Hiring someone to do work — or being hired — and want it in writing? A service agreement (also called a services contract, master service agreement, consulting agreement, or freelance contract) is the contract that governs the engagement: a client hires a provider to perform described services for a fee, on terms you both sign. It's what agencies, freelancers, consultants and businesses search for by name — and it's different from a sales agreement (that sells goods) or an independent-contractor agreement (that's about worker classification). PaperKit builds the right one: pick the type — GENERAL professional services, CONSULTING / advisory, or CREATIVE / marketing work — then choose how you're paid: a FIXED project fee, an HOURLY rate (enter a rate and optional estimated hours and it computes a budgeted total), or a MONTHLY RETAINER. It does the money for you — fee, optional deposit or prepayment, and the balance due. Every clause a services contract expects is laid out and toggleable: scope of services, deliverables, term & schedule, compensation & fees, payment terms, independent-contractor status, ownership of work product / IP on full payment, confidentiality, termination on notice, plus a warranty & limitation-of-liability clause, governing law and any extra terms. It's self-drafted: the provider reviews and e-signs online, the client counter-signs on the signature line, and you download the clean PDF, with an optional notary block. (Worker-classification, tax, IP and consumer-protection rules vary by state and by the nature of the work; confirm yours before relying on this form.)
The big lever — it decides how the scope-of-services section reads.
Creative / marketing / agency work — design, content, campaigns — with client-supplied assets and a set number of revisions.
Drives the compensation recital and the money math.
One fixed fee for the whole project. Enter the fee and an optional deposit; it computes the balance due.
One fixed fee for the whole project. Enter the fee and an optional deposit; it computes the balance due.
The party who performs the work. You draft and e-sign; the client counter-signs on the signature line.
The person or business engaging the provider. They accept and counter-sign on the signature line.
Turn off anything that doesn't apply.
A real, section-by-section service agreement. The type reshapes the scope; the fee structure drives the money. Publish to get a hosted link the provider can e-sign online.
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A service agreement / services contract is a template for convenience, not legal advice. It records a client's engagement of a provider to perform described services for a fee. Worker-classification, tax, IP and consumer-protection rules vary by state and by the nature of the work. PaperKit is not a law firm and records electronic execution via the signer's typed name; confirm your state's requirements before relying on this form.