Stay connected

The ASU communicators community includes those focusing on marketing, communications, design, web development, photography, video, social media, writing, public relations and more. 

There are several opportunities to stay engaged and contribute to and learn about brand standards and guidelines as they evolve or as new guidelines are set.

From ASU-wide All Hands meetings, to topic-focused community meetings and Slack channels, there are plenty of opportunities to stay connected within the ASU communicators community and abreast of new tools and resources to support you in your work.

ASU Marketing and Communications Slack

ASU’s multiple marketing and communications Slack communities are now consolidated into one new marketing and communications Slack community. Join here.

General Slack channels:

• #general 
• #announcements
• #random 
• #job-postings

See channels for specific topics listed in each section below.

Topic-focused community groups

Email community

The ASU email community meets on the second Thursday of every month to receive updates and share ideas. See past meeting presentations, agendas and recordings.

Slack channels:

• #email 
• #marketing-cloud-help-desk

Design and creative media community

The ASU Design and creative media community meets on the last Thursday of every month for open office hours. 

Slack channels:

• #design
• #photo-and-video-community

Search engine optimization community

The ASU SEO community meets on the second Wednesday of every month.  

• See past meeting presentations, agendas and recordings.
   

Join the Slack channel

Social media community

The ASU social media community meets the first Tuesday of each month to share best practices, standards, case studies, platform updates and to collaborate on the future of ASU social media. 

• See past meeting presentations, agendas and recordings.
   

Request to join the Slack channel

Marketing data and technology community

The ASU marketing data and technology community meets every month, with three rotating quarterly sessions. 

Quarterly office hours take place on the first Wednesday of October, January, April and July for a dedicated space for the marketing data and technology community to connect, learn, and troubleshoot together. 

Quarterly academy training sessions take place the first Wednesday of November, February, May and August to enhance your marketing technology and data skills with our quarterly training sessions. These dedicated sessions delve deeper into specific topics, providing valuable insights and practical knowledge to help you stay ahead of the curve. 

Quarterly community gatherings take place on the first Wednesday of December, March, June and September to explore the latest trends, share knowledge, and foster innovation. It's a space to exchange ideas and stay ahead of the curve in the fast-paced world of marketing technology and data.

User experience (UX) community

The ASU UX community meets monthly, every fourth Wednesday. Join this meeting to connect you with other UX professionals in order to receive updates, learn best practices and share ideas across the enterprise.

Slack channels:

• #UX_collaborative

Video and photography community

The ASU video and photography community meets bi-monthly, on the third Tuesday of every two months.

•  #design

   

• #photo-and-video

Web community

The ASU web community meets on the last Thursday of each month. 

• See past meeting presentations, agendas and recordings.

Slack channels:

• #web-community
• #accessibility
• #SEO_community
• #unity-design-system
• #UX_collaborative
• #web-pantheon-status-updates

Writing community

The ASU writing community meets bi-monthly, on the second Thursday of every two months.

Slack channels:

• #writing_community

Communicators community

For all communicators, there is a 9:30 a.m. check-in call every Monday. Media Relations and Strategic Communications share the week’s main communications priorities and President Crow’s planned appearances, and each communicator shares what’s happening in their unit that week.  It is expected that each unit has at least one representative in the weekly meeting.

ASU News updates for communicators

Updates for communicators from ASU News include AP style changes, reminders about grad profiles and more.

Science writers check-in

A monthly check-in meeting is held for science writers.