Deans, Department Heads, Management Services Officers, Administrative Assistants:
The memo below is being sent to the dlist-l listserv. Thank you for serving as one of the representatives for your department to receive this memo. Please distribute this message to all colleagues in your department. Also, please distribute and/or post hard copies of the message for staff who do not have computer access.
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January 10, 2008
TO: Campus Community
FR: Melinda Crawford, Employment/Training & Development Manager
RE: 2008 Rate Increases for Santa Barbara News Press Classified Advertising
Effective January 1, 2008, the Santa Barbara News Press classified advertising rates for non-profits were increased from $1.52 to $3.42 per line. In 2007, the average cost of a Sunday display ad listing our staff vacancies + 10% administrative surcharge was approximately $1,626 or $125/department. Based on the 2008 rates changes, departments interested in posting their job advertisements in the Santa Barbara News Press will now be subject to new rates that have at least doubled in cost.
Since the Santa Barbara News Press did not provide our campus with appropriate advance notice, departments that had already posted job advertisements in 2008 (e.g., in the 1/3/08 Sunday display ad) will not be recharged by Human Resources at the higher rate. However, effective immediately, any new requests for job advertisements to be posted in upcoming Santa Barbara News Press editions will be subject to the new rates until further notice.
We are sorry for any inconvenience created by this short notice regarding the substantial rate increases. We are currently exploring the possibility of negotiating better rates with the Santa Barbara News Press and hope to have the opportunity to share a more positive update about our Santa Barbara News Press rates in the near future.
Please contact the Employment Office at ext. 3166 or email melinda.crawford@hr.ucsb.edu with any questions.