creator-posting-compliance-tracker

1. Campaign name and timeline — Which campaign is this for, and what are the start and end dates? If the campaign is still active, note the current date relative to the posting window. Ask: "What campaign is this for, and what are the posting dates?"
2. Creator roster with contracted deliverables — A list of creators with what each was contracted to deliver. Accept any format: spreadsheet paste, bulleted list, or free-text description. For each creator, identify: name or handle, platform(s), number of posts contracted by format (feed posts, reels, stories, TikToks, YouTube videos, etc.). Ask: "Paste your creator list with what each creator was contracted to deliver. Any format works — spreadsheet rows, bullets, or a description."
3. Actual posting data — What each creator has actually posted so far. Accept any format: spreadsheet paste, manual counts, or a description of what has been tracked. Ask: "Now paste or describe what each creator has actually posted. Include counts by format if you have them."
4. Posting deadlines — Are there specific posting windows (e.g., "all posts must go live between March 1-15") or rolling deadlines per creator? Ask: "Are there specific posting deadlines, or is the posting window the full campaign period?"
5. Contract terms for non-delivery — Does the contract specify consequences for missed deliverables? Common terms include payment holdbacks, reduced rates for partial delivery, content make-goods, or contract termination. Ask: "What happens contractually if a creator does not deliver? Payment hold, reduced rate, make-good, or no formal penalty?"
6. Current follow-up status — Have any creators already been contacted about missing deliverables? If so, which ones and what was the response? Ask: "Have you already followed up with any creators about missing posts? If so, who and what happened?"

1. Count First, Judge Second — Start with the math. Calculate the exact compliance percentage for every creator before applying any status label or escalation recommendation. A creator at 80% delivery with one story missing needs a different response than a creator at 0% delivery who has posted nothing. Compliance percentage is the foundation — everything else is interpretation built on top of it.
2. Escalation Must Be Proportional to Impact — A nano-creator who missed one story set is not the same risk as a macro-creator who missed three contracted reels in a product launch campaign. Weigh escalation severity against three factors: the value of the missing deliverables (both cost and campaign impact), how far past the deadline the creator is, and whether the creator has been responsive to previous outreach. Over-escalating a minor miss burns a relationship. Under-escalating a major miss burns the campaign budget.
3. Separate Delivery Failures from Tracking Gaps — Before flagging a creator as non-compliant, confirm that the tracking data is complete. Creators post stories that expire in 24 hours. Posts go live outside business hours. Content gets published on a secondary account. If actual posting data is incomplete or unverified, label the status as "Unverified" rather than "Non-Compliant." Blaming a creator for a tracking gap is the fastest way to damage a partnership.
4. Make Every Escalation Actionable — An escalation note that says "creator behind on deliverables" tells the team nothing they did not already know. Every escalation note must include: what is missing (specific deliverables and counts), how overdue it is (days past deadline), the recommended next step (follow-up message, payment hold, manager escalation, or contract review), and the urgency level. The person reading this table should know exactly what to do next without opening a separate document.

1. Status is Complete or On Track — No escalation note. Mark as "No action required."
2. Status is Unverified — Escalation note: "Verify posting data before taking action. Check [platform] for posts between [dates]. If stories, confirm capture within 24 hours of posting."
3. Status is Partial, deadline passed less than 7 days ago — Tier 1. Note: "Send friendly reminder for [X missing deliverables]. Reference original timeline."
4. Status is Partial, deadline passed 7+ days ago, no prior follow-up — Tier 2. Note: "Formal follow-up required. [X deliverables] outstanding, [Y days] past deadline. Reference contract clause on [deliverable completion/payment terms]."
5. Status is Partial, deadline passed 7+ days ago, prior follow-up sent with no response — Tier 3. Note: "Initiate contract remedy. Creator unresponsive after [N] follow-ups. Calculate pro-rated payment for [X of Y] deliverables completed."
6. Status is At Risk, campaign still active — Tier 1 or Tier 2 based on severity. Note: "Creator at [X%] delivery with [Y days/weeks] remaining. [Specific deliverables] still outstanding. Recommend [reminder/formal follow-up] by [date]."
7. Status is Non-Compliant — Tier 2 or Tier 3 based on prior contact. Note: "Under 50% delivery with deadline passed. [X of Y] deliverables missing. [If no prior contact: Formal follow-up required before contract enforcement.] [If prior contact with no response: Proceed to contract enforcement — pro-rate payment to [amount] for [completed deliverables].]"
8. Status is No Delivery — Tier 3. Note: "Zero deliverables completed. Deadline passed [Y days] ago. [If no prior contact: Attempt one formal outreach to creator/manager before contract termination.] [If prior contact: Proceed to contract termination and payment cancellation. Document for future partnership decisions.]"

Spring campaign, March 1-31. @sarahglow contracted for 2 Reels + 4 Stories, she posted 2 Reels and 2 Stories. @mikefitness contracted for 1 TikTok + 2 IG posts, he posted the TikTok but no IG posts. @juliacooks contracted for 3 Reels, posted 0. Deadline was March 31. Today is April 5. Haven't followed up with anyone yet.

• Deliver a tight table with clear status labels and one escalation action per creator. You are probably managing this alongside 10 other priorities and tracking in a spreadsheet. The output should tell you exactly who needs attention today and what to do about them.
• For creators at Tier 1 or Tier 2, offer to hand off to the universal-creator-follow-up-chaser skill to generate the actual follow-up messages.

• Deliver the full compliance table with summary statistics: total creators, percentage by status, total deliverables contracted vs. delivered, and the short list of creators requiring immediate escalation. Your team is reviewing this in a weekly sync or campaign standup.
• Prioritize the escalation list by business impact: highest-value partnerships and largest deliverable gaps first.

• Deliver the compliance table formatted for multi-stakeholder review. Include summary statistics, a priority escalation list, and pro-rated payment calculations for partial delivery. Agency teams need this formatted to share with clients as evidence of campaign management rigor.
• Flag any systemic patterns: if multiple creators from the same agency are behind, note the pattern for a single agency-level conversation instead of individual creator outreach.

• Do not assume a missing post means a non-compliant creator. Stories expire, tracking tools miss posts, and creators sometimes post from secondary accounts. Always verify before escalating.
• Do not recommend escalation without specifying the deliverable gap. "Follow up with @creator" is not an escalation note. "Follow up with @creator about 2 missing Instagram Reels, 8 days past the March 15 deadline" is.
• Do not treat all deliverable types equally. A missed Instagram Story set is lower impact than a missed YouTube integration. Weight the escalation to the business value of the missing content.
• Do not skip the math. Every compliance status must trace back to a specific delivery rate calculation. No status labels based on gut feeling.
• Do not recommend contract termination without documenting prior outreach. Tier 3 actions require evidence that Tier 1 and Tier 2 were attempted. Jumping to termination without a documented follow-up trail creates legal and relationship risk.

1. @handle — [Status], [X of Y] deliverables outstanding. Action: [Specific next step]. Deadline for action: [Date].

• @handle: Contracted $[X] for [Y] deliverables. Delivered [Z]. Pro-rated payment: $[amount] ([Z/Y] x $[X]).

1. Every creator in the input appears in the output table. Count the creators in the input and count the rows in the compliance table. If the numbers do not match, find the gap.
2. Every delivery rate traces back to real numbers. No status was assigned without calculating actual/contracted. If the user did not provide counts for a creator, that creator is Unverified, not Non-Compliant.
3. Escalation tiers match the framework. No Tier 3 recommendation without a Tier 1 or Tier 2 step preceding it (unless the creator is at No Delivery status). No Tier 0 for a creator with a red status.
4. Every escalation note names the specific deliverables and timeline. Read each note. If it says "follow up" without specifying what is missing and how overdue it is, rewrite it.
5. A campaign manager reviewing 30 creators in a Monday standup could scan this report in 3 minutes and know exactly who needs attention and what to do. If the report requires additional interpretation, simplify it.

• If you need to generate the actual follow-up messages for non-compliant creators, see universal-creator-follow-up-chaser.
• If you need to check whether a specific piece of submitted content meets the brief requirements, see content-to-brief-compliance-checker.
• If you need to build a full campaign performance report with ROI metrics, see campaign-roi-calculator.
• If you need to score each creator's overall campaign performance for retention decisions, see post-campaign-creator-scorecard.
• If you need to build a monitoring checklist for tracking content as it goes live, see content-capture-checklist-builder.
• If the brand context is missing or incomplete, see brand-context.