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With over 15 years of WordPress experience, we deliver customized website solutions tailored to your institution and organization—built to drive engagement, support lead generation, and meet your CMS requirements.

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Secure, Optimized and Scalable WordPress Websites Built for Higher Ed

Founded in 2005, ERI is an award-winning digital agency helping colleges and universities solve complex communication challenges. With roots in higher ed marketing, we understand the pressures you face because we’ve been in your shoes, leading institutional website redesigns and management. Our mission is simple: build secure, optimized and scalable websites that inspire action, build trust, and help institutions thrive.

From custom interfaces to seamless integrations, our in-house WordPress development team has the expertise to turn complex challenges into scalable, elegant solutions.

From strategy to design and development, we work closely with stakeholders to uncover goals and challenges, delivering results that advance your mission, vision, and values.

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Triumphant Partnerships

Institutions We’ve Served

Valparaiso University Logo
Worcester State University logo featuring a blue circular emblem with an academic building, the university name, and the year 1874. The text "Worcester State University" is to the right.
Muhlenberg College
Northwood University logo featuring a stylized "N" in a blue square, next to the words "Northwood University" in uppercase blue letters on a light background, reflecting the professionalism our clients appreciate.
Susquehanna University Logo
The words "Trinity College" are written in large, blue serif font on a light background, showcasing a refined style suitable for a capital campaign website design.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Logo
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Higher education website design client Tufts University logo
Lafayette College Logo
UMass Medical School logo, color against white background
Stevens Institute of Technology
Endicott College seal against white background
Maine College of Art & Design Logo
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
University of Pittsburgh School of Education logo
University of Pittsburgh Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship logo
Shepherd University logo featuring a yellow clock tower shield next to the words "Shepherd University" in blue text

Our Approach

Our Proven Process for University Website Redesigns

By applying our signature RDS Method (Research. Discovery. Strategy).

This formula for success is rooted in the simple belief that extraordinary results can be accomplished by taking a four-dimensional approach.

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We Investigate

Research, Discovery & Strategy

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We Ideate

Design & Planning

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We Build

Development & Technical Execution

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We Deliver

Deploy, Measure Results & Provide Ongoing Support

The team at ERI were thoughtful, creative, professional, and thorough. I was impressed by their expertise and their ability to work collaboratively with a range of partners on our recent website project. They designed an elegant solution for a site that needed to stand alone, yet still be part of our existing web presence, while also positioning us for growth in future years. The implementation was seamless and their attention to detail was impeccable.

Ellen Buckhorn

Manager of Web Communications, Trinity College

We partnered with ERI to deliver a refreshed, top-level website for Muhlenberg College. ERI quickly identified opportunities to create a site that would engage and inspire perspective students to act, recommend and built interactive new features, dramatically improved the user experience, and ensured all new pages and features were rigorously quality tested. Their rock solid technical expertise paired with their sophisticated understanding of the College’s needs delivered a project that was on time, on budget, and exceeded the client’s expectations.

Melanie Moran

Former Interim VP of Marketing & Communications

The culmination of our collaboration with ERI was a revitalized, mobile-first design system grounded on user-friendly interactive features, inspiring videos featuring our diverse student body, and a personalized system of navigation for all audience members.

Kelly Lin

Director of Marketing & Communications

We could not have chosen a better partner than ERI! And the fact that you pulled it off with such an aggressive timeline is nothing short of impressive! The entire team at ERI has been a pleasure to work with and we appreciate your level of professionalism and expertise – especially in the higher ed space.

Rachel Valdiserri

Director of Marketing & Communications

Our Expertise

Results-Driven WordPress Solutions

We build WordPress websites that are mobile-first, scalable, easy to manage, and aligned with your institution’s long-term goals. Beyond design, our services prepare your site to succeed today and adapt for tomorrow.

Strategy

Content Strategy & Audits

User Personas

Strategic Messaging & Storytelling

Institutional Web Governance

Brand & Digital Strategy

ADA Accessibility

Design

Information Architecture & Wireframes

UX & UI Responsive Design

Interactive Prototypes

Design Systems

Usability Testing

Development

Full-Stack Development

WordPress CMS

WooCommerce Solutions

CRM Integrations (Slate, Salesforce, Hubspot, etc.)

Accessibility Compliance

AI Integrations

Support

SEO, GEO & Analytics

Technical & Content Support

Enterprise Managed Hosting

Monitoring, Maintenance & Support

WordPress CMS Training

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