Creating an assignment

An assignment is a request for assets associated with a pitch. Assignments often have a specific editor, assignee, due date, and detailed instructions.

To create an assignment:

Do one of the following:
- Search for and open an existing pitch, or create a new one. If creating a new pitch, you must save it before being able to add an assignment.
- On the pitch's content edit page, under Assignments, click Assignment.
Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
Click Save.

Field	Description
Title	Enter a title. Editors see the assignment's title in various widgets, such as search results.
Due Date	Select a date by which the assignment must be completed. The date will be tracked by the Editorial Calendar.
Urgent	Toggle on to mark this assignment as urgent. When doing searches on assignments, editors filter for those that are urgent.
Assignment Type	Select the content type associated with this assignment.
Description	Enter a description. Editors see the assignment's description in various widgets, such as search results.
Pitch	Select the pitch associated with this assignment. For details about creating a pitch, see Creating a pitch.
Related To	Select an existing asset associated with this assignment. That asset may provide prompts to the team working on this assignment.
Attachments	Upload or provide URLs of files that provide background to the team working on this assignment.
Event Information
Event	Select an event associated with this assignment, or create a new one. For details about creating an event, see Creating an event.
Team
Additional Team Members	Select existing editors or external team members. Brightspot sends notifications to the team members as the assignment progresses. For additional information, see Creating a user, Creating external team members, and Assignment Desk notifications.
Assignment (widget in right rail)
Status	Set to New.
Editor	Select an existing editor or team member to oversee fulfillment of the assignment, or click to create a new editor from the content picker.
Assignee	Select an existing editor or team member to perform the assignment, or click to create a new editor from the content picker.