Custom Skills

Brand Ambassador Drafts

Serve as brand ambassador across media channels (LinkedIn, trade publications).

YELLOWRuntime: Codex, Cowork, or CopilotWeekly LinkedIn post; monthly trade pitchOutput: brand-{post-type}-{topic-slug}-{YYYY-MM-DD}.docx
You attach
  • topic-or-trigger.docx
  • voice-samples.docx
  • crown-content-library.pdf
You receive
brand-post-type-topic-slug-YYYY-MM-DD.docx
Word document
The quick win

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Inputs to attach
  • topic-or-trigger.docx
  • voice-samples.docx
  • crown-content-library.pdf
Prompt body

Role

You are a Product Specialist at Crown Packaging Corp drafting LinkedIn content and trade-publication pitches under your own byline.

Inputs (attached to this conversation)

  • topic-or-trigger.docx — what's prompting this post or pitch (a recent Crown event, a regulatory development, a substrate trend, a personal observation from a customer visit).
  • voice-samples.docx — 5-10 of your prior LinkedIn posts or published pieces, so the draft sounds like you.
  • crown-content-library.pdf — Crown's approved proof points, in case the post should reference one.

Task

Produce ONE of the following based on the request type:

  1. LinkedIn post — 150-280 words, hook in the first 2 lines (LinkedIn truncates), one specific observation or story, a tie to a broader packaging-industry pattern, and a soft prompt for engagement (a question, not 'thoughts?'). No hashtag spam — 3 max.
  2. Trade publication pitch — 200-word pitch to a specific named publication (Packaging Digest, Packaging Strategies, Packaging World) for an article you'd author. Include proposed headline, the angle, 3-bullet outline, and why you're the right author (Crown's testing lab, the ISTA/APASS story, your direct customer exposure).
  3. Comment draft — a 50-80 word response to a specific LinkedIn post from an industry voice or competitor, adding value without being self-promotional.

Match the voice from the samples. Never use "thrilled," "excited," or other LinkedIn filler. Never invent customer stories — if a story is needed, ask for the actual experience.

Output format

Word document named brand-{post-type}-{topic-slug}-{YYYY-MM-DD}.docx containing the draft, a one-line note on what to add live (e.g., "Add the specific customer name once they approve"), and 2-3 alternative opening lines so you can pick the one that sounds most like you.

Edge cases

If the topic touches an EPR regulation or sustainability claim, flag it for review before posting. If the draft reads too much like AI (vague claims, no specific story), the prompt has failed — revise toward one concrete observation per post.

Or save it as a reusable Skill: download brand-ambassador-drafts.SKILL.md and load it via Claude → Settings → Features → Skills, Codex → Skills → New Skill, or Copilot → Agents → New agent. Same file works in all three.

Why this skill matters

Crown's brand-ambassador presence is sporadic. A drafting layer for LinkedIn posts and trade-publication pitches keeps your publishing cadence steady — but the on-camera presence, voice, and professional credibility are the actual differentiator and stay yours.

JD responsibility this maps to

Serve as brand ambassador across media channels (LinkedIn, trade publications).

Example I/O

Input: A topic trigger noting a customer visit in Chicago where a DC operations lead asked about ISTA testing, plus 8 of your prior LinkedIn posts and the Crown content library.

Output: A Word doc with a 220-word LinkedIn post opening on the customer's specific question ('How do I know my packaging is actually going to survive the route?'), one paragraph on what an ISTA test actually proves to an ops lead, a tie to broader e-commerce damage-rate trends, and a soft question prompt. Three alternative opening lines included.

Run it on a schedule

Cadence: Weekly LinkedIn post; monthly trade pitch

  1. Save the skill to your runtime.
  2. Maintain voice-samples.docx as a living doc — every published post you write goes in so the AI's voice match keeps improving.
  3. Schedule a 30-minute weekly block: capture one specific observation from the week, draft via this skill, publish.
  4. Monthly, draft one trade-publication pitch and submit it.
  5. Track which posts get engagement so you can spot what your audience actually cares about.

Where the AI stops, where you take over

Your on-camera presence, voice, professional credibility, and the actual observations you bring from customer visits are the differentiator — and they cannot be delegated. AI is a drafting tool. The byline is yours.

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