# Communications
**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/reputation-economic-development-advocacy/communications/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/
The Communications team is responsible for:
- Providing strategic advice and high-quality communications for staff engagement, the student experience and research reputation building.
- Delivering a programme of public events including YorkTalks, open lectures and the York Festival of Ideas.
- Promoting and managing media coverage to enhance and protect the University’s reputation.
- Developing and embedding the University’s brand, including provision of creative services and management of core digital platforms.
[View our team blog](https://blogs.york.ac.uk/communications/)
## How we can support you
### [Media](https://www.york.ac.uk/staff/essentials/communications-marketing-brand/external/press/)
Media training for interviews; promoting media coverage for your story; crisis management
### [Events](https://www.york.ac.uk/staff/essentials/communications-marketing-brand/events/)
Advice for event organisers; promoting open lectures; corporate events; supporting public engagement with science activities
### [Web and CMS](https://www.york.ac.uk/staff/essentials/communications-marketing-brand/web-digital/)
Building websites and updating existing pages; CMS access and help; producing digital content; user experience (UX)
### [Brand, images and guidelines](https://www.york.ac.uk/staff/essentials/communications-marketing-brand/brand/)
Design standards and style guide; the University logo; our brand platform
### [Internal communications](https://www.york.ac.uk/staff/essentials/communications-marketing-brand/internal/)
Include something in the Staff Digest; running, promoting and analysing surveys of staff and students; content for digital screens
### [Social media](https://www.york.ac.uk/staff/essentials/communications-marketing-brand/social-media/)
Set up a social media account; connect with departments across the University; social media toolkit
Get in touch
Contact Communications Support for general marketing and communication enquiries or web help and requests.
[Contact us](mailto:communications-support@york.ac.uk)
About us
Find individual contact details or team structures.
[Meet the team](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/reputation-economic-development-advocacy/communications/ourstaff/)
## Contact us
- [communications-support@york.ac.uk](mailto:communications-support@york.ac.uk)