Quarterly Editorial Calendar
Content teams without an editorial calendar spend more time figuring out what to work on than actually working. A quarterly calendar gives everyone visibility into what's planned, who owns it, and where it stands — without a status meeting.
This Notion template covers one quarter of content planning across blog, email newsletter, and long-form guides. The main database view shows every piece of content with columns for title, content type, target keyword, content pillar, assigned writer, status (idea, brief ready, in draft, in review, scheduled, published), target publish date, and distribution channels.
Multiple views are pre-built: a Kanban board for status tracking, a calendar view for publish dates, a filtered view per writer for individual workload, and a content pillar coverage view to spot imbalances.
A companion tab stores the quarterly content themes and campaign alignment — so every piece of content has a reason to exist beyond "we should blog more." There's also a post-publish checklist embedded in each content entry: promotion tasks (social, newsletter, internal linking, link outreach) that need to happen after a post goes live.
Works for teams of one up to content teams of eight or more.
What you get
- A Notion content database for a quarter with a status workflow
- Kanban, calendar, writer and pillar views
- A quarterly themes tab and a post-publish promotion checklist
- Provided on request through the contact form
Who it's for: Content managers and editorial teams planning and tracking multi-channel content production.
What this template is for
Content teams without an editorial calendar spend more time deciding what to do than doing it. The Quarterly Editorial Calendar is a Notion template that shows what is planned, who owns it and where it stands, without a status meeting.
How it is organised
It covers one quarter of planning across the blog, an email newsletter and long-form guides. The main database lists every piece with its title, content type, target keyword, content pillar, assigned writer, status, target publish date and distribution channels. The status workflow runs from idea to brief ready, in draft, in review, scheduled and published.
Four views are pre-built: a Kanban board for status, a calendar for publish dates, a view filtered by writer for individual workload, and a pillar view that shows imbalances in coverage.
A companion tab stores the quarterly themes and campaign alignment, so each piece has a reason to exist. Every entry also carries a post-publish checklist for promotion: social, newsletter, internal linking and link outreach.
How to use it
Set the quarterly themes first, then add ideas against them and move each item through the status workflow. Review the Kanban board weekly and the pillar view monthly. When a piece is published, work through its promotion checklist the same day so distribution does not get forgotten. It suits a team of one as well as a larger content team.
The template is provided on request. Would you rather have this done for you? Fill out the form on our contact page, tell us about the business, and we will come back with a quote.
Who it is for
Content managers and editorial teams planning and tracking multi-channel content production.
Frequently asked questions
- How is it different from the Social Content Calendar?
- The social workbook plans short posts day by day across platforms. This template plans longer pieces such as articles, newsletters and guides over a quarter.
- Can several writers use it?
- Yes. Each entry has an assigned writer and there is a view filtered by writer to show individual workload.
- Do I need Notion?
- Yes. This is a Notion template, so you need a Notion workspace to use it.
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