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Request for Qualifications:

 Brand & Creative Strategy Consultant

Issued by: Cooperative Energy Futures (CEF)

Deadline to Submit: May 30, 2025

About Us

Cooperative Energy Futures (CEF) is a member-owned clean energy cooperative committed to making energy accessible, affordable, and community-controlled. We currently serve over 1,300 households through 13 community solar gardens and are expanding into affordable housing solar, energy efficiency, and district heating programs across Minnesota.

Opportunity

We are seeking a qualified firm or consultant to lead a comprehensive brand and creative strategy refresh. The goal is to strengthen our messaging, unify our visual identity, and better equip our team with tools to communicate CEF’s impact and values across audiences.

Qualifications

-Demonstrated cultural competency in working with BIPOC, rural, and working-class communities

-Portfolio of relevant work

-Team bios, methodology, time availability

-References/testimonials

-Explain your fit with CEF’s mission

-Demonstrated experience in Hubspot CMS (for website redesign work)

Services Scope of Work 

For this RFQ, candidates should indicate which of these services they can provide. The final proposal should include the following categories: 

Brand Strategy

-Brand positioning and messaging

-Audience research and persona development

-Mission, vision, and values refinement

Visual Identity

-Logo refresh or redesign

-Color palette, typography, iconography

-Brand guidelines and usage documentation

Asset Development

-Editable templates (e.g., Adobe, Canva)

-Social media, decks, infographics, and print collateral

Website Strategy & Design

-UX/UI for a responsive Hubspot-based site

-SEO fundamentals

-Content migration and language accessibility options

Deliverables & Timeline

Qualifications due: May 30, 2025

Finalists notified: June 11, 2025

Full proposals due: June 17, 2025

Consultant selected: June 23, 2025

Work begins: Jul 1, 2025

Completion target: End of 2025

To Apply

Submit your qualifications & questions to marketing@cooperativeenergyfutures.com with the subject: “RFQ Response: Brand & Creative Strategy”. Include a brief introduction, portfolio or work samples, and a description of how you meet the prescribed qualifications.