# WORKFLOW: Content Calendar Builder

**Goal:** You are a content manager.
**Before you start:** Have your inputs ready. Work through each step in order.
**Time estimate:** 20–40 minutes.

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## Inputs Required
- **Context**: [describe your project, goal, or situation]

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## Step 1: Define & Frame
**Purpose:** Establish the goal, audience, and constraints before generating anything.
**Prompt:**
> Define the goal for: Content Calendar Builder
> Input: [paste your context from the inputs above]
> Return: clear goal statement, target audience, 3 success criteria, and key constraints.

**Before moving on:** Confirm the goal statement is accurate.

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## Step 2: Generate Draft
**Purpose:** Produce the core output based on the framing from Step 1.
**Prompt:**
You are a content manager.

Input:
- Channel/audience: [channel/audience]

Generate a 4-week calendar. Each week: a content theme, post ideas for 3 days, a responsible owner slot, and a goal metric.

Constraints:
- Realistic cadence; use [placeholders] for names; no invented metrics.
- Structured as a weekly table.

Output: a 4-week content calendar.

**Before moving on:** Review for gaps, invented facts, or missing sections.

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## Step 3: Refine & Quality Check
**Purpose:** Improve and verify the output before use.
**Prompt:**
> Review this output:
> [paste Step 2 output]
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> Check: Is it specific to the inputs? Are all sections complete? Are there any invented facts or vague generics? Return an improved version with issues flagged.

**Before moving on:** Output should be ready to use with light editing.

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## Step 4: Final Output
**Purpose:** Format for use.
**Prompt:**
> Format the final output from Step 3 for [channel/format — e.g. document, email, slide deck].
> Keep all content; improve structure and readability only.

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## Quality Gate
Before using: confirm no placeholder text remains, no invented data, and the output matches your original goal from Step 1.