Social Media Management for In-House Teams | PQZ

Social media management for in-house brand teams

Plan, create, approve and publish as one team.

Everyone works from the same Brand Kit, calendar and approval queue. Roles decide who drafts, who approves and who publishes, and the audit log records every change.

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PQZ Content Planner board shared by a marketing team
THE PROBLEM

Five tools and a shared spreadsheet is not a workflow

In-house teams juggle a scheduler, a design tool, a shared drive, a chat thread for approvals and a spreadsheet that tries to hold it together. Work gets done twice, versions get lost and nobody is sure which caption is final.

The bigger the team, the worse it gets. New people write in a slightly different voice, approvals wait on one busy manager, and a post goes out with last month's offer because the fix lived in someone's notes.

PQZ gives the team one workspace for the whole loop. The Brand Kit keeps everyone on voice and on fact, the Content Planner shows who is working on what, and Approvals makes sign-off a single queue instead of a chase.

ROLES

Everyone sees and does only what their role allows

Owner, Approver, Editor and Viewer

Editors draft, approvers sign off, viewers watch results, and owners handle billing, channels and roles. Agency adds custom roles with a permissions matrix.

✓Four roles out of the box
✓Custom roles on Agency
✓Invite by email in Settings › Team
1
NinaOwner · billing, channels, roles
Owner
2
TomApprover · signs off posts
Approver
3
EllaEditor · drafts and edits
Editor
4
SamViewer · calendar and results
Viewer
APPROVAL CHAINS

Two approvers when a post needs a second yes

Rules set once, applied to every post

Require approval, add a second approver, and auto-schedule on approval. The rules apply whether a post came from Content Autopilot or a teammate.

✓Require approval before publishing
✓Two approvers
✓Auto-schedule on approval
N
Northwind StudioThreads · Tue 09:00
Post image

We are hiring a workshop lead. Four days a week, on site in our studio.

Status
✓Drafted by Ella
✓First approval · Tom
3Second approval · Nina
4Scheduled
Tom

Approved on my side. Nina, can you check the hours?

ApproveSend back
AUDIT LOG

A record of every decision

Who approved, published or changed what

Settings › Audit log lists approvals, publishes, invitations and security changes with who and when. Export it to CSV on Agency.

✓Approvals and publishes recorded
✓Invitations and security changes
✓CSV export on Agency
1
Tom approved "Workshop lead"Today 10:42
Approval
2
Nina invited sam@Today 09:15
Team
3
Ella edited "Oak care"Yesterday 16:20
Edit
4
Post published to ThreadsYesterday 09:00
Publish
HOW IT WORKS IN PQZ

A typical week for a team on PQZ

About an hour of shared time.

01

Monday: the week is drafted

Content Autopilot drafts the week from the plan. Editors pick up ideas on the board.

02

Tuesday: polish and approve

Editors polish, approvers sign off in bulk or send posts back with a note.

03

All week: publish and reply

PQZ publishes on time. Social Inbox threads are assigned to the right person.

04

Friday: review results

The team checks Social Analytics together and adjusts next week.

PQZ · Content › Content Planner
Content Planner with the week's drafts
PQZ · Content › Approvals
Approvals queue
PQZ · Engage › Social Inbox
Social Inbox with assigned threads
PQZ · Reports › Social Analytics
Social Analytics
WHAT'S INSIDE

Built for more than one person

Clear owners for every step.

Shared Brand Kit

Everyone, and every AI draft, writes in the same voice with the same facts.

Roles

Owner, Approver, Editor and Viewer, with custom roles on Agency.

Approval rules

Require approval, two approvers, auto-schedule on approval.

Content Planner

Board, list and queue views of who is working on what.

Comments

Discuss a post on the post, not in a chat.

Assign

Hand posts and inbox threads to teammates.

Notifications

Approvals waiting, failed posts and expiring connections.

Audit log

Who changed what and when, exportable to CSV.

Two-factor authentication

Protect every account with an authenticator app.

IN DETAIL

How roles keep a team moving

Owners set the rules

Owners manage billing, integrations, roles and the approval rules that apply to everyone.

Approvers sign off

Approvers can review and approve content without needing to change settings. Two approvers can be required on every post.

Editors do the work

Editors draft, edit and schedule for approval. They cannot publish anything that has not been approved.

Viewers stay informed

Viewers see the calendar and results, which is ideal for leadership and stakeholders who want visibility without editing rights.

USE CASES

How in-house teams use PQZ

Three common setups.

SMALL TEAMS

One marketer, one approver

Autopilot drafts, the marketer polishes and the manager approves once a week.

GROWING TEAMS

Editors across channels

Each editor owns channels on the board, and one approver signs off everything.

BRAND AND REGIONAL

One brand, several markets

A workspace per market with its own channels and the same brand rules. See multi-location.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Team workflow, before and after PQZ

The same team, less chasing.

WITHOUT PQZ
–Captions in documents, images in drives
–Approvals chased in chat
–Different voices from different writers
–No record of who changed what
–Passwords shared for every channel
WITH PQZ
✓One workspace for the whole loop
✓One approval queue with notes
✓One Brand Kit for people and AI
✓An audit log of every change
✓Roles instead of shared passwords
FAQ

Questions about Brands and in-house teams

How many seats do I get?

Pro includes 3 team members and Agency unlimited. See pricing.

Can I limit who publishes?

Yes. Roles decide who can approve and publish, and approval rules apply to everyone.

Is there an audit log?

Yes. Every approval, publish and settings change is recorded with who and when. Export to CSV on Agency.

Can people sign in with Google or Microsoft?

Yes. PQZ supports Google and Microsoft sign-in, plus two-factor authentication.

Can we comment on posts?

Yes. Comment on any post before approving it.

Do we share AI credits?

Yes. Credits belong to the workspace and are shared by the team.

Can stakeholders see the calendar?

Yes. Give them the Viewer role, or share the month by link. View-only links need no login.

How long does it take to set up a team?

About 30 minutes for the workspace: scan the website, check the Brand Kit, connect channels and set the approval rules. Then invite teammates and give each one a role.

Can two people work on the same post?

Yes. Editors can pick up any draft, and comments on the post stay on the post until an approver signs off.

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