An Overview of Roles
At Crowdcast, we reference both channel-level and event-level role assignments.
- A channel-level role assignment applies when you add someone as a teammate to your channel. Adding someone as a teammate allows that person to fully manage your events, including creating, running, and archiving/deleting them.
If you need more teammates added than what’s included in your plan, you can add-on teammates from within your billing settings.
- An event-level role assignment gives someone upgraded permissions within a particular event only.
In order to assign someone an event-level role, they would first need to register for your event as an attendee. Then, someone with channel-level access would need to change their that person’s role from within the people tab.
See below for a breakdown of these roles and what features they allow access to.
Channel-Level Roles - Terms and Explanations
Owner - The person who created the account and has full access to all features included in their plan.
☑️ Channel-level settings
☑️ Manage billing
☑️ Manage integrations
☑️ Create, edit, & host events
☑️ Edit channel profile
☑️ Delete channel
Admin – The Admin has the same permissions as the Owner but cannot change ownership of or delete the channel.
☑️ Channel-level settings
☑️ Manage billing
☑️ Manage integrations
☑️ Create, edit, & host events with full access to in-event features
☑️ Edit channel profile
🚫 Cannot delete channel
Host/Member - no channel management permissions, but can freely create & manage events
☑️ Create, edit, & host events with full access to in-event features
🚫 Cannot manage integrations
🚫 Cannot edit channel profile
🚫 Cannot invite others to channel
Permissions in table view →
Role | Channel Settings | Manage Integrations | Create / Host Events | Edit Channel Profile | Billing | Invite to Channel | Delete channel |
Owner | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ |
Admin | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ | 🚫 |
Host | 🚫 | 🚫 | ☑️ | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 |
Event-Level Roles - Permissions
Co-host
☑️ Stage controls
☑️ Studio
☑️ Backstage chat
☑️ Moderation controls (edit, delete, and manage chat comments and Q&A submissions)
☑️ Edit Event
☑️ Go live, host, and end the event
☑️ People - invite, ban, assign roles, etc.
🚫 Access other events with host-level permissions
🚫 Channel level access (integrations, profile, settings, etc.)
🚫 Delete Event
🚫 Archive Event
🚫 View Analytics
Moderator
☑️ Moderate the chat
☑️ Delete or edit questions in the Q&A
☑️ Ban attendees
☑️ Access the backstage chat
🚫 Edit the event
🚫 Join the stage
🚫 Use any host controls
Speaker
☑️ Bring themself on stage at any time
☑️ Access the backstage chat of the session in which they are marked as a speaker
🚫 Edit the event
🚫 Access the studio
🚫 Use any host controls
💡Pro Tip: Want to upload your guest speaker’s presentation for them? Those assigned the in-event role of Speaker can access files that have been uploaded to the Studio by using the AV controls at the bottom of their screen and selecting Slides.
Attendee
☑️ Interact with others through chat, Q&A, and polls
☑️ If made available, attendees can “raise their hands” to request to join the stage.
Permissions in table view →
Role | Edit event | Go live in the event | Use host controls | Access studio | Join the stage | Ban attendees | Access backstage chat |
Co-host | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ | ☑️ |
Moderator | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 | ☑️ | ☑️ |
Speaker | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 | ☑️ | 🚫 | ☑️ |
Attendee | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 |
Important Notes
- If you are running a multisession event, anyone assigned the event-level roles of co-host or moderator will have that destination throughout all of your sessions. Speaker roles are session dependent and will not carry over from one session to another.
Questions or suggestions? Email us at support@crowdcast.io. Happy Crowdcasting! 🎥