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Meet IU’s Creative Partners

Meet IU’s Creative Partners

Indiana University has four Creative Partners that provide creative execution for projects and campaigns that require:

  • Graphic design
  • Content development
  • Visual assets
  • Web support

Our partners have extensive expertise in higher education marketing and storytelling and operate under Master Service Agreements with Indiana University.

Each partner has been onboarded by UCM marketing strategy, creative, and content strategy leaders for alignment with IU branding guidelines.

  • You can use the Creative Partners for your marketing needs or utilize freelancers from our approved vendor list.
  • For paid media services, use Carnegie and The Basement. The Creative Partners are not additional, required, or replacement options for your paid media needs.

Our guide to navigating your projects

You have a creative project and you’ve decided to partner with one of IU’s four official Creative Partners to get the work done.

This guide will help you navigate working with the partners and the steps you’ll need to take to get the ball rolling, including working with IU Purchasing to submit a requisition and establish a purchase order (PO) with your chosen partner.

View the guide

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If you have any questions or need additional information about the Creative Partner process, please feel free to contact Mary Van Damme, Marketing Operations Manager, msvandam@iu.edu.

Learn about IU’s Creative Partners in depth

Our four Creative Partners were introduced to IU’s marketing and communications community through a series of virtual meet-and-greet sessions held in July 2024. Watch the recordings to hear from each agency about what they have to offer.