Add or remove managers

Use this guide to add or remove managers of a channel.

Step 1: Navigate to YouTube

• Go to https://youtube.com/channel_switcher

Step 2: Sign in to YouTube

• Sign in using your Department of education Google account. For example: jane.citizen1@education.nsw.gov.au.
• This is the same as your DoE account jane.citizen1@det.nsw.edu.au with the part after the @ changed to education.nsw.gov.au.
• Select Next.

• Sign in using your Department of education account jane.citizen1.
• Select Log in.

Step 3: Access your school's YouTube Channel 

• Select the channel you would like to use.
• If you don't see your school's channel displayed you may need to be added as a manager by another channel manager or you may need to create a channel for your school.

Step 4: Access Channel features 

• Select the user icon in the top right hand corner of the page. 
• Select Settings. 

Step 6: Channel settings

• Make sure the correct channel name appears in the Name section.
• Select Add or remove managers. 

Step 7: Editing brand account details

• Select 'Manager Permissions'. (Make sure this panel displays the correct channel name at the top.)

Step 8: Managing permissions

• Select invite new users. (the plus and person icon on the top right)

Step 9: Add new user

• Enter the new users DoE Google ID. (eg. Joe.Bloggs@education.nsw.gov.au)
• Select Choose a role drop down.
• Select Manager. (You will need to give users Manager role to allow them to upload to YouTube.)
• Repeat for additional users.
• Select Invite when finished.

Step 10: New manager

• Select Done to close the Manage permission popup. (The new managers will now be listed and their status will be invited. New managers will be sent an email to accept their new role.)
• You can select the Remove (cross icon) to remove managers at any time.

Step 11: New manager accepted

• Select Done to close the Manage permission popup. (Once the new manager has accepted their role their status will simply be Manager. The word invited will disappear.)

Step 12: Go back to YouTube

• Select the YouTube logo (red play icon) to go back to YouTube.com.

Sign out

• Select the user icon from the top right hand corner of the page.
• Select Sign out. (Once you have completed your work in YouTube you need to sign out of your school's channel to avoid adding unwanted watch history to your schools channel make sure you always sign out).

Signed out

• Close the tab.

Step 13: Accept invitation to manage the YouTube channel 

• Check your email inbox for the invitation to manage the YouTube channel. 
• Select Accept invitation, this will open a webpage where you need to log in. (New managers will receive an email at their firstname.lastname1@det.nsw.edu.au email address. This email is to accept their new role.)

Step 14: Sign in to your SSO DoE Account 

Single sign on

• Enter your SSO. (Single Sign On) details. (eg. "Joe.Bloggs1@det.nsw.edu.au")
• Select Log in.

Step 15: Become a manager of the YouTube channel 

• Select Accept. (Make sure you are logged in as the correct user. Check the email address at the top is the format: Joe.Bloggs1@education.nsw.gov.au.)

Sign out 

• Select the user icon from the top right hand corner of the page.
• Select Sign out. (Once you have completed your work in YouTube you need to sign out of your school's channel to avoid adding unwanted watch history to your schools channel make sure you always sign out).

Signed out

• Close the tab.