Creative Inquiry Form Creative Inquiry Form The following guidelines are a blueprint for working together to produce the best possible creative materials to meet your communications needs. Costs The Communications Office does not charge for planning assistance, design, writing, proofreading, website development or other services carried out by our staff. If you wish to print or mail something—or if your project requires the services of a freelancer or outside vendor (for example for necessary photography or videography)—your budget will be responsible for those charges. We will help you manage costs for printing, mailing and other services that involve outside costs by providing estimates to assist your decision-making process. We will work with you to make the most of your budget and provide creative alternatives whenever possible. When we arrange for services outside our department, we will do so as much as possible with known vendors from whom we can expect good service and competitive pricing. Lead Times The amount of time required to complete a project varies, depending on the complexity of the work requested and the completeness of the content provided. We prefer that the content is complete before we begin on your project. For projects printed at Duplicating, we would like 10 work days to complete. For projects requiring outside printing, you can expect the design and printing process to take about four weeks from the time all required content has been supplied (two weeks for design and revisions and two for printing). Proofing and Revisions As initial designs and subsequent revisions are completed, you will have the opportunity to review proofs to ensure that they meet your needs and include correct information. Please proof all text carefully, including the spelling of names, phone numbers, dates and times, addresses and other numbers. Our role is to help with initial proofreading, but you are responsible for the final proofing and accuracy. For most projects, we follow standard professional practice by giving you up to three sets of revisions in order to perfect a project. In most cases, you won’t need that many. Project Title/Event(Required) Contact InformationI am a(Required)Staff MemberFaculty MemberName(Required) First Last Office/Department(Required) Email(Required) Phone/Extension(Required) Project DetailsTell us about your project.Project type(Required)Please note that selecting more than one project type requires a meeting to discuss the scope of the project. Photography Print/Digital Video Web Other If other, please explain belowAll photography or video projects must include a meeting with Scott to discuss deliverables and expectations.Web projects must include a meeting with the web team to discuss the project in depth.Print/DigitalBackgroundPlease describe the project.Objectives and PurposePlease answer these questions: Why do we need this project? What are we hoping to achieve? What are our goals? How will you measure success?Target Audience Prospective students Current students Faculty Staff Alumnae/i Parents Trustee Pitzer community Call to ActionIs there a call to action? If so what should it be? What is the primary message?Tone and and FeelHow should we be communicating? What adjectives describe the feeling or approach? What do we want audiences to take away?First Draft Due(Required)Allow 10 business days from when you submit all supporting materials, at a minimum, two weeks from today. MM slash DD slash YYYY Final Draft Due(Required)This should be no less than 5 business days after the first draft is due. Off-campus printers may require an additional 10 business days after this date to deliver the final product. MM slash DD slash YYYY QuantityPlease list the quantities of your requested item(s). PhotographyPlease let us know what (or who) you need photographed.Please include a list of what you want photographed.Photography Disclaimer(Required) I acknowledge that filling out this form for photography does not guarantee that the project will be undertaken. I will contact Scott to discuss in full.VideoVideo DescriptionVideo Disclaimer(Required) I acknowledge that filling out this form for video does not guarantee that the project will be undertaken. I will contact Scott to discuss in full.WebWebsite URL that you need help with. What do you need help with?Please list what you need help with.Web Disclaimer(Required) I acknowledge that filling out this form for web projects does not guarantee that the project will be undertaken.Finishing upAdditional InformationIs there anything else you'd like to add?File Uploads Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 8 MB. If submitting images, please upload high-resolution images suitable for print. Total maximum allowed: 8MB. If your file is larger than 8MB please upload to your Pitzer Box account and share the url in the "More Instructions" field above. Do you want to promote your event? Add it to the Pitzer College Master Calendar. That way, it will be more visible and promoted in various ways such as the digital screen in McConnell Dining Hall and in ZEST.
