The Marketing Services team plays a key role in attracting students to the University of Otago. We help raise the profile of the University throughout New Zealand and our target international markets.
The Marketing Services team provides a range of marketing support to divisions, schools and departments within the University. They have expertise in the following areas:
- Marketing strategy
- Creative design (Includes Photography and drop-in headshot session details.)
- Advertising
- Website content
- Event management
- Publications
Contact your Divisional Marketing Adviser to get support for your marketing efforts
Teams within Marketing Services
Creative Services can provide graphic design solutions, brand support, and publications for the University of Otago.
The team generally work with another relevant area of Marketing Services to ensure your advertising and marketing material is strategically aligned, effective and represents the University brand correctly.
Photography
The photographer is responsible for all University of Otago photography and management of our image library.
- Photography priority guidelines and bookings
- Advice on preparing for a photoshoot
- Drop-in headshot sessions (B31 Clocktower Building, 10–11am on the first Tuesday and third Thursday of the month)
- University of Otago Photographer Flickr Image Gallery information
Contact us
For general enquiries
Email creative.services@otago.ac.nz
Creative Services Manager
Email chas.carroll@otago.ac.nz
Overview
Divisional Marketing Advisory are your main point of contact for any divisional marketing requests.
The team provide advice and support to portfolio leaders and managers to strengthen each division's strategic and operational marketing endeavours.They will work alongside you to coordinate the delivery of marketing activities in alignment with University and Divisional marketing strategies.
Divisional Marketing are physically located within each academic division and at the Christchurch and Wellington campuses.
Contact us
Please contact your division or school's marketing adviser in the first instance.
Cara Duffy – Manager
Email cara.duffy@otago.ac.nz
Based in the Clocktower.
Business
Laura George
Email laura.george@otago.ac.nz
Based in the Otago Business School Dean's Office.
Health Sciences Dunedin
Biomedical Sciences, Genetics, Neuroscience
Yara Olmos
Email yara.olmos@otago.ac.nz
Based in Health Sciences Divisional Office.
Dunedin School of Medicine (DSM), Professional Programmes, Health Sciences First Year (HSFY)
Trak Gray
They/them
Email trak.gray@otago.ac.nz
Based in the Health Sciences Divisional Office.
Health Sciences UOC
Sian Carter
Email sian.carter@otago.ac.nz
Based in Dean's Office at the University of Otago, Christchurch.
Health Sciences UOW
Fran Wright
Email fran.wright@otago.ac.nz
Based in Wellington Medical and Health Sciences Library.
Humanities
Anton Lambaart
Email anton.lambaart@otago.ac.nz
Based in the Humanities Divisional Office.
Sciences
Debbie Crawford
Email debbie.crawford@otago.ac.nz
Based in the Sciences Divisional Office.
If you are based in a service area, please contact Cara Duffy who will forward you onto the appropriate person.
Email cara.duffy@otago.ac.nz
Overview
The Marketing Events team provide a range of services throughout the event process, from initial conceptualisation and feasibility, through to on-the-day support and post-event evaluation.
Please note that association and hosted events, i.e. events not owned by the University of Otago, are not managed by the Marketing Events team. Also, the Marketing Events team only manage events that are aligned with the strategic goals of the University.
Services
The Marketing Events team provides support ranging from end-to-end event co-ordination for undergraduate recruitment events, through to the provision of info and resources for staff organising their own small events.
End-to-end co-ordination
- Initial conceptualisation and feasibility
- Event planning, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement
- Logistics such as travel, venue and catering, equipment and entertainment, invitations and registrations, and collaboration with Marketing and Communications teams
- Running of the event from set-up to troubleshooting and pack-down
- Evaluation, debrief, and recommendations for future events
Small event support
- Providing advice and guidance
- Access to a range of templates and tools
- Equipment hire
External Events
The Marketing Events team's primary focus is on University-owned events. The Marketing Events team does not provide services for external events held on-campus. A toolkit has been designed to assist you to plan your event at the Dunedin campus.
Event Planning Toolkit for External Events (PDF)
Contact us
To request event support, regardless of location:
Complete the Event Support Online Request Form
For general enquiries
Tel +64 3 479 4875
Email events@otago.ac.nz
Marketing Events Manager
Email jasmine.millar@otago.ac.nz
Our locations
Dunedin
Room G33
Clocktower Building
Dunedin Campus
Christchurch
Alex Thorpe
Room 519
Email alex.thorpe@otago.ac.nz
Dean's Department
University of Otago, Christchurch Campus
Wellington
Anne McLean
Floor 5
Email anne.mclean@otago.ac. nz
Harbour City Centre
University of Otago, Wellington Campus
Future Students Marketing is responsible for the University's brand positioning, major sponsorships and domestic recruitment activity.
The team deliver a range of marketing-based initiatives including market research, campaign and media channel strategies, and content creation.
If you are looking for marketing support for a specific academic programme or subject area, please contact your Divisional Marketing Adviser first.
Contact us
Future Students Marketing Manager
Email lucy.bell@otago.ac.nz
General enquiries
Email mandc@otago.ac.nz
The Web Experience team is responsible for the presentation and structure of the website.
We work with departments to ensure that the user experience, content strategy and information architecture reflects audience needs, accessibility and web best practice.
Web page corrections
Email web@otago.ac.nz
Major website updates
Please contact your marketing adviser
Requests not covered by Web Experience
Find out what tasks the Web Experience team are not responsible for
Website-related resources
Study Marketing
The Department of Marketing teaches marketing at Otago. Marketing Services is an internal service unit that is not directly affiliated with the Department of Marketing.