  • Laika provides infrastructure, not legal advice. Projects own jurisdictional compliance.

  • Default IP = work-for-hire; if open-source, ensure license is set in the brief.

  • No keys or credentials should be shared outside agreed secure channels; rotate secrets on delivery.

  • Disputes escalate to an arbitrator set by governance; rulings release funds accordingly.


TL;DR

Creator Hub turns “find someone” into hire, deliver, pay — on-chain.

Projects get speed and accountability; providers get reliable payouts and reputation; the ecosystem compounds because execution becomes a repeatable primitive inside the Super App.