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Gig payments let organization admins turn accepted gig assignments into trackable payouts. Soundcheck keeps the payout history tied to the gig, routes Stripe payments through the organization’s saved funding method, and preserves each member’s full performance fee.

How payments fit into a gig

Payments start with the team you build for a gig:
  1. Add positions and performance fees in the gig Team section.
  2. Invite members and wait for them to accept.
  3. Review eligible payouts from the gig payment controls.
  4. Choose a payment method.
  5. Confirm the payment run and track settlement.

Before you send Stripe payouts

Stripe payouts require setup for both the organization and each paid member.

Organization setup

An organization owner or admin should:
  • Enable gig payments on a plan that supports managed payouts.
  • Connect the organization’s Stripe account.
  • Add at least one payout funding method in Organization detailsPayments.
  • Choose the default currency used for new payment records.
Saved payout funding methods pay members for gigs. They are separate from the card used for the organization’s Soundcheck subscription.

Member setup

Each member who will be paid through Stripe must complete Stripe Connect onboarding from their profile. Members who have not completed onboarding remain visible in the payment review, but they cannot be included in a Stripe payout run.

Sending a gig payout

1. Review payable members

Open the gig, go to the Team section, and choose the Stripe payment action. Soundcheck shows each member’s payout row with:
  • Member name and position context
  • Outstanding payout amount
  • Invitation and payment status
  • Eligibility notes, such as incomplete Stripe setup or an already-paid payout
Only accepted, unpaid, Stripe-ready members can be selected for a Stripe payout.

2. Choose who to pay

Use the member selection step to include every eligible member or select only the payouts you want to send now. Ineligible rows are shown for context so you can fix setup issues before a future run.

3. Select the funding method

On the review step, choose the saved organization funding method that should fund the payout run. The confirmation summary updates when the funding method changes:
  • Card-funded payouts show the configured platform fee percentage and amount.
  • ACH-funded payouts show a 0% platform fee and $0.00 platform fee amount.

4. Confirm payment

Click Send Payments to submit the selected payouts. Stripe payouts may remain in progress while Stripe confirms settlement. If Stripe requires extra authentication for the selected funding method, Soundcheck will prompt you to continue through Stripe and then refresh the payout status.

Fees and member amounts

Members are paid the full performance fee shown on the gig.
Funding methodPlatform fee shown to adminWho absorbs the fee
CardConfigured card percentageOrganization
ACH0%Soundcheck
ACH-funded payouts are free to the organization because Soundcheck absorbs ACH fees. Card-funded payouts include the configured platform fee in the admin’s confirmation summary before payment is sent. Organization payment settings can store both the standard platform fee percentage and ACH discount configuration. Current payout calculations show ACH-funded payouts as a 0% platform fee.

Crew offer payouts

Accepted crew offers with a positive fee can create payable ledger items. Gig finance totals include those offer payouts alongside accepted invitation performance fees. Soundcheck deduplicates offer-backed ledger entries against accepted invitations so the same payable is not counted twice.

Crew offers

Learn how owners and admins manage open shifts and job offers from the gig team workflow.

Stripe fee attribution

Stripe charge retrieval improves fee attribution in payout history. When Stripe webhook data includes related charge and balance transaction details, Soundcheck can show more accurate processing context in ledger and payment history views.

Payment statuses

After a payout is submitted, Soundcheck keeps the gig payment history in sync with Stripe and ledger updates.
StatusMeaning
UnpaidNo payment has been submitted yet.
ProcessingStripe has received the payout request and settlement is pending.
PaidStripe confirmed settlement and the payout was recorded.
FailedStripe rejected or failed the payout. You can review the error and retry when the issue is fixed.
VoidedThe payout record was cancelled and should not be paid.
Manual payment methods, such as cash or direct deposit, record that the organization paid the member outside Stripe. Stripe payments cannot be reversed through the manual reversal action; handle Stripe refunds and disputes through the Stripe flow.

Common issues

A member is not eligible

Confirm that the member accepted the invitation, has an unpaid payout record, and completed Stripe Connect onboarding.

The organization has no funding method

Go to Organization detailsPayments and add a funding method before sending Stripe payouts.

Stripe asks for authentication

Continue through the Stripe prompt. Soundcheck will refresh the payout after authentication completes.

A payout is still processing

Processing is expected while Stripe confirms settlement. The gig payment history updates when the payout settles or fails.