embargo-management

Embargo Management

What This Skill Does

Produces a complete embargo management brief for a specific embargoed announcement, covering embargo terms, distribution protocol, breach response protocol with three distinct tiers, regulatory considerations, and a pre-lift checklist.

When To Use This Skill

• You are distributing a press release or announcement under embargo and need a structured protocol for managing it
• You need to produce a copy-paste-ready embargo terms document to attach to embargoed material
• You want a breach protocol agreed internally before distributing embargoed material, so the team knows exactly what to do if someone publishes early
• You are unsure whether your announcement is an embargo, an exclusivity arrangement, or a hold — and need to choose the right approach

What You Need To Provide

Required: An announcement summary (what is being embargoed — product launch, financial results, personnel change, partnership, research findings); the embargo lift date, time, and timezone; the distribution scope (who will receive the material — named journalists, a media list, wire services, analysts); the sensitivity level (routine / market-sensitive / legally significant / national security adjacent); the jurisdiction (where the announcement originates and where recipients are based).

Optional: Whether any outlet has been offered an exclusivity arrangement; whether the announcing organisation is publicly listed (triggers regulatory considerations); any previous embargo breaches with this media list; the spokesperson's availability window after the lift.

How the Assistant Approaches This

1. Drafts the embargo terms document. A standalone, copy-paste-ready text that states the exact lift time with timezone, what is covered, what recipients may and may not do, whether the embargo is conditional, and a named contact for questions.

2. Clarifies the arrangement type. Defines embargo, exclusivity, and hold — then recommends which is appropriate for this announcement and why.