"powered by Bluebridge", what the label means

The label tells you who pays

Some events on Bluebridge are operated end-to-end by us, we collect tournament fees, set the official pay rate, and disburse pay directly. Those events carry a small 'powered by Bluebridge' badge so officials can see the difference at a glance before applying.

• With the badge, Bluebridge is the assignor and the payor. Pay rate and timing are exactly what the event page says; the disbursement and any 1099 reporting come from Bluebridge directly to you.
• Without the badge, the assignor (or the entity they represent) pays you outside the platform. Bluebridge isn't a party to the payment; cadence and method are between you and the assignor.

For officials

Pay is based on accurate match records. If a match wasn't worked, or the related records look inaccurate, Bluebridge may pause or adjust pay for that match, subject to applicable law and to any dispute you raise in good faith. None of this creates an employment relationship, you're an independent contractor.

For assignors

If your event runs on the Bluebridge-operated payment flow, the powered by Bluebridge badge appears automatically based on the event's payment-vendor setting. You don't need to add it. If you're paying officials yourself outside the platform, leave that field unset and the badge won't render.

The payment workflow on a powered-by-Bluebridge event

When an event is set up to run through Bluebridge, the Compensation section of the event form gains three structured controls on top of the free-text pay policy: Default head referee pay, Default official pay, and a Bluebridge fee mode (Post-fee, Pre-fee, or No Bluebridge fee) with a configurable fee percentage. Those defaults seed the per-official amounts and platform fee in the Mark match completed dialog so you aren't retyping numbers every time.

Once at least one official is accepted on a date, the assignor view shows a Mark match completed button on the roster. Clicking it opens a dialog with the officials, their per-row dollar amounts, a Bluebridge fee field, a payor-pays total, and a notes textarea. Submitting creates a payment request that Bluebridge processes. Until the admin starts processing, you can edit or undo that request from the event page.

For the full picture, see Powered by Bluebridge events for the overview, Bluebridge fee modes for the math on each fee mode, Marking a match completed for the step-by-step, and Editing or undoing a payment request for what you can change after the fact. Tournament vs college completion explains why tournaments are marked complete once at the event level while college seasons are marked match-by-match.