Get paid to post about
the Duolingo for investing
OpenTrade is the social game where you and your friends out-trade AI versions of the world's best investors, and feel yourself getting sharper every day. Make videos about it on TikTok and Instagram, and get paid for every one that ships.
Takes about 3 minutes · No follower minimum · You'll hear back either way
The job
Show the game
The one law every creator works to: “Show the game. Never explain the app.” Take on a legend's AI, name a real call and its downside, show the table. Never a UI tour.
Get paid per campaign
You're assigned a campaign that pays by views, per video, or as a flat retainer — retainers run up to $1,000 for 30 videos. Your exact terms come from your onboarding contact.
Post to TikTok and Instagram
TikTok is the priority platform, cross-posted to Instagram. Every video gets approved before it goes up, so build in a review cycle.
We're a small team building OpenTrade out of Y Combinator.
How you get paid
Pay is set per campaign, not published as one universal rate card. You're assigned a campaign when you start, and it works one of three ways.
By views
A rate for every 1,000 views your video does. The better it performs, the more the same video pays.
Per video
A flat amount per approved video, paid out when you complete the batch.
Retainer
A flat fee for an agreed number of videos, so your pay is predictable regardless of how any one video lands.
Retainers currently run up to $1,000 for 30 videos.
That's one live campaign, not a guarantee — your exact rate and payout schedule come from your onboarding contact once you're assigned.
You don't need an audience.
You need to be watchable.
OpenTrade is built for socially-competitive Gen-Z college students, 19–26, who bring their friends.The creators who do best here look like the people they're talking to — already posting, already opinionated about money, comfortable on camera. Follower count genuinely doesn't matter.
- You can talk to a camera without sounding like an ad read.
- You can post every day, consistently, for at least a month.
- You're happy posting on a fresh account made for this.
- You're 18 or older.
You're not left to figure it out alone
The handbook
Formats, hooks, account warm-up, posting cadence — the whole playbook, written down.
Read it ↗The creator dashboard
Track briefs, submit content, and see your payouts. Everything lives in one place once you're in.
Log in ↗Your own tracking link
A link tied to your handle so every signup you drive is credited to you.
Build your link →Fast feedback
Every video gets an accept before it goes up, so build in time for a review cycle.
Formats that already work
We test across the whole group. When one hits, everyone gets the script the same week.
A way up
Creators who are great at this move into campaign and growth roles. Two of our team started here.
Frequently asked questions
When and how do I actually get paid?
Pay is set per campaign — your onboarding contact gives you the exact rate card and payout schedule. Generally, payment is tied to submitting approved deliverables (some programs pay in batches, e.g. every set number of posts) plus performance milestones based on views.
Who owns the content once I post it?
Typically the brand gets a license to reuse your video (including in paid ads) for the length of the campaign plus some extra window afterward — you're not signing away the content forever, but you usually can't delete it early without affecting your pay, since it needs to stay live to be measured.
What happens if my video gets declined?
It just doesn't go up — you get to revise and resubmit. Every video needs an accept before posting, so build in time for a review cycle rather than filming and posting same-day.
Do I have to disclose that it's sponsored/paid content?
Yes — use the platform's paid-partnership toggle or #ad tag as required by law, even in an “integrated,” non-ad-like format. That's a compliance requirement separate from the creative brief.
Can I post the same or similar content on my other platforms/accounts?
Usually yes if it's part of your normal content style, but check your specific agreement — some campaigns want a dedicated or primary account, and cross-posting (e.g. TikTok + Instagram) is often expected and counted together toward performance milestones.
Do I need followers to apply?
No. There's no follower minimum and no experience requirement. Most creators start a brand-new account for this. We care whether you're watchable, not whether you're already big.
Come make something
people actually watch.
Send us one video of you talking. That's genuinely the whole bar.