Brightspot CMS User Guide

Creating an assignment


An assignment is a request for assets associated with a pitch. Assignments often have a specific editor, assignee, due date, and detailed instructions.

To create an assignment:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • In the header, click add > Assignment.
    • Open the required pitch, and under Assignments, click Assignment.
      Creating an assignment from a pitch Creating an assignment from a pitch
      Creating an assignment from a pitch
  2. Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
  3. Click Save.
Field Description
Title Enter a title. Editors see the assignment's title in various widgets, such as search results.
Due Date Select a date by which the assignment must be completed. The date will be tracked by the Editorial Calendar.
Urgent Toggle on to mark this assignment as urgent. When doing searches on assignments, editors filter for those that are urgent.
Assignment Type Select the content type associated with this assignment.
Description Enter a description. Editors see the assignment's description in various widgets, such as search results.
Pitch

Select the pitch associated with this assignment.

For details about creating a pitch, see Creating a pitch.

Related To Select an existing asset associated with this assignment. That asset may provide prompts to the team working on this assignment.
Attachments Upload or provide URLs of files that provide background to the team working on this assignment.
Event Information
Event

Select an event associated with this assignment, or create a new one.

For details about creating an event, see Creating an event.

Team
Additional Team Members

Select existing editors or external team members. Brightspot sends notifications to the team members as the assignment progresses.

For additional information, see Creating a user, Creating external team members, and Assignment Desk notifications.

Assignment (widget in right rail)
Status Set to New.
Editor Select an existing editor or team member to oversee fulfillment of the assignment, or click search to create a new editor from the content picker.
Assignee Select an existing editor or team member to perform the assignment, or click search to create a new editor from the content picker.
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