--- title: "Marketing Campaign Timeline Template" description: "Coordinate brief, creative, launch QA, and performance review in a practical campaign schedule." canonical: "https://ganttfather.com/templates/marketing-campaign-timeline/" locale: "en" category: "product" --- # Marketing Campaign Timeline Template [Marketing & growth](https://ganttfather.com/templates/#marketing-growth) Project timeline template # Marketing Campaign Timeline Coordinate brief, creative, launch QA, and performance review in a practical campaign schedule. Best for planning, producing, and launching a marketing campaign. [Use this template free](https://app.ganttfather.com/projects/new?template=marketing-campaign&entry=template-library) Your first project is included. Existing accounts stay subject to their available project capacity. ## A campaign timeline that connects the brief, creative approval, launch QA, and performance review. Use this marketing campaign timeline template to give a team one visible sequence for the work that happens before and immediately after launch. It moves from the brief and audience definition through creative production and approval, then into configuration, launch QA, and performance review. The schedule makes two decisions easy to see: whether the campaign plan is approved and whether the creative is approved. Those gates keep launch work from advancing on assumptions while still leaving room to tailor the plan to your channels. Create the project to make it yours. Add channel-specific tasks, real spend and ownership information, and the reporting cadence your team uses; those details are deliberately not included in a public starter schedule. Included schedule ## 14 rows, 9 links, already sequenced. A read-only preview of the published version. Click a bar, double-click it, or press Enter in the preview to inspect it. Read-only preview Milestone Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15 Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20 Day 21 Day 22 Day 23 Day 24 Day Write campaign brief Define target audience Develop campaign concept Produce creative assets Write campaign copy Configure campaign Run launch QA Review campaign performance Day numbers are relative working days, not calendar dates. Set one start date and auto-scheduling resolves the rest. Read-only shared Gantt preview. Click or focus a bar and press Enter to inspect it. Schedule details ### Complete schedule table The same published schedule is available below as a semantic table for detailed review. Work item Type Schedule Duration Depends on Plan Phase Days 1–5 Derived rollup — Write campaign brief Task Days 1–2 2 working days — Define target audience Task Days 3–4 2 working days Write campaign brief Plan approved Milestone Day 5 Milestone Define target audience Create Phase Days 6–14 Derived rollup — Develop campaign concept Task Days 6–8 3 working days — Produce creative assets Task Days 9–13 5 working days Develop campaign concept Write campaign copy Task Days 9–11 3 working days Develop campaign concept Creative approved Milestone Day 14 Milestone Produce creative assets, Write campaign copy Launch Phase Days 15–24 Derived rollup — Configure campaign Task Days 15–16 2 working days — Run launch QA Task Days 17–18 2 working days Configure campaign Campaign live Milestone Day 19 Milestone Run launch QA Review campaign performance Task Days 20–24 5 working days Campaign live ## Who it helps - Marketing managers launching coordinated campaigns - Creative and channel teams planning approvals ## What is included - Campaign brief and audience definition - Creative concept, copy, and asset production - Configuration, launch QA, and performance review ## Adapt it after creation - Add the channels and owners for this campaign - Adjust approval time to match your review process - Add reporting milestones after the first review How to use this template ## A practical path through the schedule. - 1 ### Lock the campaign direction Write the brief, define the target audience, and use Plan approved to confirm the work can move into production. - 2 ### Produce and approve creative Develop the concept, copy, and assets as connected work, with Creative approved marking the handoff to launch setup. - 3 ### Launch, check, and learn Configure the campaign, run launch QA, mark it live, and keep the first performance review in the same timeline. Not included ## Planning aid This template is a planning aid and does not replace channel policy, legal review, or performance measurement practices. - Advertising and channel credentials - Audience and customer lists - External analytics accounts - Media spend - Publishing automation - Uploaded creative files Template FAQ ## Answers before you start. What does this marketing campaign timeline template include? + It includes campaign planning, audience definition, creative concept and production, approval, configuration, launch QA, a go-live milestone, and performance review. Is this campaign schedule for a specific marketing channel? + No. It is a channel-neutral starting plan. Add the channel-specific tasks, owners, approvals, and reporting cadence your campaign needs after creation. When should a marketing team use this template? + Use it when a campaign has several contributors and a defined launch moment, especially when creative approval and launch checks need to be coordinated in one place. Related templates ## Close cousins. [Templates →](https://ganttfather.com/templates/) [Software & technology 19 working days Software Release Timeline Plan a software release from scope through deployment with a practical 19-working-day schedule.](https://ganttfather.com/templates/software-release-timeline/)[Events & experiences 26 working days Event Planning Timeline Plan an event from goals and venue through readiness, event day, follow-up, and retrospective.](https://ganttfather.com/templates/event-planning-timeline/) ![](https://ganttfather.com/logo.png) ## Ready to adapt this schedule? Create an editable project, set a real start date, and make the plan your own. [Use this template free](https://app.ganttfather.com/projects/new?template=marketing-campaign&entry=template-library) Your first project is included. Existing accounts stay subject to their available project capacity.