Advert specifications

Where to send your advert artwork

Production Department
Spotlight
7 Leicester Place
London WC2H 7RJ

Please enclose a print-out of your advert along with the artwork itself.
Files under 10mb can be emailed to artwork@spotlight.com

Colour and Images

Colour ads should be created in CMYK colour. RGB is not printable.
Black and white ads should be bitmap or greyscale, not CMYK.
Images must have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
Photoshop or Illustrator images must be supplied in TIF or EPS format only. Flatten all photoshop files.
When saving Photoshop files, do not use JPG-Encoding: always save as Binary Encoded.

PDFs / TIFs

All files must be saved at no less than 300 dpi, not screen optimised and with items flattened.

Help with your Artwork

If you do not have access to design services, we can help you to put together your advert, free of charge.
Just send us a rough draft of how you’d like your advert to look, along with any logos, fonts and colour references you would like us to use.

Important: please note

We cannot accept adverts in Microsoft Word, Publisher or Powerpoint formats
Photographers wishing to advertise in Contacts should be aware that the publication is intended primarily as a handbook for entertainment professionals. Therefore the paper used to print Contacts is of a normal weight and weave used for this type of publication. Spotlight cannot guarantee that a photographer’s photos will appear exactly as the originals.
Any amendments to your advert after the initial proofing stage will be charged at £50.00 per set.

Any Questions?

Please call 020 7440 5057 or email artwork@spotlight.com