Design Projects Request

VCUarts Communications Office

Our Request Forms:

– News and Social Media
– Website Content/Support
– Faculty/Staff Profile
– Business Cards
– Design Projects
– Photo/Video
– Calendar events

Questions? Reach out to us using the emails below
Executive Director of Communications
Wes Hester hesterw@vcu.edu

Art Director
Ryan Sprowl – sprowlrm@vcu.edu

Graphic Designer
Shanice Aga – agasa@vcu.edu

Web Developers
Lena Zharekhin – zharekhinb@vcu.edu
Will Weaver – weaverd@vcu.edu

Social Media Manager
Ashley Burks – burksa@vcu.edu

Associate Director of Content
Brian Ivasauskas – ivasauskasb@vcu.edu

Multimedia Producer
McNair Evans – evansm18@vcu.edu

Approximate lead times:

  • Social media posts: 5-7 business days
  • Faculty/staff profiles: 5-7 business days
  • News (online only): 2 weeks
  • Newsletter story: 4 weeks
  • Photo: 5-7 business day lead time, 2 week delivery timeline
  • Video: 5-7 business day lead time, 3 week delivery timeline
  • Design Requests: 5-10 business days after all final text and images are received
    • Example design project lead times:
      • posters, postcards, web/social media graphics, swag/promo items: 5 days
      • brochures, booklets, programs, and other multi-page documents: 7-10 days
      • catalogs, books, magazines: 14+ days
  • Lead times for print projects above do not include printing or mailing. Plan to add an average of 3-7 additional days for production/mailing.

All requests are applicable to the School of the Arts employees only.

Design Projects Request

Please fill out the form below as best you can to initiate a design project with our office. Once we have reviewed your request, we will be in touch with any questions or to schedule a project kickoff meeting, if applicable.

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Deadline
Lead times vary by project scope and our team’s current workload, but most design requests can be accommodated within 5-10 business days after all final text and images (if applicable) are received. Printing and/or mailing components of a project increase timelines by an additional 3-7 business days in most cases.
Type of Request*
New or update?
Briefly describe the project, including any applicable objectives, goals, audience, scope, and distribution plan.
List and briefly describe the project components and deliverables you anticipate needing. If you’re unsure of exactly what will be needed, that’s okay! Include target due dates (in-hand or mail date) for each deliverable (if different from date stated above).
If this is a printed project, what is the estimated quantity? (If print quantities vary by component/deliverable, please list all estimated quantities separately)
Does this project include a mailing component?

Assets

Please provide the assets shared as a google drive URL or uploaded to the form.
Drop files here or
Max. file size: 10 MB.