Roles
Last updated on
Aug 31, 2026
Adobe Express roles and permissions help organizations collaborate effectively, maintain brand consistency, and streamline workflows. By assigning specific roles and permissions, Enterprise admins can ensure the right level of access for every team member.
Before you begin:
- System Admins and Product Admins set up and manage Adobe Express roles and permissions through Admin Console. If you need a change to your role or permissions, contact your admin.
- Admins can update roles at any time to reflect changing responsibilities.
- All users in your organization belong to the Member role. Certain capabilities, such as creating or editing templates and publishing to social media, can be disabled at the Member level. System Admins should work with their business counterparts to define the level of control required for Adobe Express users.
Types of roles
In the Admin Console, there are two types of roles admins can assign for Adobe Express:
- Predefined roles: Roles that come with a preset group of capabilities, so admins can assign access quickly. See the table below for three predefined roles for Adobe Express. More details and actions are available in the Manager Hub in Adobe Express.
- Custom roles: Roles admins build by combining individual capabilities from across the predefined roles, for more tailored access.
Whichever type you assign, the person's capabilities appear in Manager Hub when they open Adobe Express. For a detailed explanation of predefined and custom roles, read more about user roles in the Admin console.
Adobe Express predefined roles
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Capabilities |
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Adobe Express application manager |
Allows assignees to customize the Adobe Express user interface for all members of your organization. |
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Adobe Express template manager |
Allows assignees to create and edit templates for your organization and to override template lock restrictions. Note: Project permissions always take priority. If someone only has view access to a project, they cannot edit it. |
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Adobe Express social publishing manager |
Allows publishing and scheduling content from Adobe Express to social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, and X). |
Capabilities in the Manager Hub
Manager Hub shows the capabilities assigned to you. To access it, go to Adobe Express, select your profile icon, and choose Manager Hub. Across all roles, there are six capabilities. The screenshots below show a fully assigned view with every capability enabled.
App experience, featured templates, and editor experience
A: Custom home banner: Display your company logo on a gradient background on the Adobe Express homepage for everyone in your organization to view, creating a familiar and trusted experience.
B: Custom templates on home: Feature one (or more) collections of company-approved, remixable templates on the Adobe Express homepage, giving everyone a starting point for presentations, one-pagers, documents, and more, while keeping every creation consistent with your brand.
C: Featured company brands: Feature one (or more) brand kits in the Brands tab and in the Adobe Express editor for everyone in your organization to use, for quick access to official brand colors, logos, and graphics, to stay on brand.
Create and edit templates, and publish on social media
D: Override locked permissions on templates: Users with this capability can override any template lock restrictions. Best for Reviewers and Approvers in the organization.
E: Create and edit Adobe Express templates: Users with this capability can create and edit custom templates (regular members of the organization cannot). Best for creators of custom templates.
F: Publish on social media from Adobe Express: Users with this capability can publish to social media from within Adobe Express (regular members of the organization cannot). Best for social media managers.
Create anything in Adobe Express
From social posts to presentations to brand kits, design it all in one place.
