Departments

Contacts

• Peter Marlow, Associate Vice President, petermarlow@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-7460

Oversees the university brand and visual identity standards as well as brand and messaging toolkits. Oversees campus-wide marketing information sessions, institutional marketing campaigns and media buys.

Contacts

• Krystn Shrieve, Director, kshrieve@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-6877

Contacts

• Anna (Cain) Garretson, Director, acain@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-7744
• Barbara Ferguson, Senior Creative Director, barbaraf@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-2231
• Marcy Alyn, Associate Director, malyn@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-7536
• Marina Woods, Graphic Designer/Art Director, mewoods@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-7478
• Nick Porter, Graphic Designer/Art Director, nporter@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-4176

Who We Are

As curators of the University of San Diego's web presence, Digital Communications oversees content development for the University of San Diego homepage, the USD News Center and the university's official social media platforms. In addition, we work with Information Technology Services (ITS) to make sure integrated online communications are developed throughout the university.

Providing updated and accurate information on the USD website is extremely important. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding how you can best use your website to communicate your message.

What We Do

Our office focuses on telling the story of USD and keeping the campus informed through various online platforms. Below is a list of digital assets our team manages on behalf of the university, as well as additional online resources available to the USD community:

• USD News Center: We cover USD news and events through stories and photo/video content.
• Torero Weekly: Torero Weekly is a campus-wide email digest of the week's announcements and upcoming events sent every Monday during the academic year.
• Social Media and Blogs: We maintain a list of all USD-affiliated social media pages and blogs. If you have a page that you'd like to see represented here, contact us.
• Social Media Guidelines: A reference document for beginning a social media presence for departments and how to best engage with other posters and groups.
• Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn: We manage and maintain the official University of San Diego social media pages. Please contact us for more information, or if you have a news or event item that would benefit from posting on one of these social media sites.
• MyPostings: Use this online system for promoting your news and events to various portions of the USD website, including the USD homepage, USD News and Events, and departmental or school websites. In addition, this is a great way to let us know of your notable news and events so that we can assist in getting the word out to other portions of the website and media.

Additional Digital Resources

• USD Marketing Channels: An online resource to help determine what university marketing and communication channels can help promote your event. 
• USD Gallery: An online database of high-resolution photos is available for the campus community to use on websites or in printed material. Those with a USD username are able to sign up for access to download photos.
• USD Flickr: An alternative gallery of USD photos contributed by various departments. Please note these may not always be high resolution.
• Video: USD posts videos on a variety of platforms. The main public platform is the official USD channel on YouTube. Videos are also posted on the Ensemble video platform (primarily for academic purposes).
• Remote Video Guidelines: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and state-mandated stay-at-home restrictions, our team is currently unable to film new content on-site. However, we will continue to work with clients on editing/finalizing video content, as well as provide promotional support as-needed. 
• Video Production Guidelines: All Digital Communications video project requests require, at a minimum, a 6-8 week lead time. Projects considered for workflow by our team must relate to university initiatives, campus-wide campaigns, institutional storytelling and outward-facing communications. Campus clients are responsible for providing both the rough lead-time schedule and first draft of the script within the project request submission. If students, faculty and/or staff (i.e., on-screen “talent”) are to appear in the video, the client will select preferred parties, help provide them with all pertinent information about their involvement, and assist with communication and coordination of on-screen talent. Our staff will assist in training the talent for their respective roles and will work with the client to refine the production schedule and script, when applicable. In the event that our team is unable to take on a project, a preferred vendor list will be supplied to the client. Once filming has occurred, our team will work directly with the client through two rounds of editing. This includes an initial proof, and two subsequent proofs with requested edits. Clients are responsible for providing the proofs to any necessary approvers within the two rounds of editing. For each round of edits, the client needs to provide a compiled list of changes within 2-3 business days after the proof is sent. Should the project require additional rounds of editing, our team will follow up with the client to discuss editing alternatives, e.g. outsourcing to a vendors, revising timeline, etc.
• Communication Style Guidelines: For immediate questions, please refer to USD's Visual Identity at a Glance booklet or email publications@sandiego.edu.
• Information Technology Services (ITS): Contact ITS for any technical support or help for your website.

Contacts

• Mike Sauer, Director, msauer@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-7401
• Patrick Simon, Director, Web Design, psimon@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-7515
• Ryan T. Blystone, Assistant Director/Writer, rblystone@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-6652
• Allyson Meyer, Digital Content Coordinator, allysonmeyer@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-4200

You can also reach the team by email at dcim@sandiego.edu.

Who We Are

The Office of Media Relations offers a variety of services for members of the media. We can connect you with our stellar faculty, assist news crews with filming and photography on campus and offer a wealth of information about the University of San Diego.

Visit the Media Relations web page.

Contacts

• Lissette Martinez, Senior Director, lissettemartinez@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-4659
• Elena Gomez, Associate Director, elenagomez@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-2739
• Daniel Telles, Assistant Director, dtelles@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-7862

Who We Are

The Office of Publications produces the university’s flagship print and digital communications, including USD Magazine, the annual Fact Book and the President’s Report.

What We Do

Among the projects this office produces are USD Magazine, the annual USD Fact Book, and the President’s Report. Within this office, the department of Digital Communications oversees content for the USD homepage, the USD News Center and the University's official social media platforms.

Story ideas for USD Magazine — which is printed twice a year with the summer issue produced in digital-only format — are welcome from anyone in the university community. Requests for input are solicited in the magazine itself; from the schools, their deans, faculty and directors of development; from top administrators such as the president, vice presidents and provost; and from within the division of University Relations. USD Magazine also has an editorial advisory board of alumni, parent, faculty and staff volunteers who provide editorial guidance and feedback.

Contacts

• Julene Snyder, Senior Director, julene@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-5985
• Liz Harman, Senior Director, eharman@sandiego.edu, Office: (619) 260-4682
• Mike Sauer, Director, Digital Communications, msauer@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-7401
• Patrick Simon, Director of Web Design, Digital Communications, psimon@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-7515
• Ryan T. Blystone, Assistant Director/Writer, Digital Communications, rblystone@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-6652
• Allyson Meyer, Digital Content Coordinator, Digital Communications, allysonmeyer@sandiego.edu, (619) 260-4200