Ruby Baca
Ruby Baca
Photography & Design
Proposal for Marketing, Branding, Campaign Development &
Digital Marketing Services
Photography Services and Graphic Design Components
La Quinta, California
Ruby Baca, LLC
Ruby Baca – Owner, Photographer, and Designer
5473 Francisco Roque
El Paso, TX 79934
rubybacallc@gmail.com
(915)203-7633
Ruby Baca from Ruby Baca, LLC confirms that all information and pricing provided in the
proposal is valid for at least 90 days. (Dated January 7, 2022)
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Introduction
Ruby Baca
Project Manager, Photographer and Graphic Designer
BBA, MBA
(915)203-7633
rubybacallc@gmail.com
Ruby Baca, LLC
Ruby Baca, LLC is a firm that provides professional photography and graphic design services. The
firm was founded in 2012 by Ruby Baca and has evolved throughout the years. The brand was
initially Ruby Sosa Photography from 2012 to 2020 then rebranded to Ruby Baca, LLC in 2020.
Ruby has evolved with her photography and design skills, therefore, rebranded to reflect her
growth. The firm’s mission is to assist firms and organizations accomplish their goals by providing
photography and graphic designs that are unique and are tailored to the firm’s brand so that they
can grow and be successful.
Her photography and graphic design portfolio can be viewed at this link:
https://rubybacaphotography.pixieset.com/photographydesignportfolio/
About Ruby:
Ruby obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management with a concentration in
Entrepreneurship in 2020 and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in
Management in 2021 from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). She has experience with
marketing, management, and entrepreneurship and has consulted small business owners in these
areas so that they can implement suggested strategies for continued success. One of her main goals
is to assist for-profit and non-profit organizations in achieving their purpose. As an entrepreneur,
she knows how important it is to understand the target market and to be innovative and create
products/services that are feasible which create value and satisfy the target market. Moreover,
Ruby excels with market research and analysis which enables a firm to be responsive with
competitors and market changes. She creates well-thought-out strategic plans that will help a firm
maintain a sustainable competitive advantage through short-term and long-term goals. She has 10
years of professional photography experience and creates photos and graphic designs for
products/services and marketing content. Additionally, she is bilingual with fluent verbal, reading,
and writing skills in English and Spanish.
Duties:
Ruby Baca will serve as the project manager, photographer, and graphic designer. Her skills
education, skills, and experience will help her serve the City of La Quinta to the best of her ability.
She will apply her higher education knowledge to manage the project in a timely and professional
manner and stay within the budget for a successful delivery of services. She will create
photographs and graphic designs that reflect La Quinta’s brand and vision.
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Pertinent Qualifications and Experience:
• 10 years of professional photography experience.
• 10 years of graphic design experience.
• Advanced skills using Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,
Lightroom)
• 4 years of experience consulting firms.
• 2 years of project management experience.
• Assisted firms by producing photographs and graphic designs tailored to their brand that
they can use for marketing purposes.
• Thorough research and analysis capabilities.
• Understands client and target market well in order to create the best feasible
products/services that attract the target market.
Scope of Work
Overall Approach
Ruby is prepared to assist the City of La Quinta with its photography and graphic design needs.
Ruby has a unique position in which is able to provide photography and graphic design services
jointly, as she has performed these activities cohesively for 10 years for her own business.
Photography and graphic design for business needs are very much interrelated and she can produce
content for the La Quinta simultaneously in these areas, thus saving time and reducing costs for
La Quinta. Moreover, Ruby will produce photographs and graphic designs that reflect the La
Quinta brand.
Storytelling through visuals help the target market connect with the client, in this case, La Quinta
can help create a visual experience that will entice a customer to enjoy the City and be emersed
with all it has to offer.
To accomplish the services required, Ruby will travel to La Quinta on a monthly basis to capture
the photographs needed to produce the photography content required by the City. She will create
a catalog of photographs that can be used for many purposes as well as specific images such as
holiday themed. These photographs could then also be used to incorporate graphic designs to
further use as visuals for marketing needs. Ruby will select photographs that will pair well with
graphic designs to captivate the consumer’s attention. On a weekly basis, Ruby will create
photographs and graphic designs for La Quinta.
Other items of importance as our approach to the project include:
• Project Management: Ruby will manage the project and continuously create captivating
photos and attractive graphic designs so that the City of La Quinta is able to accomplish its
goals. The firm will accomplish tasks in a timely manner by performing the necessary
actions such as: producing photographs and graphic designs, backing up files, sending files
or uploading files to a cloud site, monitoring progress, updating progress, monitoring
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budget, research and analysis, meeting deadlines, continuous communication, and
attending meetings.
• Strategic Plan: Ruby will create short-term and long-term strategic plans for the project
which will help guide the project successfully for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
• Research/Planning: Ruby conducts rigorous research and planning of potential places
and/or subjects to photograph which ensure that she captures the true image of La Quinta
and all that it has to offer. Whether it’s a mountain trail, golf course, walks in
neighborhoods, she will portray La Quinta as the Gem of the Desert that it is.
• Photo Shoots: Ruby will capture high-quality and high-resolution photographs with
professional photography equipment.
• Processing: Ruby will create catalogs of photographs/graphic designs produced.
Photographs and designs will be processed and edited using professional Adobe Creative
Cloud software (Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Storage: Ruby will backup files to several external hard-drives to minimize risk of loss of
files. Additionally, files could be uploaded to cloud site for easy access for client.
• Copyright: Each photograph and graphic design produced will be her own work which
removes copyright liability issues.
• Model Release: Ruby will utilize model release forms as needed.
• Collaboration: Ruby may collaborate with highly experienced photographers and graphic
designers if needed, which elevates the services rendered.
• Communication: Ruby communicates consistently with client in a timely and professional
manner to give progress updates and gather information of what the client needs.
• Travel: Ruby will travel to various locations around the City of La Quinta to capture
photographs.
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Fee Proposal and Schedule
Photography
Item No. Description Fees
1
$550,000 fiscal year budget
Photography: $100 hourly rate
• 520 hours total for fiscal year
(10 hrs. weekly, 40 hrs. monthly)
Annual Cost = $52,000
Travel: $18,000 annually
($1,500 monthly)
$70,000 annually
2
$750,000 fiscal year budget
Photography: $100 hourly rate
• 780 hours total for fiscal year
(15 hrs. weekly, 60 hrs. monthly)
Annual Cost = $78,000
Travel: $20,000 annually
($2,000 monthly)
$98,000 annually
3
$900,000 fiscal year budget
Photography: $100 hourly rate
• 1,040 hours total for fiscal year
(20 hrs. weekly, 80 hrs. monthly)
Annual Cost = $104,000
Travel: $20,000 annually
($2,000 monthly)
$124,000 annually
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Graphic Design
Item No. Description Fees
4
$550,000 fiscal year budget
Graphic Design: $25 hourly rate
• 520 hours total for fiscal year
(10 hrs. weekly, 40 hrs. monthly)
Annual Cost = $13,000
$13,000 annually
5
$750,000 fiscal year budget
Graphic Design: $25 hourly rate
• 780 hours total for fiscal year
(15 hrs. weekly, 60 hrs. monthly)
Annual Cost = $19,500
$19,500 annually
6
$900,000 fiscal year budget
Graphic Design: $25 hourly rate
• 1,040 hours total for fiscal year
(20 hrs. weekly, 80 hrs. monthly)
Annual Cost = $26,000
$26,000 annually
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Background on the agency and its experience
Number of years in busines: 10 years (February 2012)
Taxpayer identification number: 32075777451
Ruby Baca, LLC was registered by Ruby Sosa Baca with the Texas Secretary of State on
September 7, 2020
References
Jorge Acosta from APEX Professional Writing
APEX Professional Writing
Jorge Acosta – Principal & Lead Grant Writer
7040 N Mesa Suite F-G
El Paso, TX 79912
www.apexgrantwriting.com
george.a@apexgrantwriting.com
(915) 250-6389
Provided photography and graphic design services beginning November 2021 to present in El
Paso, TX. Ruby Baca produced the work. Jorge has been very satisfied with the work produced
and submitted.
Proposer’s warranty/guarantee
Ruby Baca, LLC will provide the services stated in the contract in a professional, timely, and
legal manner.
Statement
If Ruby Baca, LLC is selected, the firm will provide the minimum insurance coverage and
indemnification noted in Attachment 1.