Got a Project?
Student Affairs Marketing & Communications (SAMC) is excited to help our staff partners in the Division of Student Affairs plan and execute marketing and communication projects!
Need help getting the word out about your event, program, initiative or facility? Reach out to us directly to get started.
Things To Consider
Whether you have an event, service, campaign, t-shirt, news story, web project, or special request, there are some common questions to think about to get started.
Planning
- Key Messages
- Audience
- Tone
- Visuals
- Branding
- Details
- Events Information: Date/Place/Time/Description/Sponsors
- Approved Photography or Images, if needed
- Approved Vendors - Printing and Promo Items
- Media Relations
- Photography/Video
Channels
- Digital Signage Screens
- Social Media - departmental, divisional, and University
- Campus Events Web Calendar
- Websites
- Posting/Banners/Signs (on-campus and residence halls)
- SA Weekly (Student Affairs Divisional E-Newsletter)
- University Front Entrance Marquee (UComm)
- Inside UNC Charlotte and off-campus media (UComm)
Turnaround Times
Below are some general examples of standard turnaround times for requests.
*Remember to plan your requests based on when you need marketing material IN HAND, which is typically 2-3 weeks PRIOR to your EVENT DATE.
Production Time
- Basic Requests: 5-10 working days
- Digital Signage
- Social Media graphics
- Text updates
- News Articles
- Web Updates
- Intermediate Requests: 10-15 working days
- Posters/Signs/Displays
- T-shirts
- Social Media Planning & Content Creation
- Web Content Creation (pages, slideshows, sections)
- Program Logos
- Advanced Requests: 15-20 working days* (or more depending on request)
- Multipage documents (annual reports, magazines, calendars)
- New websites and major redesigns
- Permanent graphic installations (walls, displays)
Social and Comm
- SnapChat
- SA Weekly
- Niner Insider
- Inside UNC Charlotte
- UNC Charlotte Magazine
Digital
- Digital Signage
- Social Media
- Web Content
- Campus Events Web Calendar
- University Front Entrance Marquee
- Photography
- Video
- Online Advertising
Print
- Posters/Flyers
- A-Frames
- Yard Signs
- Easels
- Banners
- Elevator Signs (PMSU)
- Handbills/Postcards
- Brochures
- Publications (Multi-page)
- Door Hangers
- Displays (window, tabletop)
Other
- Program Logos
- T-Shirts
- Promo Items
- Publicity Tables
- Sidewalk Chalk
- Door/Wall Graphics
- Paid Advertising
- Word of Mouth