Core ConceptsBriefs

Briefs


title: Briefs description: The thing creators submit against: what to make, who can see it, how many you want and by when.

What a brief is

A brief is a unit of work. It says what to make, who it is for, how many you want and by when, and submissions attach to it.

That last part is the point. Documents are free-form and good for a style guide, but you cannot filter by one, count submissions against one, or tell a creator which is still open. A brief is the smallest thing that makes "three of the five videos we asked for have arrived" answerable.

Briefs live in Hub, then Briefs.

What goes in one

FieldWhat it does
Title and bodyThe brief itself, in the same editor Documents use
AnglesWhat to try, as a list rather than prose
Hooks to avoidWhat not to try, for the same reason
ReferencesExisting creatives to point at
Product or sample bundleWhat to send the creator, if anything
Target countHow many videos you want. Leave blank for no target
DeadlineWhen you want them by

Angles and hooks to avoid are lists on purpose. The review surface can show them as a checklist, and the creative tagging has something concrete to compare a finished video against.

Status

StatusWhat it means
DraftYours only. Creators cannot see it
OpenCreators can see it and submit against it
ClosedNo new submissions, history intact

There is no archive. Closing is enough: a brief that produced eleven videos is a record rather than clutter.

Who sees it

VisibilityWho
AllEvery creator in the workspace
SegmentOne creator segment
NamedOnly the creators you pick