Freelance email marketing contract template

This agreement is made on [Date] between [Your Name / Business Name] (the "Contractor") and [Client Name / Company] (the "Client").

The Contractor is an independent contractor, not an employee of the Client.

The Contractor will provide email marketing services in [platform]: [describe, e.g. building [number] automated flows and sending [number] campaigns per month, including copy, design, and build].

Platform subscription fees are paid by the Client. List growth advertising and SMS are not included unless listed here: [list].

Campaigns are submitted for approval at least [3] business days before the planned send, with [1] revision round included per campaign. If no feedback is received by the send date, the campaign [is held / is deemed approved and sent].

Automated flows are approved once before activation; subsequent copy tweaks within the approved structure do not require re-approval.

The total fee for the work is [Amount]. A non-refundable deposit of [Amount or %] is due before work begins, and the balance is due [on delivery / per the schedule below].

Invoices are payable within [14] days. Late payments may incur a fee of [1.5%] per month on the outstanding balance.

Any expenses (stock assets, plugins, printing, travel) are billed to the Client at cost and agreed in advance.

Work outside the scope described above is not included. If the Client requests additional work, the Contractor will provide a written estimate, and that work begins once the Client approves it in writing.

The Client will provide all content, access, feedback, and approvals needed to complete the work, in a timely manner.

If the project is delayed by more than [30] days due to a lack of Client response or materials, the Contractor may pause the project and invoice for work completed to date.

The subscriber list and the email platform account belong to the Client at all times. The Contractor will never export, sell, or reuse the list.

The Client warrants the list was collected with proper consent. The Contractor builds all emails to comply with applicable anti-spam law (including working unsubscribe links and sender identification).

Email content becomes the Client's property once the period it was delivered in is paid for.

Each party will keep the other's confidential information private and use it only to carry out this agreement.

The Contractor may show the finished work in a portfolio or case study unless the Client asks in writing to keep it private.

Either party may end this agreement with [14] days written notice. If the Client cancels, the deposit is non-refundable and the Client pays for all work completed up to the cancellation date.

If the Contractor cancels, any pre-paid amount for work not yet delivered is refunded.

The Contractor's total liability under this agreement is limited to the total fees paid by the Client. Neither party is liable for indirect or consequential losses.

The work is provided without warranties beyond those stated here.

The Contractor controls how and when the work is done, uses their own tools, and is responsible for their own taxes and insurance. Nothing here creates an employment, partnership, or agency relationship.

This agreement is governed by the laws of [Your State / Country]. Any dispute will be handled in the courts of that location.

Contractor: ______________________________ Date: ____________

Client: __________________________________ Date: ____________