1. Digital Asset Management
  2. Roles and access
Reference

Who can do what in Digital Asset Management

Put production, rights, release and cost decisions with the right people.

Who can do what

Permissions by role
RoleContent libraryFile revisionsMedia versionsRights coverageProduction projectsProject costs
AdminViewEditViewViewEditView
Content ManagerEditViewViewViewEditView
ProducerEditEditEditViewEdit—
Rights ManagerEditApproveEditEditView—
EditorEditEditViewViewView—
Finance ManagerView———ViewApprove

Each role in detail

Admin

Sets up access and reviews cross-project records.

Can

  • Manage Users, People, Projects
  • View content items, content files, media versions, rights agreements, usage rights, production tasks, project costs

Content Manager

Owns the project schedule and checks production handoffs.

Can

  • Manage Projects, content items, production tasks
  • View content files, media versions, rights agreements, usage rights, project costs

Starts on: Costs awaiting approval

Producer

Prepares content, versions and production tasks for review.

Can

  • Manage content items, content files, media versions, production tasks
  • View Projects, rights agreements, usage rights

Starts on: Production Tasks List

Rights Manager

Checks agreement coverage and records the use allowed for each version.

Can

  • Manage rights agreements, usage rights
  • View content items, content files, media versions, Projects

Reviews and approves

  • Approve content files

Starts on: Content Items List

Editor

Reviews the release candidate and publishes approved content.

Can

  • Manage content items, content files
  • View media versions, rights agreements, usage rights, Projects, production tasks

Starts on: Content Items List

Finance Manager

Reviews costs against the linked project before approval.

Can

  • Manage project costs
  • View Projects, production tasks

Reviews and approves

  • Approve project costs

Starts on: Costs awaiting approval

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