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Templates

  • Event Standard
  • Event Lite
  • Announcement
  • Newsletter Standard
  • Newsletter Lite
  • Other Graphics
  • Marketing Cloud
  • BruinPost

Whether you’re sending an event invite, newsletter or one-time announcement, UCLA has pre-made templates optimized for current content and design best practices. For detailed instructions on how to use each template, refer to the User Guide PDF included with each template download.

Event Standard

A preview of the event standard email template

The event standard template works for a variety of event marketing communications: invitations, reminders, surveys and thank-you emails. It contains basic building blocks (header, title, copy) as well as additional, optional content blocks (hero image, speakers, add-to-calendars, sponsors and related info). Use or remove any sections marked “optional” to suit your needs.

Included in your download:

  • Five Event Standard HTML templates
  • User guide
Download Event Standard Templates (ZIP 4 MB)

Event Lite

A preview of the event lite email template

Use this simple event template to create save-the-date and invitation emails that require minimal copy, including lectures, panels, discussions and performances.

Included in your download:

  • Two Event Lite HTML templates
  • User guide
Download Event Lite Templates (ZIP 1 MB)

Announcement

A preview of the announcement email template

The announcement template works for general, non-event, non-periodical communications such as letters, announcements, reports, donor communications and calls for volunteers.

Included in your download:

  • Three Announcement HTML templates
  • User guide
Download Announcement Templates (ZIP 2 MB)

Newsletter Standard

A preview of the newsletter standard template

Designed for monthly and quarterly newsletters, this template is a stack of content blocks including top story, features stories, short copy and long copy.

Included in your download:

  • Four Newsletter Standard HTML templates
  • User guide
Download Newsletter Standard Templates (ZIP 3 MB)

Newsletter Lite

A preview of the newsletter lite template

The newsletter lite is a simpler stack of non-hierarchical content blocks, designed to accommodate emails with one or two types of content.

Included in your download:

  • Three Newsletter Lite HTML templates
  • User guide
Download Newsletter Lite Templates (ZIP 2 MB)

Other Graphics

A preview of the other graphics templates

For announcements and events where campus units display other graphics in addition to a department logo, follow the examples in these templates.

Included in your download:

  • Other graphics in Announcement HTML template
  • Other graphics in Event HTML template
  • Other graphics in Newsletter HTML template
Download Templates with Other Graphics (ZIP 2 MB)

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Help Guide

A preview of the Salesforce Marketing Cloud Help Guide

For instructions on how to use the new UCLA brand templates with Salesforce Marketing Cloud software, download the technology help guide below. Follow this guide to create emails that employ the best coding practices and render across major email clients, web browsers and user devices.

The guide assumes basic knowledge on usage and terminology of Salesforce Marketing Cloud. For more information, please refer to the Salesforce Marketing Cloud Training Manual provided by UCLA External Affairs, Advancement Services | Application Development. If you have any questions on the help guide or want to request training, contact:

EAAppsServiceDesk@support.ucla.edu

Download Help Guide (PDF 1 MB)

Bruin Post

A preview of Bruin Post templates

UCLA's official internal mass email service, BruinPost, is one of the primary ways in which UCLA leaders communicate with audiences across campus.

Approved BruinPost message types include the following per UCLA Policy 316: BruinPost Messaging Service:

  • University and campus administrative and academic policy matters
  • Senior administrative and executive announcements
  • Compensation, benefits and other employment-related subjects
  • Campus accounting, purchasing and administrative systems procedures
  • Academic program announcements, nominations and appointments
  • Safety and security issues
  • Approved messages to the student body

View approved templates that will be used by the BruinPost Administrator to create your message. The standard header (at left) is most often used for routine campus matters like policy updates and the vibrant header is used for newsletters, special announcements or other occasions:

  1. Approved headers for vice chancellors, vice provosts, UCLA College, professional schools (PDF)
  2. Approved headers for all other campus units (PDF)
  3. Newsletter template option A - use this document to add your content and submit via the BruinPost order form
  4. Newsletter template option B - use this document to add your content and submit via the BruinPost order form

For more information and to request service, visit the BruinPost website.

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