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All files must be submitted in JPEG format at 72 DPI.
Design Assistance: Need help creating your digital ads? We'd be happy to assist. Design services billed at $250/hr.
Artwork Specifications
Explore Big Sky Newspaper
Town Crier Email Newsletter
Town Crier Email Newsletter
Artwork Preparation
- High-resolution PDF format required
- Minimum 260 DPI for all photos
- Use 100% black for text and shapes (C=0, M=0, Y=0, K=100). Keep font size at 10pt or higher with bold fonts recommended.
- Images print darker in newsprint—tone photos 20% lighter than desired on screen. Very dark images not recommended.
- No crop or bleed marks on final PDF
Publication Schedule
Ad deadlines are the Wednesday (one week) before Paper Day
Design Services: Requested ad design, resizing, or text edits billed at $250/hr. Package discounts available for consecutive-issue placement. Specified placement fee: 20%
For any artwork questions, please email our designer: [email protected]
For any artwork submissions, please email: [email protected]
Inside Front Cover Ad
Our premier advertisement offering includes plus a full-page ad on the inside cover. Limited to one advertiser per issue.
Back Cover
Full-page ad located on the back cover of the publication. This exclusive opportunity is limited to one advertiser per issue.
Two-Page Spread
A fantastic means to earn reader consideration. This offering can be supplemented with original ad design at negotiated costs.
Advertorial
This native content offering is a 2-to-3-page feature on a listing, product, or topic relating to real estate and interior design.
Ad Specs
Artwork Preparation
- High-resolution PDF format required
- Minimum 260 DPI for all photos
- 0.125" bleed required for all sizes
- 0.5" safe area margin—no important content within 0.5" of trim
- Export with bleed setting enabled
- No crop marks on final PDF
Publication Schedule
Explore Yellowstone Spring 2026—ads due March 6
Explore Yellowstone Fall 2026—ads due Sept. 4
Mountain Outlaw Summer 2026—ads due April 3
Mountain Outlaw winter 2027—ads due Oct. 2
Deadlines: Summer 2025: April 7, 2025 | Winter 2025: October 6, 2025. Ads submitted after deadline incur a 10% late fee. Non-cancelable 60 days prior to closing date