How to Give a Contractor Admin Access to Your LinkedIn Page Safely
Give a contractor the access they need to post, without handing over the authority to remove your own team.
Is this your situation?
You want a contractor to manage posting on your LinkedIn Page without the ability to remove your team or take over the Page. The structure that prevents this sits in the admin role you assign, not in trust alone.
Where teams go wrong
- Making the contractor a super admin The super admin role gives access to every Page admin permission available.Why it happens: The super admin role can add and remove any type of admin.
- Leaving only one super admin Every LinkedIn Page must have at least one super admin.Why it happens: A super admin cannot be removed from a Page if they are the last super admin on the Page.
- Skipping role review over time You assigned access for a project and have not looked at it since.Why it happens: You have not set a reminder to check who still needs access.
What good practice looks like
| Role | What it can do | Risk to the Page owner |
|---|---|---|
| Super admin | Can add and remove any type of admin. | You want this role held by few people you trust. |
| Content admin | Main landing page is the content admin view. | Not stated by LinkedIn |
| Analyst | Access is limited to the Analytics tab of the Page. | Not stated by LinkedIn |
| Paid media admin | Can take specific actions through Campaign Manager or Recruiter. | Not stated by LinkedIn |
How LinkedIn handles this
- A LinkedIn Page admin can edit the roles of other current admins on their Page.
- A super admin can add Page admin access for a member who requests it.
- An intern needing to export monthly analytics could be assigned Analyst permissions rather than Super Admin permissions.
- A member can have Page admin and paid media admin roles assigned at the same time.
Before you start
- Confirm the contractor's needed tasks A content admin's landing page differs from a super admin's.Verify: Check whether posting alone, or admin management, is required.
- Check your current admin count There may be a limit on how many admins can be added to a Page.Verify: Review the Manage admins list before adding anyone.
- Confirm at least one other super admin exists Every Page must have at least one super admin.Verify: Check that your own super admin status is not the only one.
- Decide between Page admin and paid media admin Paid media admin roles can be granted without an associated Campaign Manager ads account.Verify: Check which admin tab fits the contractor's work.
Which scenario is yours?
- Does the contractor only need to post and view analytics? The main landing page for a content admin is the content admin view.
- Does the contractor only need to view analytics? Analysts only have access to the Analytics tab of a Page, which is also their main landing page.
- Does the contractor run paid campaigns? Paid media admins can take specific actions on behalf of the Page through Campaign Manager or LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Does the contractor need to manage other admins' access? The super admin role can add and remove any type of admin, so this scope should stay with your own team.
Keeping this working over time
- Admins are recommended to periodically review and update permission settings for admins of a Page.
- A super admin cannot be removed from a Page if they are the last super admin on the Page.
- Review how multiple admins protect your Page from a single point of control.
If control is already lost — Recover a Deactivated or Removed LinkedIn Company Page
Keeping track of who has access
Managing who holds which role on a LinkedIn Page, across people and over time, is easier with a clear record outside the platform itself. Contractors, employees, and agencies come and go, and each change in access deserves a note of who approved it and why. Delvia keeps that record in one place, across people and roles. A clear record makes the next review, and the next handoff, far less work to get right.
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