When you agree to a commission-based role or commission structure (often by signing an agreement), you agree to be paid a certain amount of money that's dependent on hitting some goal—goods sold, meetings closed, hires placed, to name a few examples.

What does commissioned work mean?

If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you. ... A commission is a piece of work that someone is asked to do and is paid for.

What does it mean when art is commissioned?

Commissioning art is the process by which an artist creates a work of art on a client's invitation. This invitation comes in many shapes and forms.