Team Management

Many creative professionals and teams quickly encounter the limitations of Adobe’s Creative Cloud Libraries when managing Illustrator assets at scale. Adobe's system lacks the granular control of role-based permissions required for structured, professional team environments. Additionally, asset syncing can be unreliable, especially across large distributed teams, and users frequently report instability, slow performance, and unexplained data loss. These issues are compounded by the lack of true team separation, making it difficult to securely isolate assets between clients or departments.

Astute Manager Pro addresses these concerns by introducing a robust, scalable team architecture purpose-built for Illustrator workflows. It allows organizations to create and manage multiple, securely segmented teams, each acting as an independent environment for asset management. This structure ensures that project-specific or client-specific assets remain isolated, significantly reducing the risk of unauthorized access. With team asset creation and deletion controlled by Team Owners and Team Managers, organizations can confidently structure asset access to reflect real-world workflows and responsibilities.

Within each team, users are assigned one of four clearly defined roles: Owner, Manager, Content Creator, or Member. These roles come with specific permissions, allowing precise control over who can view, propose, publish, or manage assets. Owners and Managers have full publishing rights, with Owners having top-level account administrative control, while Content Creators can build and suggest assets but cannot share them without approval. Members, being the most restricted role, can access shared assets for use but cannot alter or redistribute them via the Astute Manager, preserving asset integrity and maintaining internal brand standards.

Crucially, Astute Manager Pro also enables instant distribution of updated assets packs across teams. Unlike Creative Cloud’s opaque storage, the Astute Manager’s synced local-to-cloud asset packs ensure valuable IP is instantly available and not locked away. For organizations where IP protection, workflow stability, and precise control are essential, this solution offers a purpose-built alternative that empowers teams to collaborate securely and efficiently without compromise.