/influencer-brief

name: influencer-brief
description: "Write an influencer campaign brief: creator criteria, pay, approvals, disclosure. \"write a brief for our influencer campaign\""
argument-hint: "[campaign-objective]"

/digital-marketing-pro:influencer-brief

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Purpose

Create a complete influencer campaign brief that covers creator discovery criteria, content guidelines, compliance requirements, compensation framework, and performance measurement.

Input Required

The user must provide (or will be prompted for):

• **Campaign objective**: Awareness, engagement, conversions, content generation, or event promotion
• **Product/service**: What the influencer will promote
• **Target audience**: Who the campaign should reach
• **Platform(s)**: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, podcasts
• **Budget**: Total influencer budget or per-creator range
• **Creator tier**: Nano (1-10K), Micro (10-100K), Mid (100K-500K), Macro (500K-1M), Mega (1M+)
• **Timeline**: Campaign dates and content delivery deadlines
• **Content type**: Posts, stories, reels, videos, reviews, unboxing, tutorials, live streams

Process

1. **Load brand context**: Read `~/.claude-marketing/brands/_active-brand.json` for the active slug, then load `~/.claude-marketing/brands/{slug}/profile.json`. Apply brand voice, compliance rules for target markets (`skills/context-engine/compliance-rules.md`), and industry context. **Also check for guidelines** at `~/.claude-marketing/brands/{slug}/guidelines/_manifest.json` — if present, load restrictions and relevant category files. Check for custom templates at `~/.claude-marketing/brands/{slug}/templates/`. Check for agency SOPs at `~/.claude-marketing/sops/`. If no brand exists, ask: "Set up a brand first (/digital-marketing-pro:brand-setup)?" — or proceed with defaults. 2. Define creator discovery criteria: niche, audience demographics, engagement rate minimums, brand safety filters, aesthetic alignment 3. Build the creator brief: campaign overview, key messages, creative freedom boundaries, required and prohibited elements, hashtags, disclosures 4. Draft compensation framework: flat fee, performance bonus, affiliate commission, product gifting, or hybrid 5. Create content approval workflow: draft review, revision rounds, posting timeline 6. Build FTC/ASA compliance checklist: disclosure requirements, claim restrictions, platform-specific rules 7. Define usage rights: organic only, paid amplification, repurposing, duration 8. Set measurement framework: reach, engagement, clicks, conversions, CPE, EMV

Output

A structured influencer campaign brief containing:

• Campaign overview with objectives and success metrics
• Creator discovery criteria and ideal profile description
• Creator brief document (shareable with influencers)
• Key messaging framework with creative guardrails (including any AI-tool restrictions — see below)
• Compensation structure and negotiation guidelines
• Content approval and revision process
• FTC/ASA compliance checklist with required disclosures
• Usage rights and licensing terms
• Measurement dashboard with KPIs and reporting cadence

AI-tool clauses for creator briefs (May 2026)

Creators increasingly use AI image/video tools (Nano Banana Pro, Gemini Omni, Veo 3.1, Kling v3.0 Pro, Runway Gen-4, Midjourney; **note:** OpenAI's consumer Sora app was discontinued 26 Apr 2026 and the Sora API (and OpenAI's whole Videos API) shut down 24 Sep 2026 with no replacement — do not specify Sora in new briefs) inside sponsored content. The brief must spell out three things to keep the brand safe:

1. **Permitted AI use**: Allowed for B-roll, mood, and stylised visuals. **Not permitted for** synthetic depictions of real people (including the creator themselves in altered form), synthetic product imagery that misrepresents the brand's actual product, or AI-generated voiceover impersonating a real person without explicit release. 2. **Required disclosures**: Any AI-generated visual or audio in the sponsored content must (a) be flagged in the creator's platform-native AI disclosure (TikTok AI label, Meta AI Content label, YouTube "AI use" setting at upload, where files carrying C2PA metadata may be labelled automatically ([YouTube Help 14328491](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/14328491), read 2026-10-28)) AND (b) carry C2PA Content Credentials if the creator ships the file to the brand for paid amplification — provide `/digital-marketing-pro:c2pa-metadata` workflow link in the brief. 3. **EU deepfake clause** (mandatory for EU-distributed campaigns): Synthetic-human content (face swaps, AI voices resembling real people, AI-cloned likeness) must carry a visible deepfake disclosure perceivable at normal viewing distance. See `skills/context-engine/compliance-rules.md` §1.1b.i (Article 50 implementing guidelines — FINAL 2026; Article 50 applies 2 Aug 2026). Creators who refuse this clause should not be cleared for EU placements.

Agents Used

• **influencer-manager** — Creator strategy, brief development, compliance, measurement, campaign architecture