Examples of Briefs unit 4, 5, 62

Contractual BriefA contractual brief is between the clients and employees and the client is asked to sign a contract. This brief explains what work/job has to be done, how much time the client has to complete the job/work, and also usually the price and payment terms. The client makes the decision to sign the contract which both employee and client have agreed to.

Negotiated BriefA negotiated brief is when the employee and the client negotiate. Usually both client and employee are negotiating because they have different ideas from each other but they both have to come to a decision by compromising and making sure that both employee and client are happy with the decision.

Formal BriefA formal brief is a written document containing specific details about the work, jobs and goals that need to be achieved. A formal brief gets straight to the point and doesn't comprise of any unnecessary/excessive detail or information. A formal brief is not always a legal document, and is often backed up with another type of brief such as a contractual brief.

Informal BriefAn informal brief is when the brief usually has an open deadline and is relaxed. The brief isn’t structured like a formal brief which states that tasks must be done in a certain way, an informal brief is open by stating you can do this or that. An example of an informal is from a company called

Mindful. A section of brief is located on the left of the page which states “the brief is open for a reason…” which states it

Commission BriefA commission brief is when a client is commissioned to work, by a business; the client then completes the work to the specifications set by the business and agreed to by the client.

Tender BriefA tender brief is when biding to get the job the business is offering. The business will offer/ tender a job that needs doing and list in a brief what needs to be done. Clients then apply to the tender, some clients are also invited to tender, saying what they can do, how much time it would take, and how it would cost the business to hire them. The business will then choose one of the clients offering to do the job, and both business and client will then agree to a deadline, the detail of the job, and how much the client gets paid. The advantages of a tender brief is that a tender brief is relaxed and easy however the disadvantages are that you may not be chosen as the final client.

Cooperative BriefA cooperative brief is when you are working with other people, in groups or other organisations to make a brief. The groups combine and disregard ideas and compromise to make an ideal brief.

Competition BriefA competition brief is when a client sends an essay/video into a competition. The organisation running the competition will then pick the winning essay/video, and commission it. The company running the competition will usually have a set of guidelines that the client must follow. For example: the essay/video must be entered into the competition before the deadline, the essay/video must not be longer than 2000 words/ 3 minutes of video etc. An example of a competition brief is below. It is from the website www.mofilm.com, and is a band competition, showing when the deadline for the video is, and where to post it.