MarlinAbout Marlin
We made
attention pay.
Marlin is the attention marketplace, a premium talent-access platform. We give brands direct access to the world’s best creators, and we fixed the thing everyone in this industry quietly hates: briefs that never get a reply.
The background
The old way is broken.
Brands spend hours on a brief, send it cold, and hear nothing. Managers gatekeep. Talent drown in DMs and ignore the lot, because answering takes time and time is free to waste.
So the best campaigns die in an inbox, and everyone blames everyone.
How it works
Send. Get a reply. Get paid.
We pay on reply, not on read. Talent earn when they genuinely respond, so a passive open never counts.
01
Search the network
We list talent from public sources. Talent and managers can claim or update their listing any time. Free.
02
Send a brief
Brands search by name or attribute, then brief the exact talent they want.
03
Guaranteed a response
The talent reads it and gives a real reply, yes, no, or a counter, often on camera.
04
Everyone settles
Talent are paid $150 for the response, half of the $299 fee. Marlin keeps the other half.
The ecosystem
Everyone gets paid.
Attention is the asset. We price it, and we split it fairly.
Talent
Paid for every brief they genuinely respond to. Their attention is finally worth something.
Manager
Sees every brief that reaches their talent, without chasing inboxes.
Brand
Reaches the exact talent they want, and only pays for a real response.
Platform
Keeps the other half of every fee to run the rails.
Plans
Pay per campaign.
One flat rate per talent briefed, every response guaranteed. Agency subscriptions are coming soon.
Per talent briefed
$299
one flat rate, every opportunity type
- A real reply within 48 hours, guaranteed
- Money back if nobody responds
- Talent keep half: $150 per genuine response
Agency membership
Monthly access
one account, briefs all month, every one guaranteed a response
We’re opening monthly access to agencies first. Join the waitlist and we’ll be in touch as it goes live.
Join the waitlistA straight 50/50 split: half of every $299 goes to the talent who responds.
Run the numbers
What it’s worth.
For talent
3 minutes. $150.
That’s the deal: read a brief, give a genuine answer, keep half of everything the brand paid to reach you.
Paid $150 for every real response, yes, no, or a counter. Never for a passive open.
You earn
$39,000
a year · $3,250/mo · 260 replies
Off Marlin, replying to briefs pays $0. That’s $39,000 a year you’re leaving behind.