{
  "schema_version": "BriefQcV1",
  "verdict": "GO",
  "checks": {
    "transcript_fidelity": {
      "status": "PASS",
      "notes": "Public brief accurately reflects the transcript. Scope (15–20 hrs/week, 20+ campaigns, Meta/Google/TikTok, two-client reporting), tools (Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads, TikTok Ads, Sprout Social, PA11Y, Propellant), and Jennifer's peer-level executor requirement are all faithfully represented. Propellant correctly downgraded to nice-to-have. AI/generative search awareness correctly framed as a non-hard requirement. The $30–40K/month media spend is correctly contextualized as client-side spend, not freelancer budget."
    },
    "role_alignment": {
      "status": "PASS",
      "notes": "Role is correctly scoped as a senior Paid Social Media Marketer. The 'What You'd Work On' and 'Must-Have Fit' sections align with Jennifer's stated needs. The secondary AI/generative search specialist role is correctly excluded from the public brief and flagged in internal notes for future GM follow-up only. Traditional PR inquiry is appropriately out-of-scope and not surfaced in the brief."
    },
    "budget_realism": {
      "status": "ADVISORY",
      "notes": "Budget is set at $5,000/month, flagged as 'budget_at_provider_floor' and 'budget_negotiated_take_final' with medium confidence. Agent assessed the true market rate at $8,000–$10,000/month for this scope. At $5K, candidate pool will be narrower and likely less senior than ideal for a 20-year-veteran peer-level executor. Internal notes correctly flag this tension and give the GM implicit permission to surface a higher-budget option if shortlist quality is limited. Jennifer is aware of the tradeoff. No blocking issue — advisory only."
    },
    "niche_requirements": {
      "status": "PASS",
      "notes": "AI/generative search awareness is correctly positioned as a strong preference rather than a hard gate, matching Jennifer's exact framing in the transcript ('I would also love for the person... to at least be very aware'). Propellant is correctly listed as a nice-to-have. Multi-client agency experience is appropriately flagged as a must-have given the 20+ campaign / two-client reporting scope."
    },
    "single_marketer_feasibility": {
      "status": "PASS",
      "notes": "15–20 hrs/week, 20+ campaigns, two-client reporting, and AI awareness is a demanding but coherent single-marketer scope. The agent appropriately confirmed this is 'solid and focused, not light.' No scope creep into the secondary AI specialist role. Workload is consistent with a senior part-time retainer engagement."
    },
    "internal_notes_completeness": {
      "status": "PASS",
      "notes": "Internal notes cover all critical items: budget flags, matching tension, secondary role (not active), traditional PR out-of-scope note, urgency, management style, media spend context, and GM expectation-setting guidance. No material gaps detected."
    }
  },
  "escalation": {
    "action": "ADVISORY — proceed with matching",
    "rationale": "The brief is accurate, well-scoped, and internally consistent with the transcript and CRM evidence. The only advisory flag is the budget-scope tension: $5K/month is at the provider floor for a scope the agent assessed at $8–10K/month, and the candidate pool at this rate may not fully meet Jennifer's peer-level seniority bar. This is already documented in internal notes with GM guidance to surface a higher-budget option if shortlist quality is limited. No blocking issues; matching can proceed as-is.",
    "edit_or_question": "No edits required to the public brief. GM should proactively set shortlist expectations with Jennifer and be prepared to re-open the budget conversation if candidates surfaced at $5K do not meet her autonomy and seniority requirements."
  }
}