# What Permissions Does the Channel Administrator Have?

## Understanding the Features and Limits of a Channel Administrator

**Channel Administrators** have access to everything within the channel(s) they’re assigned to, including newsletters, audience, automations, and settings. However, they **cannot access organization-level settings** like global reports or adding team members across channels.

When attempting to access the organization, you will receive an error message.

Within the channel, they will see **Dashboard**, **Audience**, **Newsletters, Reports,** and **Settings**.

### What Can They Access?

Channel Administrators can view and manage the following sections within their assigned channel(s):

- **Dashboard**
- **Audience**
- **Newsletters**
- **Settings**

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### Dashboard Access

Shows the last 30 days of audience growth for the assigned channel.

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### Audience Access

Channel Admins can fully manage contacts and audience organization.

**Includes access to:**

- **Audience:** Add, delete, and modify contacts; upload/export CSVs
- **Segments:** Create and manage audience segments
- **Tags:** Add, edit, or delete tags for better contact organization

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### Newsletters Access

Full access to newsletter creation, automation, and content curation.

**Sections available:**

- **Newsletters:** Create from scratch, use a template, or copy a past edition
- **Automations:** Set up, edit, activate, or delete newsletter automations
- **Curations:** Manage the curations library and content blocks for curated sections
- **Templates:** Create and customize reusable newsletter templates

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### Channel Settings Access

Channel Admins can configure all channel-level settings (but not org-level settings).

**Available Settings tabs:**

- **General:** Update logo, description, time zone, website links, and contact info
- **Sending Emails:** Choose email provider, configure sender details, set fonts/colors, customize CSS, and control archive visibility
- **Integrations:** Connect to tools like Stripe and Evvnt, and embed subscribe forms

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### 🛑 Not Included in Channel Admin Access:

- Access to **Organization Settings**
- Managing **other team members**
- Viewing **org-wide dashboards, audience, or promotions**

For more information, please refer to KB Article **[Account Settings at the channel level](https://help.tryletterhead.com/account-settings-channel?hsLang=en)**

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### Need Help?

If you're not sure which role to assign or need help managing team permissions, contact our support team at support@tryletterhead.com or submit a request through the Help Center.