How to Take Ownership of a LinkedIn Company Page

Trying to manage your brand’s LinkedIn Page but can't find who has the owner's keys? It’s a surprisingly common headache - an ex-employee might have set it up, the original admin has moved on, or maybe access simply got lost in the shuffle. This guide will walk you through exactly how to take complete ownership of your LinkedIn Company Page, covering the easy automatic routes and the final backup plan for when all else fails.

First, Why Full Page Ownership Matters

Having admin control of your LinkedIn Company Page isn't just about posting updates. It's the only way to tap into the full potential of your brand's professional network. When you have full ownership, you can:

• Manage All Admins: Add or remove team members to help manage content and engagement. You decide who has what level of access.
• Edit Page Details: Update your company’s description, logo, banner, location, and other essential business information to keep it accurate and on-brand.
• Access Analytics: Get valuable insights into your followers, post performance, and page visitors to refine your content strategy.
• Run LinkedIn Ads: Promote your posts, create sponsored content, and run lead generation campaigns directly from your Page.
• Use Showcase Pages: Create sub-pages dedicated to specific product lines, brands, or initiatives.

Without full admin rights, you're essentially locked out of your own digital headquarters. Let's get you back in control.

Step 1: Identify Current Page Admins

Before you jump into a formal request process, your first move should be to learn if there's already an admin you can simply ask for access. It’s the fastest and easiest solution.

Here’s how to check:

1. Navigate to the LinkedIn Company Page in question.
2. Right below the company name and follower count, you’ll see the "Home," "About," "Posts," and "Jobs" tabs. A little further to the right, you may see information about employees at the company.
3. See if you can spot a "View all [Number] employees on LinkedIn" link, which sometimes helps in identifying employees to ask for administrator privileges, or any indication about 'Page Admins'. More recently, LinkedIn has made it trickier to see an admin list directly unless you have some form of a 'super' role.
4. If you see a section showing "People" or Employees, clicking through can sometimes show you current employees you may be connected with. You can then reach out privately and politely ask, "Hey, are you an admin on our company's LinkedIn page, or do you know who is?"

If you find an admin and know them, great! Simply sending a message and asking them to grant you "Super admin" access is your best bet. If they've left the company, or you can't identify anyone with access, it's time to move to the next step.

Step 2: Request Admin Access Automatically (The Quickest Method)

If there's no obvious admin to contact, LinkedIn has a fantastic self-serve option for current employees. This allows you to request admin access directly from the page, provided you meet a few simple criteria.

Who is Eligible for an Automatic Request?

To use this feature, you generally need to:

• Have your current role at the company listed on your personal LinkedIn profile.
• Be a current employee for more than a couple of days (the exact time varies).
• Have a confirmed company email address associated with your LinkedIn account that matches the company's domain. So, if the company is "Acme Corp," your email should be something like `jane.doe@acmecorp.com`.

If you meet these requirements, you're in a great position to get access quickly.

How to Make the Request (Step-by-Step)

1. Go to the LinkedIn Company Page you want to claim.
2. On the page, an alert might sometimes display that tells you have permission to do so. In many cases, you have to click the "More" button, located beside the "Analytics" button with a down arrow symbol, or sometimes within that menu, a section titled with a ...
3. A dropdown menu will appear. Look for the option that says something similar to "Request admin access."
4. A pop-up box will appear asking you to confirm your request. You'll need to check a box to verify that you are an authorized representative of the company.
5. Click "Request access."

What Happens Next?

Once you submit your request, one of two things usually happens:

1. An email notification is sent to all existing Page admins. If one of them approves it, you’ll be granted admin access immediately. You'll receive a confirmation email.
2. If there are no designated admins on the page, or if none of them respond within seven (7) days, LinkedIn will often grant you access automatically after verifying your employment status and eligibility based on your profile information and company email.

This automated route is the preferred method and works for most common scenarios. But what if it doesn't?

The Last Resort: Manually Verifying Ownership with LinkedIn Support

Sometimes, the automated process hits a wall. This can happen if:

• Your company acquired another business and the Page is still tied to the old company’s email domain.
• The company rebranded, and your current email domain doesn't match the old one on the account.
• The Page was set up long ago without any formal connection, and no one works there anymore.
• You’re unable to fulfill any of the previous requirements.

In these cases, you’ll need to contact LinkedIn Support and provide documentation to prove you're the rightful owner. Be prepared, this process is slow and requires very specific information.

What You'll Need to Prepare

To successfully claim a page manually, LinkedIn will ask you to submit a formal request. Save yourself time and back-and-forth communication by getting all your documents ready upfront. You'll need:

• A Notarized Statement on Company Letterhead: This is the most important document. It proves your claim is official. The statement must contain the following:
  • A clear declaration that [Your Name] is an authorized representative of [Company Name] and has been designated to manage the LinkedIn Company Page.
  • The full LinkedIn URL of the company page you're trying to claim.
  • The full URL of the personal LinkedIn profile of the individual you want designated as the new Super Admin.
  • The business reason for the request (e.g., "The previous administrators are no longer with the company, and we require access to manage our corporate presence.").
  • It must be signed by an executive at a Director level or higher (e.g., Director, VP, C-level executive, Owner).
  • The document must be notarized by a public notary to verify the executive's identity.
• Contacting LinkedIn Help: Find the Contact Us link on LinkedIn's Help page, and explain your situation clearly. Tell them you're unable to gain access because the admin is gone, and you need to submit documentation to prove ownership. They will open a support ticket and tell you where to send your signed and notarized letter.

This process can take several weeks, so patience is a virtue here. The more thorough and professional your submission is, the smoother the process will go.

Best Practices to Avoid Losing a Page in the Future

Once you’ve successfully claimed your Company Page, the last thing you want is for this to happen again. Here are a few simple but powerful things you can do to secure your page in the future.

1. Assign at least two Super Admins.

The cardinal rule of company page ownership is redundancy. Never, ever have only one admin. Designate at least two trusted, senior-level employees as Super Admins. If one person leaves the company, gets locked out of their account, or goes on extended leave, the other can still manage the page and assign a new admin.

2. Give the Right Level of Access.

LinkedIn offers different admin roles with varying permissions. Not everyone on your marketing team needs Super Admin access. Use the correct roles:

• Super Admin: Full access to manage the page, add/remove other admins, edit all details, and manage billing. Reserve this for top-level, trusted personnel.
• Content Admin: Can create and manage all page content, including posts, events, and jobs. They cannot manage other admins. Ideal for social media managers.
• Analyst: Can monitor performance and access analytics but cannot post content or edit the page. Perfect for team members who only need to track metrics.

3. Create a Social Media Offboarding Process.

Incorporate social media access into your standard employee offboarding checklist. When an employee with page admin access is leaving, one of their final tasks should be to ensure their admin privileges are removed and a new person is added, if necessary. A simple reminder in your HR or manager's offboarding workflow can prevent future access headaches.

4. Perform regular permission audits.

Once every quarter, have a Super Admin review the list of people with admin permissions on the Company Page. Remove anyone who no longer needs access or who has left the company. This 10-minute check-up keeps your page secure and your admin list current.

Final Thoughts

Reclaiming your LinkedIn Company Page can range from a quick, five-minute task to a longer, more formal process requiring official documentation. By first trying to find a current admin and then using the automated request feature, you can often regain control quickly. For more complex situations, a patient, well-prepared request to LinkedIn Support is your final path to ownership.

Once you have your page back, the real work of sharing great content and engaging with your community begins. To streamline that exact process, we built Postbase from the ground up to declutter your workflow. We found that legacy social media tools just weren't cutting it for video and felt clumsy across different platforms at once. That's why we let you plan all your content across LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and more on a single visual calendar, schedule it once with platform-specific tweaks, and then manage all your comments from one unified inbox. It simplifies everything from planning to engagement so you can get back to creating.