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Clear Brief for a Freelancer or Contractor
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The project and why it matters: {{PROJECT}}
Deliverables and format: {{DELIVERABLES}}
Budget and how payment works: {{BUDGET}}
Deadline and any milestones: {{DEADLINE}}
Brand assets, examples we like and examples we don't: {{REFERENCES}}
Produce:
1. A one-page brief: background, objective, audience, deliverables with specifications, what's out of scope, timeline with milestones, budget and payment terms, number of revision rounds, and how feedback will be given.
2. Acceptance criteria: how we'll judge the work is finished.
3. Three questions to ask candidates to check their fit before hiring.
4. A short message for posting the job on a freelance platform or sending to a referral.
5. A checklist of points to agree in writing: ownership of the finished work and its rights, confidentiality, and what happens if a deadline is missed. Note that I should use a proper contract.
Rules: specific and measurable. Replace vague requests like "make it pop" with concrete descriptions. Keep the brief under 600 words.
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“Clear Brief for a Freelancer or Contractor” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Productivity category, 180 words long, added to The Prompt Index on October 28, 2026 by The Prompt Index. Copy it with the button above, paste it into ChatGPT or any other AI chat assistant, and send it.
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{{PROJECT}}, {{DELIVERABLES}}, {{BUDGET}}, {{DEADLINE}}, {{REFERENCES}}.
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Recommended models: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini.
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