Reviewing Brand Offers: Accepting or Denying

Learn how to review brand partnership offers in your Recess account, accept the ones you want to host, and deny the ones that aren’t a fit.

How you’ll know you have a new offer

When a brand sends you a new partnership offer, you’ll receive an email from Recess <events@recess.is> with the subject line:

“Congrats! You have [N] Partnership Offer(s) Ready to be Accepted”

The email previews one of your pending offers, including:

• Date Offer Expires — offers expire 7 days after they are submitted
• Sponsorship Payout — the amount you’ll be paid
• Sponsor — the brand sending the offer
• Activation Type — e.g., Product Sampling, Omnichannel
• Event Name & Date — the activation date at your venue

See your list of offers

Log into the Recess platform and click the Offers tab in the sidebar, or go directly to app.recess.is/offers?scope=pending. New to Recess? Use the “Set Password & Review Offers” link in your email to create your account first.

View offer details

Click any offer tile to open the full details. Each offer is broken into three sections:

• Offer Details — sponsor info, expiration date, payout amount, and the activation type (Product Sampling or Omnichannel)
• Organizer Provides — what you commit to deliver
• Brand Provides — what the brand will send you

Note: You may receive multiple offers per brand purchase (e.g., one for sampling, one for omnichannel). Review each one separately.

To accept an offer

1. Open the offer from your Offers tab.
2. Read through each of the three sections (Offer Details, Organizer Provides, Brand Provides).
3. Click the checkbox at the end of each section to confirm you understand and agree to the terms.
4. Once all three checkboxes are selected, click the Accept Offer button that appears.
5. Set your shipping address. Right after accepting — on the same screen — you’ll be prompted to enter the shipping address where the brand should send the product. This is required to complete the acceptance.

After you accept: You’ll receive execution guidelines from the Recess team. Your payout is processed after you submit your recap.

To deny an offer

1. Open the offer from your Offers tab.
2. Click the Deny button in the top right.
3. Select a reason from the list of common denial reasons, or choose “Other” to write your own.
4. Be thorough — the brand may revise and resubmit their offer based on your feedback.

Need more time to decide?

Offers expire 7 days after submission. To request an extension, email events@recess.is before the offer expires.

Need help?

If you have questions about an offer, the terms, or the activation:

• Claire — claire@recess.is
• Francisco — francisco@recess.is
• The Recess team — events@recess.is

You can also schedule a meeting if you’d like to walk through an offer together.