How Do Milestone Escrow and Payouts Work on Campwork?

Campwork protects both clients and student freelancers through milestone-based project escrow.

How does the milestone escrow lifecycle work? 1. **Contract Funding**: When a client hires a student freelancer, the project or milestone fee is deposited into Campwork escrow before work commences. 2. **Work Submission**: The student submits work through the project dashboard according to agreed milestones. 3. **Review & Approval**: The client has a fixed inspection window to approve the deliverable or request revision. 4. **Immediate Disbursement**: Upon milestone sign-off, escrow funds are released directly to the student's connected payout account.

How are disputes handled? If a disagreement arises regarding milestone deliverables, either party can trigger Campwork mediation. Funds remain safely held in escrow until a resolution is agreed or mediated by platform staff.

Verification Sources - Campwork platform specification: `contact-sonnev/content/docs/campwork/overview.mdx` - Unified Terms of Service: `https://contact.sonnev.com/legal/terms#campwork`