{"id":2845,"date":"2021-07-28T11:44:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T16:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/communications\/?page_id=2845"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:36:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:36:59","slug":"working-with-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/communications\/working-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Working With Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our team wants to collaborate with you on your next marketing project!<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Getting in touch with us as early as possible helps us identify the right strategy, messaging, and scope of the project. We typically have a large volume of projects all at different stages so talking with us sooner vs. later helps us integrate the project into our workflow so we can meet your deadline.<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t
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MARKETING PROJECT PROCESS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

TOTAL EXPECTED TIME<\/strong><\/h4>\n
7 – 16 WEEKS<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

Project timelines vary depending on the size, scope, and the number of elements. Smaller projects (simple updates to existing materials, small photo requests, website design updates, etc.) can take 1-3 weeks.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t

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CREATIVE BRIEF<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
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START HERE!<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Fill out and submit our request forms to get the ball rolling. The form takes 5-10 minutes and is well worth the effort. The more information we have from the start the better the outcome!<\/h5>\n

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Let’s take that photo!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

All of our campus partners help us tell Ole stories authentically. We believe that authentic photography is a key component of all of our marketing materials. We cherish the opportunity to help you capture events, projects, classroom shots, and other academic and non-academic activities that are part of the St. Olaf experience.<\/p>\n

We have a team of photographers (students, staff, and contractors) who help us cover as many requests as we can.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSubmit your Photo Request\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t

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HELPFUL RESOURCES<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n

We have a brand manual and a variety of downloadable templates and graphics for our campus partners to leverage to meet their communications needs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t

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Guidelines and Policies<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Learn more about St. Olaf’s guidelines and policies for cohesive and impactful marketing and communications<\/h4>\n

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