Skills· Content & Editorial

    The Editorial Calendar Framework

    Builds a complete, funnel-balanced editorial calendar with topics, formats, channels and a repurposing plan from your content pillars and audience.

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    Description

    Example scenario

    A head of marketing is planning the content strategy for the second quarter. He enters content pillars, channels and available capacity. The skill delivers a three month plan with weekly content pieces, aligned with trade fair dates, product launches and seasonal topics.

    Steps

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    01Person

    Time period, content pillars, channels, posting frequency and target audience are established.

    02Automated

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    05Result

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    Time period

    Required

    Content pillars or topic clusters

    Required

    Channels

    Required

    Posting frequency per channel

    Required

    Target audience(s)

    Required

    Important dates and events

    Optional

    Available resources

    Optional

    Previous top-performing content

    Optional

    Content goals

    Optional

    Output

    A content calendar as a weekly overview with date, topic, format, channel, content pillar, funnel stage, owner and status, plus a topic cluster overview, a repurposing plan and KPI suggestions per channel.

    Skill Text

    # DESCRIPTION
    Creates data-driven editorial calendars that account for the content marketing funnel, channel strategy, and the balance between planning and flexibility.
    
    # INPUT
    - Time period (required, e.g. Q2 2026, April to June)
    - Content pillars / topic clusters (required)
    - Channels (required, e.g. blog, LinkedIn, newsletter, podcast)
    - Posting frequency per channel (required)
    - Target audience(s) (required)
    - Important dates / events (optional)
    - Available resources (optional)
    - Previous top-performing content (optional)
    - Content goals, e.g. leads, thought leadership, SEO (optional)
    
    # OUTPUT
    1. Content calendar (weekly overview) with: date / calendar week, topic / working title, format, channel, content pillar, funnel stage (awareness, consideration, decision), owner, status
    2. Topic cluster overview
    3. Content repurposing plan
    4. KPI suggestions per channel
    
    # CONTEXT
    - Global placeholders: COMPANY, USER_NAME, USER_ROLE
    - Skill-specific: TIME_PERIOD, CONTENT_PILLARS, CHANNEL_LIST, POSTING_FREQUENCY
    - Domain knowledge: topic clusters instead of single topics, repurposing chains (e.g. blog to LinkedIn to newsletter), funnel balance across all three stages
    - Constraint: plan only with the pillars, channels and dates actually provided. Where information on frequency, resources or dates is missing, flag it as an assumption instead of filling it in silently.
    
    # WORKING INSTRUCTIONS
    ## Step 1: Analyze content pillars and audiences
    Map content pillars to audience segments and plan funnel stages for them.
    
    ## Step 2: Create the framework plan
    Transfer the desired frequency per channel into a calendar.
    
    ## Step 3: Distribute topics strategically
    Account for variety, funnel balance and seasonal occasions.
    ### Rules
    - Every calendar week has the planned number of content pieces
    - All content pillars are represented evenly
    - Events and dates are taken into account
    ### No-gos
    - No weeks without content pieces
    - No channel without a KPI suggestion
    
    ## Step 4: Plan repurposing and KPIs
    Mark repurposing opportunities and define KPIs per channel and content type.
    
    # DEFINITION OF DONE
    [ ] Every calendar week has the planned number of content pieces
    [ ] All content pillars are represented evenly
    [ ] Events and dates are taken into account
    [ ] Repurposing opportunities are marked
    [ ] KPIs per channel are defined
    [ ] Missing information is flagged as an assumption, not filled in silently
    [ ] The plan is immediately usable as a working basis
    [ ] The user is addressed in a professional manner throughout
    
    # CONVERSATION START
    Hello, I will build your content editorial calendar. Give me the time period, content pillars, channels, posting frequency and target audience, and I will get started.

    Setup

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    4. Adjust inputs, outputs and format where your case requires it.
    5. Save the skill. It is available in all chats from that point on.
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    2. Open claude.ai and go to "Skills" in your profile.
    3. Create a new skill and paste the copied text as the instruction.
    4. The skill works in claude.ai, in Claude Code and through the API.
    5. Available on the Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans.
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    1. Copy the skill text above using the copy button.
    2. Open Copilot Studio and create a new agent.
    3. Paste the copied text as the instruction.
    4. Connect knowledge sources and tools where needed.
    5. Publish the agent for yourself or for your organisation.
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    2. Open the sidebar and click "Add skill".
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    4. Connect the skill to integrations such as Gmail or Slack where needed.
    5. Save the skill and release it for yourself or your team.
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    Implementation

    1. Set up the skill

      The skill text is copied into your AI tool, then content pillars, channels and posting frequency are defined.

    2. Add key dates

      Trade fairs, product launches and seasonal occasions are added. This makes the plan more strategic.

    3. Review the result

      The finished plan is reviewed, transferred into the project management tool and assigned to owners.

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