INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON
Student recruitment digital campaign
Lead Designer and Creative Strategist
The higher-ed landscape is more competitive than ever—and that was before we hit a global pandemic. With concerns about a large enrollment shift on the horizon, the team needed to take a new approach to tell IU’s story.
First, we needed to identify what’s unique about the campus. What are the things that only IU Bloomington can tout? What is our secret sauce? After months of talking to students and assessing market trends, we established a visual concept that broke out of the sea of sameness among higher-ed institutions and spoke directly to what our audience (Gen Z) cared about most.
The project includes digital and social ads that point to campaign-specific landing pages. Once there, users can dive deeper into student stories, degree offerings, and fill out an RFI form to stay connected with IU.
A visual system to guide us
With such a massive marketing buy, we found it essential to put some borders in place. We created a guide for the team to reference throughout production—keeping our voice and tone focused and consistent across each facet of the campaign.
Meeting our audience where they are
With ads across social, Spotify, and Google search and display, we saturated the marketplace to meet potential prospective students across the platforms they frequent most.
