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Client Contract eSignature for Agencies

Client contract eSignature gets a new engagement signed the day the client says yes. SignElectronically sends the contract under your agency brand, to the client first and your director second, and returns a sealed copy to both.

Agency director reading a services agreement with a client at a studio worktable

Agency reality

Work starts when the paper is signed

Kickoff slips

The team is booked, but the client contact is travelling and the PDF sits unsigned. A link they can sign on a phone fixes that.

Wrong order of signatures

Your director should not sign before the client commits. Signing order enforces client first, agency second.

Scattered versions

Statements of work live in inboxes. Here each client has a folder with every sealed document and its status.

Engagement lifecycle

The documents of one client relationship

Agency documents across a client engagement
Stage Document Who signs Useful feature
Before the pitch Mutual NDA Client, then director Template with two roles
Winning the work Master services agreement Client, then director Signing order, initials per page
Each project Statement of work Client, account lead, finance Text fields for scope, fee and dates
Scope changes Change order Client, then account lead Short template, expiry date
Freelancers Contractor agreement Contractor, then director Prefilled rate and start date
Retainer renewal Renewal addendum Client, then director Reminder before the term ends

Each of these can be saved once as an eSignature template, so an account manager only fills in the client and the numbers.

Your brand

Clients see your agency, not a tool

Brightline Studio sent you a document

Statement of work 12.pdf

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No account needed

The first document a client signs sets the tone for the engagement. On Plus the signing email comes with your logo, your colour and the name of the account lead as sender, with a message you wrote.

The client reads the contract on any device, agrees to electronic records and signs. No account, no download, no instructions needed. When your director has countersigned, the client gets the sealed PDF and the audit certificate.

  • Logo, colour and sender name on emails and the signing page
  • Custom email text per template
  • Finance or the project lead copied on completion
  • A certificate that shows when the client opened and signed

First contract

Send a client contract in four steps

  1. Step 1

    Pick the template

    Master agreement or statement of work from the shared library.

  2. Step 2

    Add the client

    Name and email of the client signer, plus scope, fee and dates in the text fields.

  3. Step 3

    Check the order

    Client first, your director second, finance as CC.

  4. Step 4

    Send and start

    Reminders run on their own. Kick off when the status turns to completed.

Cost

Ten people, one flat plan

Monthly cost for a 10 person agency

DocuSign Business Pro, 10 users $450/mo

$45 per user per month

DocuSign Standard, 10 users $300/mo

$30 per user per month

SignElectronically Plus, 10 seats $74/mo

$888 billed yearly

Public list prices for annual billing, checked October 2026.

In an agency almost everyone sends something. Account managers send statements of work, producers send contractor agreements, the director signs all of them. Per user pricing charges for each of those people.

Plus includes 10 seats and 500 envelopes a month. The comparison with per user tools is laid out on the DocuSign alternatives page, and all plans are on pricing. For other teams, see sign quotes online or return to the homepage.

Questions

Agency eSignature FAQ

Upload the contract or statement of work, add the client as first signer and your director as second, place the signature fields and send. The client signs from the email link, your director countersigns, and both receive the sealed PDF.

Sign the next client this week

Create a company account and send your first statement of work under your own brand.

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