How private until mutual match actually works
A walk-through of every reveal stage — what talent sees, what clients see, and how settings change the surface.
#Privacy05／ 21How It Works
Six steps.
No browsing.
01Client
Create a structured need
Describe the project. The AI translates the brief into a structured need — role, count, dates, budget, usage rights, location. Client posting is free.
02System
AI generates the shortlist
The matching engine returns an AI-curated shortlist scored on fit. You don't search; you receive — never an open search.
03Talent
Talent applies · private until match
Routed talent see the need with identity private until mutual match on both sides. $2 to unlock and apply · free with Pro. Identity stays private until mutual match.
04Client
Client reviews per-need
Inside the need workspace, accept, reject, or rematch. Reveal follows workflow stage and user settings — settings-aware.
05Platform
Acceptance captures 50%
50% at acceptance via Stripe Connect. The 15% platform fee · deducted from talent payout — never added to client rate.
06Platform
Final 50% before the gig
The second 50% seven days before the gig. Full audit trail. Settings-aware reveal of any final contact details on both sides.
The need is the unit. Not the gig.
Each role on a project becomes its own structured need with its own AI-curated shortlist, its own review queue, and its own staged-payment timeline. A parent gig can hold many.
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#Routing
Staged payments, without the wait
50% at acceptance, 50% seven days before the gig. The platform fee never lands on the client rate.
#Payments
Why fit-strength beats keyword search
Fit is computed across role, budget, location, timing, and availability — not matched on tags.
#Fit
One account · Three roles
The need is the unit.
Not the gig.
AI-curated shortlist · Need-centric workflow · Private until mutual match
Why we exist
The work was chasing the wrong shape.
Creative talent spent more time on directories than on craft. Clients spent more time browsing than producing. The job board model treats people like inventory and treats projects like ads — never an open search again.
TalentSynq replaces that with a structured need, an AI-curated shortlist, and a staged-payment guarantee. One account · Three roles. The need is the unit.
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Why a curated set of five beats an open directory of five thousand for both sides of the market.
#RoutingStaged payments, without the wait
50% at acceptance, 50% seven days before the gig. The platform fee never lands on the client rate.
#PaymentsWhy fit-strength beats keyword search
Fit is computed across role, budget, location, timing, and availability — not matched on tags.
#FitOne account · Three roles
Built around
the talent.
AI-curated shortlist · Need-centric workflow · Private until mutual match