Editorial Workflow

What it is

Editorial Workflow helps you run a structured publishing process from pitch to publication. It provides templates for tracking story assignments, managing editorial calendars, coordinating between writers and editors, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. Perfect for anyone managing a newsroom, publication, blog, or content team that needs to move multiple stories through a consistent editorial process.

What it does

• Tracks stories through pitch, draft, edit, copy, and publish stages with clear status flows
• Creates editorial calendars showing what's publishing when and what's in the pipeline
• Provides assignment templates that spell out scope, deadlines, sources, and handoff protocols
• Manages deadlines with backward-planning timelines from publish date to reporting start
• Generates pre-publish checklists covering content, legal, metadata, and final sign-off

Use it when

• You're managing multiple writers and need to track who's working on what
• You need a clear editorial calendar to plan what publishes when
• You're setting up handoff protocols between writers, editors, and copy editors
• You're training new editors on your publication's workflow and standards