67-agency-vendor-brief-global

A complete agency brief includes a measurable project objective, scope of work with explicit exclusions, deliverable specs, revision round limits, timeline with feedback deadlines, milestone payments, and IP terms. This Skill generates that structure as a Markdown document.

A scope of work should list each deliverable with detailed specs, output format, and quantity, plus the number of included revision rounds and an explicit list of what is NOT included. Stating exclusions is the reliable way to prevent scope creep.

Split payment into milestones such as 30% on contract signing, 40% on draft approval, and 30% on final delivery, with net 15 or net 30 terms. Never pay 100% before work starts, and confirm tax treatment like W-9 or W-8BEN forms with finance.

Use an internal team brief when the recipient is an employee inside your organization rather than an external vendor. Agency briefs add commercial terms like payment milestones, IP assignment, and confidentiality that internal briefs do not need.

Red flags include accepting the brief without questions, no committed deadline, no single point of contact, promises of unlimited revisions, demanding full upfront payment, quotes far below market, and refusing IP assignment or confidentiality clauses.