Payment Schedule
BILLS MUST BE SUMITTED MONTHLY. ITEMS OLDER THAN 30 DAYS WILL NOT BE PAID.
Directions:
- Here’s some easy directions to get yourself paid.
- Please list your PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS, not your local address.
The primary individual working on a sponsored content piece will earn a 6% commission. If there is a second individual working on the piece, he/she will receive 4% commission. The staffer considered the primary individual will be the person having the most contact with the client as determined by the creative director. This distribution may be adjusted at the discretion of the creative director and adviser to ensure pay accurately reflects the distribution of work. Individuals in salary positions will not receive commission.
Writing and multimedia work that is not created in partnership with a client will be paid at the rates below. Spec pieces created to solicit a sponsored content partnership with a client will be paid at 50 percent of the standard rates below if the piece is not published.
If content is licensed to a client for use outside of Student Publications, the staff member who created the content will receive 50 percent of the licensing fee charged to the client.ce for the same story, one running online and one running in .
Standard writing rates
- Blurb (250 edited words or fewer) $4
- Story (more than 250 edited words) $8
- Story without sources $5
Standard multimedia rates
- Single photo $4
- Photo package (3 or more photos) $10
- Photo story (3 or more photos from multiple dates/locations) $15
- Video produced by an individual $15
- Video produced by a team (split at discretion of editor) $25
- Full take from an assignment shot for future use $15
Payment Process
Staffers must complete a staffer packet and W-9 tax form in order to receive payment. Pay bills will be compiled at the end of each month by the creative director and adviser. When the balance owed reaches $25 or more, the bill will be submitted to the university accounts payable office. Any pay bills not previously paid because the total falls below $25 will be processed in the last pay period of each semester. Staffers will be notified when checks are available for pickup at the Student Publications business office during normal business hours.