Payroll that already balances.
Freelancer invoices, day-rate call sheets, multi-union contracts — turned into clean pay runs, every Friday, every country.
How many creatives do you pay each month?
Freelancers, contractors, crew — everyone on the call sheet.
Social proof
Voices, numbers, and screens.
Finance managers, ops leads, and post producers — all saying the same thing in different ways.

"We onboarded 15 contractors the morning before a pitch. CreativePayroll had them all compliant and processed before the client even arrived."

Day rates pulled from call sheets. Invoices reconciled against POs automatically — no manual entry.
Right-to-work and IR35 checks completed before the colorist's first session. Fully auditable.
"Sixty crew members across LA, London, and Berlin. Every single one paid on Friday. I've never said that sentence before in my career."

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No credit card. No demo call. Just payroll that works.
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GBP, USD, EUR — reconciled in a single run. FX rates locked at submission, not settlement.

"The IR35 determination used to take our legal team three days. CreativePayroll does it in 38 seconds and the audit trail is better than anything we produced manually."

Finance review, compliance check, and bank submission — one click, fully logged.
How it works
From call sheet chaos to
clean pay run in four steps.
Every step is automated, auditable, and explainable. No black boxes — just a system that does exactly what it says, documented to HMRC and IRS standard.
Upload or connect
Drop in a call sheet, connect your Xero/Sage, or paste a CSV. CreativePayroll reads day rates, union rules, and right-to-work requirements automatically.
Supported formats
Compliance runs itself
IR35 determinations, RTW checks, PAYE vs self-employed routing, union deduction tables — all computed before you see the summary.
One-click approval
Review the summary. Every line is explained in plain English. Approve with a single click — the audit trail is already written.
Paid. Every Friday.
Funds hit accounts in the local currency, via local rails. Payslips auto-delivered. Reporting filed. You close the laptop.
Trusted by production companies, agencies, and post houses
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First three pay runs on us. Cancel anytime. The only thing you'll regret is not doing it sooner.