Manage a team

Create and manage teams in Beachside. Learn how admins and team leads add members, manage roles, and delete teams.

Teams

Teams are required for editors and team leads to work in Beachside. You must belong to a team before you can create playgrounds.

Create a team

If you are new to Beachside and looking to create a team, on your first login you will be prompted to create your first team using + New Team on the homepage.

How to create a team

  1. Select the Teams tab in the top navigation

  2. Select + New Team on the left column

  3. Give your team a name

  4. (Optional) Add members

Tip: Each team works independently within your organization.

Tip: If your organization is small, you might have just one team. Larger organizations typically create multiple teams for different projects, brands, or regions.

View team members

As an Organization Admin, you have full visibility across all teams to help you manage your organization effectively. You can see who belongs to each team and their roles.

As an Organization Admin, you have access to two different lists of members:

How to view team members

  1. Select each team to see who is part of the team

  2. You can filter by role (Team Lead or Organization member) by selecting All roles ▾.

  3. Each member has an associated username, email, and avatar.

  4. From this list, you can also remove them from the team.

How to view organization members

  1. Select Teams and Manage Organization at the bottom of the left sidebar to see the list of Admins, Team Leads, and Editors in your organization.

  2. You can filter by role (Team Lead or Organization member) by selecting All roles ▾.

  3. Each member has an associated username, email, and avatar.

Tip: Member roles are defined at the Organization level, not the team level.

Delete a team

As an Organization Admin, you have full authority to delete teams across your entire organization. This gives you the flexibility to restructure your organization, remove inactive teams, or consolidate teams as needed.

How to delete a team

  1. From the homepage and the list of teams

    1. Find the team you want to delete

    2. Select

    3. Select Delete team

  2. From the Teams tab

    1. Find the team you want to delete in the left column

    2. Select

    3. Select Delete team


Members

Add members

As an Organization Admin, you can add all member types to your organization. This allows you to build and manage your team structure effectively.

Who you can add:

  • Organization Admins: Full rights to manage the organization.

  • Team Leads: Oversee and manage specific teams.

  • Editors: Responsible for visual creation within teams.

How to add Organization Admins

  1. Select the Teams tab in the top navigation

  2. Select Manage Organization at the end of the list of teams

  3. Select + New Admin

  4. Add the member email you can also upload a CSV. You can add multiple members at once.

  5. Add the member email. You can also upload a CSV. You can add multiple members at once.

  6. Select Send invites

  7. The new member will then appear in the section ADMINISTRATORS

When you invite an Organization Admin without a Beachside account, they will receive an email invitation to join. Until they accept, their member status will show as "pending invitation."

How to add Team Leads & Editors

  • Select the Teams tab in the top navigation

  • Select the team you want to add members to

  • Select + New Member

  • Add the member email. You can also upload a CSV. You can add multiple members at once.

  • For each member, define their role: Team Lead or Editor

  • Select Send invites

  • The new member(s) will then appear in your team

When you invite a member without a Beachside account, they will receive an email invitation to join. Until they accept, their member status will show as "pending invitation."

Tip: After selecting member roles, they can only be edited at the Organization level, not the team level.

Change member's role

As an Organization Admin, you can upgrade or downgrade user roles across your entire organization. This gives you the flexibility to adjust permissions as team needs change.

What you can change:

  • Upgrade Editors to Team Leads or Organization Admins

  • Downgrade Team Leads to Editors or promote them to Organization Admins

  • Change Organization Admins to Team Leads or Editors

How to change a member's role

  1. Select the Teams tab in the top navigation

  2. Select Manage Organization at the end of the list of teams

  3. Use the Role selector ▾ to change the member's role

  4. The change of role is apply instantly

  5. The role change applies instantly.

Remove member

As an Organization Admin, you have two options when removing users: take them out of a specific team, or remove them from the organization entirely.

How to remove a member from a team Remove a member from a specific team while keeping them in the organization. The member remains active but loses access to that team's playgrounds.

Step-by-step

  1. Select the Teams tab in the top navigation

  2. Select the team where you want to remove the member

  3. Search for the member you want to remove and click on

  4. Search for the member you want to remove and click

How to remove a member from the organization Permanently remove a member from your organization. They lose access to all teams, playgrounds, and assets.

Step-by-step

  1. Select the Teams tab in the top navigation

  2. Select Manage Organization at the end of the list of teams

  3. Search for the member you want to remove and click