# PeakNIL Athlete Content Automation

> Two n8n workflows that find athlete news, draft the post, and publish it to Instagram once a person approves.

Section: n8n Automations

Page: https://showcase.growlyze.cloud/case/peaknil-athlete-content-automation

## Purpose

PeakNIL connects college athletes with brands for NIL deals. To stay visible and attract brands, it needs a steady stream of social media posts celebrating athlete achievements. These two workflows automate that process, from finding the news to publishing on Instagram, with a human approving every post.

## The Problem

- PeakNIL has hundreds of athletes across 28 sports, and someone has to check news about each of them.
- Staff must decide which stories are worth posting, write captions, find usable photos, design graphics and publish.
- Doing this by hand is slow and expensive, and it can’t keep up with fast-moving sports news.
- Posting is inconsistent, so some athletes get covered and others are missed.
- Athlete records are often incomplete, which makes tracking harder.
- Posts must stay positive and brand-safe, with no injuries, losses or controversies.

## The Solution

Two connected automations handle the work, and a person approves the result.

### Workflow 1: Athlete Monitor (finds and drafts)

- Runs every weekday and picks athletes from the roster sheet. It skips anyone with missing data or scanned in the last 3 days.
- Searches for recent news (last 3 days) from trusted sports sources.
- Claude decides whether the story is worth posting, assigns a content category, and writes the caption and a short headline.
- Finds a clean photo of the athlete and emails the draft to the content manager for review.

Image: Workflow 1, Athlete Monitor: a schedule trigger reads the roster from Google Sheets, searches for news, has Claude draft the post, and emails it to the content manager through Gmail. (https://showcase.growlyze.cloud/case-content/peaknil-athlete-content/image1.png)

### Workflow 2: Reply Detection (approves and publishes)

- The manager replies to the email with an image number or “approve”.
- The workflow reads the reply, builds a branded graphic with the chosen photo and headline, and sends it back for a final check.
- Once approved, it publishes the post to Instagram and updates the tracking sheet.

Image: Workflow 2, Reply Detection: a Gmail trigger reads the manager’s reply, then one branch builds the graphic with Placid and another publishes to Instagram after approval. (https://showcase.growlyze.cloud/case-content/peaknil-athlete-content/image2.png)

## The Result

- Content creation drops from hours of manual work to a quick reply by email.
- Posting is consistent across the whole roster.
- Only positive, relevant stories go out, and nothing publishes without human approval.
- Incomplete athlete records are flagged automatically so the team can fix them.