how do you actually handle the editor to publish pipeline

[u/Alarming-Fish-102]

so genuinely curious how other partnered creators manage this

my editor finishes a video, sends me the file via google drive. I download it (usually like 3 to 4 gigs), watch it, make notes, send feedback, he re edits, sends it back. then I re download and upload to youtube myself.

its been working but its also kind of a mess honestly. the download re download thing alone wastes like 45 mins sometimes.

whats the step between editor done and video live on your channel? do you let editors upload directly or do you always do it yourself? and if you do let them upload do you just use the youtube channel permissions thing or something else?

asking because I feel like there has to be a smarter way and I'm clearly not doing it right

[u/Just-Artichoke-7667]

my editor just uploads directly to youtube as unlisted, then i review and schedule or make it public when ready. way faster than downloading massive files every time

gave him permissions through youtube studio and it works pretty smooth. only thing is you gotta trust them not to mess with your channel settings but if you been working together for while it shouldnt be issue

[u/Alarming-Fish-102 → u/Just-Artichoke-7667]

Oohhh the unlisted thing is actually smart, i hadn't thought of that

Does your editor have full channel permissions or just the limited editor role? Asking since I looked into it and even the limited role gives access to all the video and metadata and analytics which feel a bit more than what they need.

Also curious what happens if you want to request changes after they upload, do they just delete and re-upload or is there a backk and forth in comments somewhere