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Team Collaboration on Social Media: A Guide for Agencies and Small Teams

How to manage social media posting across a team without chaos.

April 28, 2026 1 min read

The Problem With Teams and Social

When social media goes from solo to team sport, things break fast. Who approves posts? Who has access to which accounts? How do you prevent the intern from posting something off-brand?

How Team Roles Work in SocialMate

**Owner** — full access, all settings, billing

**Admin** — can do everything except billing

**Editor** — can create posts, but submissions go to approval queue

**Viewer** — read-only access

**Client** — limited workspace access (great for client-facing portals)

The Approval Workflow

When an Editor or Client submits a post, it enters a pending approval state. The Owner gets an instant notification. They can approve, reject (with a reason), or edit before approving.

Approved posts auto-schedule. Rejected posts go back to the author with feedback.

Seat Limits by Plan

Free: 2 seats

Pro: 5 seats

Agency: 15 seats

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