editorial-calendar-planner

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---
name: Editorial Calendar Planner
description: Design a strategic content calendar with themes, topics, formats, and publishing cadence for any channel mix.
version: "1.0.0"
type: prompt-flow
tags:
  - editorial-calendar
  - content-planning
  - content-strategy
  - publishing-schedule
  - content-operations
  - social-media-planning
author: Bell (design)
---

# Editorial Calendar Planner

## Overview

Editorial Calendar Planner is a prompt-flow skill that designs strategic content calendars. It takes the user's channels, publishing goals, content pillars, and team capacity, then produces a structured calendar with themes, topics, formats, and publishing cadence. The output is a markdown-table calendar that can be copied into any planning tool.

This skill addresses the planning layer — it complements content creation skills by providing the strategic schedule that those skills populate.

## When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

- Plan a monthly content calendar
- Create a quarterly content theme framework
- Design a multi-channel publishing schedule
- Build a campaign content timeline
- Plan seasonal or event-driven content
- Structure a social media calendar

**Trigger keywords:** content calendar, editorial calendar, content plan, content schedule, publishing calendar, social media calendar, content strategy, content planning

## Workflow

### Step 1 — Channel & Cadence Definition

Collect from the user:
- **Channels:** Which platforms are active (blog, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Instagram, newsletter, YouTube, podcast)?
- **Publishing frequency:** How many posts per channel per week?
- **Best posting days/times:** Any known optimal windows?
- **Team capacity:** How much content can realistically be produced per week?

### Step 2 — Content Pillar Mapping

Identify 3–5 content pillars/themes that form the foundation:
- What topics does the brand own?
- What value does each pillar deliver to the audience?
- What is the target mix ratio? (e.g., 40% educational, 30% entertaining, 20% promotional, 10% conversational)

### Step 3 — Monthly / Weekly Topic Assignment

Assign specific topics to specific dates:
1. Map pillar themes to weeks (e.g., Week 1: Industry insights, Week 2: How-to, Week 3: Behind-the-scenes, Week 4: Community)
2. Generate specific topic ideas for each slot
3. Assign formats (article, thread, video, carousel, story)
4. Note any cross-channel synergy opportunities

### Step 4 — Content Mix Balancing

Check the mix across the period:
- **Educational:** Teaches something valuable
- **Entertaining:** Builds connection and shareability
- **Promotional:** Drives action (sign up, buy, attend)
- **Conversational:** Sparks discussion and community

### Step 5 — Event & Season Integration

Layer in:
- Industry events and conferences
- Product launches and company milestones
- Seasonal themes and holidays
- Cultural moments relevant to the audience

### Step 6 — Calendar Output

Produce the final calendar as a structured markdown table.

## Templates

### Monthly Blog Calendar
Month-view calendar with weekly themes, article topics, target keywords, and status tracking.

### Weekly Social Media Calendar
Day-by-day, platform-by-platform grid with post topics, formats, and visual notes.

### Multi-Channel Quarterly Calendar
High-level quarterly view showing content themes per channel, campaign pillars, and key dates.

### Product Launch Content Timeline
Countdown-to-launch calendar with teaser, launch, and follow-up content across channels.

### Seasonal Campaign Calendar
Holiday or seasonal event calendar with themed content mapped to customer journey stages.

## Output Format

The output includes:

1. **Content Pillar Summary** — 3–5 themes with descriptions and target mix ratios
2. **Calendar Table** — Markdown table with dates, topics, formats, channels, and status columns
3. **Channel Mix Breakdown** — Distribution of content types across channels
4. **Key Dates List** — Events, launches, and seasonal moments integrated
5. **Capacity Notes** — Realistic assessment of whether the plan matches team capacity

## Safety & Compliance

- No promotional claims about publishing ROI — avoid promising specific reach or engagement numbers
- Encourage realistic capacity planning — flag if the requested cadence exceeds reasonable output
- No guaranteed reach/engagement predictions
- This is a descriptive prompt-flow skill with zero code execution, zero network calls, and zero credential requirements

## Acceptance Criteria

1. User provides channels, frequency, and themes; output is a dated content calendar
2. Calendar includes topic, format, channel, and status columns
3. Content mix is balanced across educational/entertaining/promotional/conversational
4. Key dates and events are integrated where provided
5. Capacity concerns are flagged when the plan exceeds realistic output

## Examples

### Example 1: Monthly Blog Calendar

**User says:** "I run a SaaS blog. I publish twice a week. My pillars are product tips, industry trends, and customer stories. Plan March for me."

**Skill guides:** Map pillars to weeks, generate 8 article topics with titles, assign dates, create status tracking columns.

### Example 2: Multi-Channel Quarterly Calendar

**User says:** "I need a Q3 calendar for LinkedIn, Twitter, and our newsletter. We're launching a course in August. Weekly cadence each channel."

**Skill guides:** Structure quarterly view, align channels around launch timeline, balance pre-launch/launch/post-launch content across all three channels.

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