BRIEF ENCOUNTERS
IS THE MATH MATHING?
TOO COMPLEX TO HANDLE
POTPOURRI
WHEN CLIENTS ATTACK
100

What information does the client need to provide before a scope is submitted into SWOP?

Small category, UL Lead + Approver

100

What is the requirement to ask for an exception to start work without a PR#?

Cost approval from client via email  

100

What billing type do you select in OMG when you are booking a project that will leverage a blanket PO#?

Chargeable work  

100

What do you do when the client adds a new asset request that not included in original scope?

Charge incrementally

100

Your client is pressuring you for a timeline before scoping. How do you respond?

Remind them we cannot provide a timeline until we have an approved cost, let them know we will do everything to expedite once that step has been completed without committing to a deadline  

200

What do you do when your client contact isn’t showing up in SWOP as the UL Approver?

Flag it to them with a screenshot

200

A client requests a print output of a design – how would you scope?  

GMAL for design, bespoke for mechanical output

200

What is the difference between the FTE parent and child job in OMG?

Parent job is for billing, child job is for time tracking

200

What do you do when the client shares a high volume of edits to an asset in scope but 2 rounds already used?

Review the project burn to assess if incremental scope is needed

200

Your client wants to end their FTE engagement early. What do you do?

Inform them of the 90 day period per our MSA, flag to senior leadership team

300

Your client sent you a new request with only 3 bullets and a screenshot. What do you do?  

Fill in brief template, highlight missing information for client to input

300

A client requests a photoshoot – what is immediate internal next step?  

Email the production team with all brief details

300

What are the only acceptable options for deliverable data job categorization?  

Master + Version

300

When do you need to use CreativeX?

For any paid assets, except Pinterest and HTML5

300

Your client asks to cancel a project midway through. What do you do?

Understand reason for cancellation then review the project burn to advise client on costs to date for billing

400

What are the 3 items that Mindshare need to give you to traffic any paid asset?

Assigned campaign ID#, naming conventions, trafficking sheet

400

What piece of information does a client need to share when briefing a photoshoot? 

Adpro#  

400

What is the difference between a purchase and a deliverable in OMG? 

Deliverable is for agency fees, purchases are for OOP costs

400

A creative resource assigned to your project is suddenly OOO and the asset needs to be delivered EOD. What do you do?

Review the resourcing board and then ping the resourcing Teams chat with a proposed solution

400

Your client is unhappy with the final creative. What do you do? 

Ask for feedback on what they didn’t like to then inform a solve that you share with Jordan / Jackie for alignment

500

Your client sends you an urgent ad hoc request with 24 hour turnaround time. What do you say?

UStudio cannot guarantee 24 hour turnarounds, but we can share a realistic, expedited timeline once costs are approved via email.  

500

Client brief indicates the outputs must be optimized for 3 audiences, with no insights provided. What do you do?

Scope strategy for upfront insights to inform creative development

500

What is the mandatory line item inclusion for an FTE e2e time tracking deliverable?

GMAL asset rate

500

Name the 5 resources you need to produce a new video from scratch:

Senior Art Director, Creative Director, Designer, Video Editor, Copywriter

500

Your client is asking if something is within scope live on a call. You’re not sure of the answer. What do you say?

We will review the SOW and circle back