---
title: Create a company event
description: Use company events to configure a live-streamed event.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/create-company-event.html
release: australia
product: Employee Experience Foundation
classification: employee-experience-foundation
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-08-18"
reading_time_minutes: 3
breadcrumb: [Company events, Creating employee communications, Authoring and managing employee communications, Employee Center Pro, Unified Employee Experience, Employee Service Management]
---

# Create a company event

Use company events to configure a live-streamed event.

## Before you begin

-   Role required: sn\_cd.content\_manager
-   To create and publish company events with greater efficiency, use a content template. For more information, see [Create a Content template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-create-content-template.md).
-   You can assign one or more content categories to the company event so employees can filter by category. See [Create a content category](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-content-cat.md).
-   Social engagement settings enable employees to view page count, select a reaction icon, or leave a comment. See [Content engagement](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-content-engagement.md).

## About this task

The company event content type is built using the Rich Content Editor and published to the employee portal via widgets. For an overview, see [Company events](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-company-events.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Content Publishing** > **Content Library**.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  Select **Company event** under the **Choose a content format** section.

4.  Select **Continue**.

5.  Fill in the fields in the **New content** form.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Event content record name|The name that describes the content you're creating.|
    |Order|The order in which the event appears in a widget. An event with a lesser value appears first.|
    |Active|Indicates the content is active and available for use.|

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Field

</th><th>

Description

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Location

</td><td>

Physical location of the event \(if applicable\).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Event start date and time

</td><td>

The date and time when the article is set to available for viewing on the portal.**Note:** The article is set to visible to specific users on a set date, based on the publish plan configurations.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Event end date and time

</td><td>

The date and time when the article is no longer available for viewing.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Optimize performance for high traffic volume

</td><td>

Supports an audience of up to 10,000 viewers.

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Field

</th><th>

Description

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Headline

</td><td>

The headline for the company event.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Subheadline

</td><td>

The secondary header for the company event.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Featured image

</td><td>

The image that will appear in the company event and as a thumbnail in the News feed widget in the Employee Center Pro.Use a 4:3 ratio for images.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Article content

</td><td>

Link to assemble the body of the company event using the Rich Content Editor. See [Microsites](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-rich-content.md)

</td></tr><tr><td>

Content template \(Optional\)

</td><td>

Option to use a preconfigured template which provides a content layout and generates a publish plan. See [Content templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-content-templates.md).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Category

</td><td>

Select one or more categories to associate with the event.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Social engagement settings

</td><td>

If the Content admin enabled social engagement, the following settings appear in the form to let employees to engage with the event:-   Allow comments
-   Allow reactions
-   Show page view count


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Tags

</th><th>

Tables

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

sn\_kg\_tag

</td><td>

-   sn\_cd\_content\_base
-   sn\_cd\_content\_portal
-   sn\_cd\_content\_news
-   sn\_cd\_company\_event


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</table>6.  Select **Save and continue** to proceed to publishing the event.

    If you change the Content template after saving the Company event, the system deletes the auto-generated publish plans and generates new plans per the newly-selected Content template.

    You're redirected to the **Publish** tab.


## What to do next

-   Review how the event will appear in the portal by clicking **Preview on portal**.
-   [Publish the company event](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-publish-company-events.md)

**Parent Topic:**[Company events](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-company-events.md)