--- title: "Briefs and submissions: Spark! docs | Chargezen" description: "Write a content brief, review what creators submit, and approve it or ask for a revision. How the approval loop and revision rounds work in Spark!." url: "https://chargezen.com/docs/spark/campaigns/briefs-and-submissions" lang: "en" updated: "2026-10-19" --- Canonical URL: https://chargezen.com/docs/spark/campaigns/briefs-and-submissions # Briefs and submissions Write a content brief, review what creators submit, and approve it or ask for a revision. How the approval loop and revision rounds work in Spark!. Last updated: 2026-10-19 A brief tells creators what to make. A submission is what they send back. You approve it, ask for a revision or reject it, and every round is recorded with the feedback you gave. Briefs live in **Spark! → LaunchPad → Content Briefs**, and submissions in **LaunchPad → Submissions**. ## Write a brief 1 #### Basic information Go to **Content Briefs → Create Brief**. Enter a **Brief Name**, pick a **Deliverable Type** (Video Content, Photo/Image, Story/Reel, Product Review or Blog Post) and write the **Description & Overview** and **Campaign Objectives**. 2 #### Content requirements Add **Key Messages & Talking Points** and a list of **Do’s and Don’ts**. Upload **Brand Assets** creators can use, such as logos or product shots. 3 #### Required hashtags and mentions List the **Hashtags** (like #yourbrand) and **Mentions** (like @yourbrand) every post must include. For TikTok clips, Spark! checks the caption for each one and flags anything missing. 4 #### Terms and deadlines Set the **Submission Deadline**, the **Revision Limit** (how many rounds of changes are included), the **Usage Rights** (6 months, 1 year, perpetual or campaign duration only) and, if you need it, **Exclusivity required** with an **Exclusivity Period**. 5 #### Make it active Set the **Status** to **Active**. Drafts stay with your team, and archiving a brief hides it without deleting past submissions. Who sees a brief Creators see a brief in their portal when it is active and belongs to a campaign they have joined, by accepting your invitation or having their application accepted. They see the full brief: key messages, hashtags, mentions, do’s and don’ts, assets, examples, the revision limit, usage rights and exclusivity. ## How creators submit From their portal, a creator on the campaign sends a submission with a **Content Type** (TikTok Video, Instagram Post, Reel or Story, YouTube Video or Short, Tweet, Blog post or Other), a **Link** to the content, the **Caption** and any **Notes** for you. They can tie it to one of the campaign’s briefs. Only creators accepted onto the campaign can submit. TikTok videos work differently: the creator connects their TikTok account and picks the clip, and Spark! checks that it’s really theirs. See [TikTok clip verification](https://chargezen.com/docs/spark/paid-social/tiktok-clip-verification). ## Review submissions 1 #### Open Submissions In **LaunchPad → Submissions**, filter by status (Pending Review is the queue) or campaign, or search by creator, campaign, product or TikTok video. Open a submission to see the content, caption, brief and campaign. 2 #### Approve Choose **Approve** when it meets the brief. 3 #### Or ask for changes Choose **Request Revision** (on TikTok clips, **Request Clip Revision**), write in **Feedback** what needs to change, and choose **Send Revision Request**. 4 #### Or reject Choose **Reject** when the content won’t work at all. ## The revision loop 1. You request a revision with feedback. The submission moves to **Revision Requested**. 2. The creator reads your feedback in their portal and sends a new version: a new link, caption or notes. 3. The submission goes back to **Pending Review** with a new submitted date, and you review it again. Only a submission waiting on a revision can be resubmitted. Approved and rejected submissions are final. The brief’s revision limit tells creators how many rounds are included. Spark! doesn’t block extra rounds, so agree on what happens after the limit in your [contract](https://chargezen.com/docs/spark/campaigns/contracts). ## Submission statuses | Status | What it means | | --- | --- | | Pending Review | The creator sent it (or sent a new version). It waits for you. | | Approved | You accepted it. It counts toward the creator’s completed deliverables on the campaign. | | Revision Requested | You asked for changes. The creator sees your feedback and can send a new version. | | Rejected | You turned it down. The creator sees your reason, if you gave one. | Spark! records who reviewed each submission and when. In the creator’s portal, each active campaign shows how many deliverables are done: the approved submissions against the deliverables you set on the campaign. Turn approved clips into ads An approved, verified TikTok clip can be promoted as a Spark Ad straight from Submissions with **Promote Clip**. See [TikTok Spark Ads](https://chargezen.com/docs/spark/paid-social/tiktok-spark-ads). ## Next steps [ ### TikTok clip verification Ownership checks, quality flags and view counts Learn more ](https://chargezen.com/docs/spark/paid-social/tiktok-clip-verification)[ ### Campaign payments Track what you owe creators for approved work Learn more ](https://chargezen.com/docs/spark/campaigns/payments) ## Related * [Briefs and approvals](https://chargezen.com/spark/briefs): what the approval loop does for your team. * [Paid UGC](https://chargezen.com/spark/paid-ugc): commission content you can reuse in ads. * Glossary: [creator brief](https://chargezen.com/glossary/creator-brief), [UGC](https://chargezen.com/glossary/ugc-user-generated-content). ### Related Articles [ #### Campaigns overview The campaign a brief belongs to ](https://chargezen.com/docs/spark/campaigns/overview)[ #### TikTok clip verification How TikTok submissions are checked ](https://chargezen.com/docs/spark/paid-social/tiktok-clip-verification)[ #### Creator contracts Usage rights and deliverables in writing ](https://chargezen.com/docs/spark/campaigns/contracts) Was this page helpful? 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