Fees, markups & cancellation · Working
Fixed fee
ELI5
An agreed fee that does not change unless the defined scope or deal changes.
Used in conversation
“We need to agree fixed fee before anyone commits the cost.”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Fixed fee” in advertising & director treatments conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Helps interpret the brief, director treatment, bid, award, production process and campaign deliverables.
Connected terms
- Cost-plusCost-plus reimburses qualifying costs plus an agreed fee; fixed fee sets compensation independently of actual cost movement within the agreed scope.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Association of Independent Commercial Producers — AICP Guidelines and Best PracticesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- IPA / APA / ISBA — Production Pitch Process Initiative and Best PracticeSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- AICP — AICP Bid FormSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- pitch.dog — Pitch Dictionary Deep Research SynthesisSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-14