--- title: Marq Creative Studio - Transform Your Template Management description: Marq Creative Studio is a powerful admin portal designed to help you manage your template library at scale. Say goodbye to updating templates one-by-one—Creative Studio lets you bulk update, schedule, and organize dozens or hundreds of templates in minutes. --- [Skip to content](https://help.marq.com/marq-creative-studio-transform-your-template-management#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![marq.svg\]](https://help.marq.com/hubfs/Brand%20Logos/marq.svg) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - - [Projects](https://app.marq.com/documents#/documents) [Projects](https://app.marq.com/documents#/documents) How can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://help.marq.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Creator Studio](https://help.marq.com/creator-studio?hsLang=en) 3. [Getting Started](https://help.marq.com/creator-studio?hsLang=en#getting-started) # Marq Creative Studio - Transform Your Template Management ## Marq Creative Studio is a powerful admin portal designed to help you manage your template library at scale. Say goodbye to updating templates one-by-one—Creative Studio lets you bulk update, schedule, and organize dozens or hundreds of templates in minutes. **Admin-only feature:** Creative Studio is exclusively for admins and will not affect how your users see or access templates. --- #### What You'll Learn In this article, you'll discover how to: - Access Creative Studio and navigate the interface - Use bulk update features to manage multiple templates at once - Schedule templates to automatically publish and expire - Filter and search templates by groups, categories, and status - Update template names, descriptions, and sharing settings efficiently --- #### Key Features Overview ### Enhanced Template Management View your entire template library in a detailed list format that displays critical information at a glance—including which groups have access to each template. This enhanced visibility makes it easier to identify which templates need updates or reorganization. **Perfect for:** Admins managing large template libraries or multiple teams. ### Bulk Template Updates Select multiple templates and update them all at once. Change names, descriptions, sharing settings, or apply filters to dozens of templates in a single action. **Perfect for:** Brand refreshes, adding new teams to your organization, or reorganizing your template structure. ### Automated Scheduling Schedule templates to automatically publish and unpublish at specific dates and times. Set it and forget it—no more manual updates on launch day. **Perfect for:** Holiday campaigns, seasonal templates, product launches, or time-sensitive promotions. ### Advanced Filtering Quickly locate templates using powerful filters including groups, categories, template status, and search by name. **Perfect for:** Large organizations with complex template libraries and multiple team structures. ### Template Status Management Organize templates using six status types: Published, Scheduled, Expired, Draft, Unpublished, and View Only. These statuses help you track where each template is in its lifecycle. --- #### How to Access Creative Studio You can access Creative Studio in two ways: **Option 1: Direct access from navigation** 1. Click on your name or profile icon at the bottom of the left navigation bar 2. Select **Creative Studio** from the menu 3. Creative Studio will open in a new browser tab **Option 2: From template library** 1. Navigate to your **Brand templates** library 2. Click the three-dot menu (�) on any template 3. Select **Edit in Studio** 4. Creative Studio will open with that template selected **Note:** Creative Studio automatically becomes available to all admins on February 19th. Contact your Customer Success Manager if you'd like early access. --- #### Understanding Template Statuses Creative Studio introduces organized template statuses to help you manage your library lifecycle: **Published** *What It Means:* Template is live and shared with selected groups *Visibility to Users:* Visible **Scheduled** *What It Means:* Template is set to publish or unpublish at a future date *Visibility to Users:* Not visible (until publish date) **Expired** *What It Means:* Template has passed its scheduled end date and is no longer live *Visibility to Users:* Not visible **Draft** *What It Means:* Template exists but hasn't been shared with anyone yet *Visibility to Users:* Not visible **Unpublished** *What It Means:* Template has been manually removed from the library *Visibility to Users:* Not visible **View Only** *What It Means:* Template is visible but cannot be edited (template admin permission setting) *Visibility to Users:* Visible to assigned users **Important:** Template statuses are admin-only information. Users will simply see templates as either available or unavailable—they won't see status labels. --- #### Bulk Updating Templates One of Creative Studio's most powerful capabilities is the ability to update multiple templates simultaneously. ### Editing Names, Filters, and Descriptions 1. Select the checkbox next to each template you want to update (or select all) 2. Click **Edit** in the toolbar that appears 3. Choose which field to edit: **Name**, **Filters**, or **Description** **For names and descriptions, you can:** - **Add before** — Add a prefix to existing names (e.g., "2024 -" before template names) - **Add after** — Add a suffix to existing names (e.g., " - ARCHIVED" after names) - **Replace** — Completely replace the existing name or description **Example use case:** Add "Holiday 2026 -" as a prefix to all seasonal templates to easily identify and manage them as a group. ### Bulk Sharing Updates 1. Select the templates you want to share (or update sharing for) 2. Click **Share** in the toolbar 3. Choose your sharing action: - **Add to selected groups** — Add additional teams or users while keeping existing access - **Remove selected groups** — Remove specific teams or users from template access - **Replace all** — Remove all current access and grant access only to newly selected groups 1. Optionally check **Notify new groups via email** to alert users about new template access 2. Click **Update** to apply changes **Important:** When using "Replace all," the template will be unshared from ALL existing groups and shared only with the groups you select. Use this carefully when reorganizing template access. --- #### Scheduling Templates Creative Studio's scheduling feature automates template publishing and expiration—perfect for campaigns, seasonal content, and brand updates. ### How to Schedule Templates 1. Select one or more templates you want to schedule 2. Click **More actions** in the toolbar 3. Select **Schedule** 4. Configure your schedule: - **Publish date:** When the template should go live and become visible to users - **Expiration date (optional):** When the template should automatically be removed from user view 1. Set the **time zone** (defaults to your account owner's time zone) 2. Click **Schedule** to confirm **Note:** You can pre-share templates with groups before the publish date. Users won't see the template until it goes live, but access permissions will already be configured. ### Scheduling Options - **Publish only** — Set a future start date for templates to go live automatically - **Expire only** — Set an end date for currently published templates to come down - **Publish and expire** — Set both start and end dates for time-bound campaigns **Example use case:** Schedule all Valentine's Day templates to publish on January 15th and automatically expire on February 15th—no manual intervention required. --- #### Filtering and Searching Templates Creative Studio makes it easy to find exactly what you're looking for in large template libraries. ### Available Filters - **Search by name** — Type any part of a template name in the search bar - **Filter by groups** — Select one or more groups to show only templates shared with them - **Filter by categories** — Narrow down by your custom template categories - **Filter by filters** — Use your custom filter tags to locate templates - **Filter by status** — Show only Published, Scheduled, Expired, Draft, Unpublished, or View Only templates ### Combining Filters You can apply multiple filters simultaneously to narrow your results. For example: - Filter by "Marketing Team" group + "Published" status to see all live templates for that team - Filter by "Social Media" category + "Scheduled" status to review upcoming social templates Click **Apply** after selecting your filters, and click **Clear** to reset all filters. --- #### Publishing and Unpublishing Templates ### Publishing Templates 1. Select the template(s) you want to make live 2. Click **More actions** **Publish** 3. Confirm your selection Published templates become immediately visible to all groups they're shared with. ### Unpublishing Templates 1. Select the template(s) you want to remove from user view 2. Click **More actions** **Unpublish** 3. Confirm your selection Unpublished templates remain in your Creative Studio library but are no longer visible to users. Admins can still view, edit, and republish them at any time. **Unpublishing vs. Deleting:** Unpublishing hides templates from users while keeping them in your admin library. Deleting permanently removes templates from Marq with no recovery option—use carefully! --- #### Editing Individual Templates While Creative Studio excels at bulk updates, you can also edit individual templates: 1. Click on any template to open its detail view 2. From here you can: - **Edit template details** — Update name, description, sharing, scheduling, and approval settings - **Edit design** — Click **Edit design** in the upper right to open the template editor 3. Click the **back arrow** in the upper left to return to the main Creative Studio view --- #### Tips for Using Creative Studio Effectively ### Organize Before You Update Use filters to isolate the exact templates you need before making bulk changes. This prevents accidentally updating the wrong templates. ### Use Descriptive Prefixes When managing multiple campaigns or teams, add consistent prefixes to template names (e.g., "Q1 2026 -" or "EMEA -") to make searching and filtering easier. ### Schedule Ahead Build and schedule templates well in advance of launch dates. This gives you time to review and reduces last-minute rushes. ### Archive with Expiration Dates Instead of manually unpublishing old templates, set expiration dates on new templates from the start—they'll automatically come down when no longer needed. ### Pre-share Scheduled Templates Configure group access when you schedule templates. When the publish date arrives, everything is already set up. --- #### Frequently Asked Questions ### Will my users see Creative Studio? No. Creative Studio is exclusively admin-facing. Your users will continue accessing templates exactly as they do now. ### Who has access to Creative Studio? All admins in your account—including Account Owners, Team Admins, and Template Admins—have access to Creative Studio. ### Can template admins edit all templates in Creative Studio? Template admins can view all templates but can only edit templates they have permission to modify. Other templates will appear as "View Only." ### What happens when a template expires? Expired templates are automatically unpublished and removed from user view. They remain in Creative Studio where admins can republish or reschedule them. ### Can I make scheduling recur automatically each year? Not currently. You'll need to reschedule templates each year. Recurring scheduling is planned for a future Creative Studio update. ### What time zone is used for scheduled publishing? Scheduling defaults to your account owner's time zone. You can adjust the time zone when setting up each schedule. ### What happens if I delete a template? Deleting a template permanently removes it from Marq with no way to recover it. If you want to remove a template from user view but keep it available, use "Unpublish" instead. --- #### Quick Reference - Common Tasks **Share templates with new team** Filter by desired templates Select all Share Add to selected groups Choose team Update **Schedule holiday templates** Select templates More actions Schedule Set publish and expiration dates Schedule **Add prefix to template names** Select templates Edit Name Add before Enter prefix Update **Remove old templates from view** Select templates More actions Unpublish **Find all templates for a specific group** Filter by groups Select group Apply --- #### Next Steps Ready to dive deeper into template management? 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