Free Content Calendar Spreadsheet Template
Plan topics, channels, owners, publish dates, and content status in one editorial board. Track weekly campaigns and keep your publishing mix visible.
What is a content calendar spreadsheet?
A content calendar, sometimes called an editorial calendar, is the working plan for what you will publish, where it will go, when it should go live, and who owns it. The point is not just to list ideas. It is to keep campaigns moving across channels without losing track of dates, draft status, or required assets. This free Griddy template is built as a weekly editorial board so marketers can review the plan at a glance and update it quickly in Excel, Google Sheets, or directly in the browser.
What's included
The template includes weekly planning sections, columns for content title or topic, type, channel, owner, status, publish date, CTA, and hook or asset notes, plus a summary block at the bottom showing how much is already published, what is scheduled, and what is still in the pipeline. The layout uses channel and status chips so the mix is easy to scan, and the editorial notes area keeps campaign context visible instead of burying it in a separate document.
Who should use this template?
This template is useful for solo marketers, startup teams, content managers, founders running their own content engine, and agencies who need a client-friendly planning sheet. It works especially well when the content program spans multiple channels but the team is still small enough that a spreadsheet is faster than onboarding a dedicated calendar tool.
How to use it
Replace the sample campaign items with your own topics, then update the owner, status, publish date, CTA, and asset notes for each row. Review the board in weekly planning meetings so every item has a next step before the week starts. Use the summary block to check whether the channel mix is healthy and whether too much work is stuck in draft or review. If you need help, ask Griddy's AI to add a new week of ideas, rewrite the plan around a launch, or identify which scheduled items still need creative assets.
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