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Brand-safe UGC brief template

A UGC brief that locks down the rights and keeps the output on-brand — so paid UGC is an asset you can actually use, not a liability.

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Most UGC briefs cover the shot list and forget the two things that bite later: rights and brand safety. If the usage rights aren't spelled out, you can't legally run the content as an ad — or you find out mid-campaign that "we posted it once" is all you're licensed for. This brief bakes the license, the whitelisting permission, the disclosure, and the on-brand rules into the brief itself, so every deliverable is rights-clean from the start.

Brand-safe UGC brief

Give this to every creator before they shoot paid UGC.

Brand & campaign
Deliverables & specs
e.g. 3x UGC videos, 9:16, 15–30s, raw + captioned
Usage rights granted
where it runs (organic, paid ads, site, retail), which channels, and how the brand may edit/repurpose it
License term & territory
how long (e.g. 12 months) and where (regions) the brand may use it
Whitelisting / paid amplification
permission to boost from the creator's handle (Spark Ads / Partnership Ads) — yes/no + duration
Exclusivity
any category the creator can't post for during the term
Disclosure
required #ad / Paid partnership wording & placement — see the FTC brief
On-brand rules — do's
required message, tone, must-say claims (substantiated only)
Brand safety — don'ts
banned claims, competitor mentions, controversial adjacencies, other brands in frame
Approvals & revisions
draft due · rounds included · final due
Creator sign-off
"I grant the rights above and will disclose as required" — name & date

Send it with every paid-UGC request. Pair it with the plain creator brief template for the content side and the FTC-compliant influencer brief for disclosure, and read what usage rights means before you brief.

Not legal advice. This template is a practical starting point for briefing rights and brand safety — confirm your licensing and disclosure obligations with counsel for your market.

Rights-clean UGC starts with a brief they actually read.

PopScript turns this brief into a short course every creator completes and signs off before they shoot, so the rights and rules aren't optional.