Rates
Our office has supported the expansion of its services to the University community, since 2001, by utilizing a cost-recovery business model. This model requires us to charge for certain services. When fees apply, our goal is to be as clear as possible, up front, about expected costs and deliverables. We offer options to fit a variety of budgets. Our fees are well below market rates to make our services more broadly accessible. Most fee-based projects, such as publication design and editing, fall under the rate schedule below:
- Hourly rate: $60
- Rush fee hourly rate: $120
- Minimum charge: $15 (quarter hour)
- Time is charged in quarter-hour increments
We do apply rush fees for last-minute and quick-turn-around projects. We also have limited discretionary funding to augment projects considered in need by the Director of Communications or an authorized representative.
Cancelled projects will be billed based on the amount of work completed and any fees imposed by external vendors, if applicable.
To stay within budget, it is important for you to plan well and meet agreed-upon milestones.
Again, the best way to determine how much your project is likely to cost is to fill out our Getting Started form. The appropriate staff then can review your request and give you a well-informed estimate.
Photography
For assignments that fit within our University photographers' schedules we bill our service at the following rates:
- Hourly rate: $60
- Minimum charge: $60 (1 hour)
- After the first hour, time is charged in quarter-hour increments
When assignments are passed on to freelance photographers, fees will be billed at their rates (to be negotiated on a case-by-case basis). You will be informed of these fees up front. All projects are charged directly to departmental accounts (no interdepartmental invoices).
Our photo archive features a variety of images from all around the campus, as well as group and individual photographs. Photo searches are charged at our standard rate of $60 per hour. Photographs from our archive may be reused for a small fee, as follows:
- Use on the interior of a publication: $20 per image
- Use on a poster or the cover of a publication: $20 per image
- Use on a website: $20 per image
- Burn images to a CD-ROM for your project: $25 per CD
In addition, we have access to stock photography websites. Only our hourly rate for searching (see above) applies for this service (no reuse fees). Additional fees may apply for rush orders, last-minute cancellations, consultations, digital reproductions and printing and framing.
Fill out our Getting Started form to submit a project request.