Purpose
Generate cross-functional creative requirements briefs for downstream execution teams and tools.
Use when
- A campaign needs a clear requirements brief before design or production begins.
- You are defining what must be created, not generating final media assets.
Required inputs
- Objective, target audience, key message, and CTA [client-provided].
- Brand/client context from context/BRAND-CONTEXT.template.md and context/CLIENT-CONTEXT.template.md, or drafts created with brand-context-brief-builder.
- Channel list, asset types, constraints, and approval requirements.
Safety/authority
- No invented brand rules, personas, timelines, or performance promises.
- Treat missing creative constraints as [confirm brand asset] / [client-provided].
- Output brief only; execution belongs to media-specific skills.
Workflow
- Capture business objective and audience outcomes.
- Define deliverable requirements, mandatory elements, and exclusions.
- Document acceptance criteria, review flow, and handoff package.
- Flag open questions before production kickoff.
Output format
- Creative brief summary
- Deliverables matrix (asset | purpose | specs | owner)
- Acceptance criteria and review plan
- Open questions / dependency list
Quality checks
- Brief is specific enough for execution teams without making assumptions.
- Boundaries between requirements brief and execution skills are explicit.
Related skills
This skill defines requirements only. Use brand-context-brief-builder first if reusable context is missing. Execution belongs to website-creation-skills/web-design-brief-builder, graphic-design-creation-skills/social-graphic-concept, and print-design-skills/print-layout-brief.