Content Editor Role

Great Idea! That would help us a lot! But I’m a bit worried about the following: Instead of adjusting the text in around 20 screens there should be an easy option to “override” the text in the parent component without explaining our co workers where to find the components. There should be an option to “Change Master Text” or “Change Text at this specific artboard” - The new Text Component Property seems a good place to integrate such a feature - even for editors 😃

We give copywriters access to edit files and get charged for a full edit seat. They may only change a word here and there as it is just a final pass before code. It would be great if they could have access to just change copy but not shift anything else around.

If it was free for them that would be amazing or it could be charged at half price etc.

Love the idea ❤️

This would be really useful of course for copy-writter but also for PM/PO, so they can add specs/user stories directly in the design files next to some features for example.

Dev would only have to open one app to find design/copy & specifications.

A must!

Thanks for pointing this out! Great to hear I’m not the only one facing this problem.

I’m Product Owner in my organization and while working on a new application in Figma, I’m really missing the possibility to add text/ notes to the mockups describing what exactly should be done in this particular screen/ view. Frequently, the logic behind a button or feature needs explanation, and providing it in comments is chaotic and difficult to follow - especially when also my Developers and Technical Writers use them.
We are forced to use external tools to add notes and constantly switch between platforms, which obviously, isn’t too effective.

I don’t mind paying for my license in Figma, but I don’t want to have the standard edit permission - just to be sure I won’t mess up the mockup made by the designer.

Would you kindly consider adding this feature to your backlog? 🙏

I saw the new developer features today and it would be amazing to have such a thing on the content side. We know our editors would like to write copy in relation to the design, but we currently miss an editorial process + less intimidation UI for copywriters and content designers. So selecting frames ready for text editing, with viewing changes and setting text to suggestion/edit. As well as the ability to see who’s done what edit. Ditto features would be great to embed.

Like this idea! Would also be good if they could copy and paste whole frames, so that they can make iterations and test out different copy.

Hey All, thanks for the feedback!

We’ll pass onto our team for consideration.

What is the latest update on this functionality? It is highly needed in our organization as it could result in a more fluent workflow and much more productive collaboration between copywriters and designers.

I thinks it’s needed too. We have an organizations account, we and the product handles most of the time the content and they don’t need to get a full editor privileges, We did that for some time to have an editor account for the product team but the CFO was about to kill me 😂.

Guys, what is the update on this? I love the ability to create slide presentations in Figma, which is a nice way to create my UX deliverables. However, my team and I still need the Content editor role functionality. Can we get a sneak peek of whether it is already in the development process or not?