Bill Baker

Current

• Creative Director and Co-Owner at BAKEDMEDIA INC

Past

• Animation Director at KNIGHT RIDDER, News-In-Motion
• Graphic Artist at USA TODAY
• Graphic Specialist at THE DETROIT NEWS

• Graphic Artist at The Pensacola News Journal
• Graphic Artist at News Star World
• Jet Mech, VMGR-352 at United States Marine Corps

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• My Website
• My Company

Bill Baker’s Summary

The core values of my company are Creativity, Quality, Teamwork, Communication and Commitment.

Bill Baker’s Specialties:

The mission of my company is to provide innovative solutions to complex communication challenges.

How we work: we produce great work, priced fairly and delivered on time. When done properly, special effects greatly enhance a presentation. They should never be done in a way that interferes with the purpose of the animation: to educate the viewer.

Bill Baker’s Experience

• Creative Director and Co-Owner

  BAKEDMEDIA INC

  (Media Production industry)

  May 2002 — Present (7 years 3 months)

  Recent work includes: 3D animations for The Genetics & Public Policy Center; animation of the Free Electron Laser for The Office of Naval Research; animation of missile defense scenarios for Northrop Grumman; animation of the human genome for the National Institutes of Health's Human Genome Project; Project Impact: Surviving a Tornado for FEMA; and animation of the restoration of the Star-Spangled Banner for the Smithsonian Institution.

• Animation Director

  KNIGHT RIDDER, News-In-Motion

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Animation industry)

  1988 — 2001 (13 years)

  Direct and create broadcast news 3D animation including storyboarding, 3D modeling, animation rendering, audio and composition. A new animation every day. Primary software: FormZ, Electric Image, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sound Edit, After Effects.

• Graphic Artist

  USA TODAY

  (Public Company; Newspapers industry)

  1987 — 1988 (1 year)

  Create breaking news graphics, feature illustrations, and informational graphics.

• Graphic Specialist

  THE DETROIT NEWS

  (Public Company; Newspapers industry)

  1985 — 1987 (2 years)

  Create breaking news graphics, feature illustrations, and informational graphics.

• Graphic Artist

  The Pensacola News Journal

  (Newspapers industry)

  1984 — 1985 (1 year)

  Create breaking news graphics, feature illustrations, and informational graphics.

• Graphic Artist

  News Star World

  (Newspapers industry)

  1982 — 1984 (2 years)

  Create breaking news graphics, feature illustrations, and informational graphics

• Jet Mech, VMGR-352

  United States Marine Corps

  (Military industry)

  1978 — 1980 (2 years)

  KC-130 Aircraft Jet Mech. VMGR-352, 3rd Marine Air Wing, El Toro Marine Corps Air Station

Additional Information

Bill Baker’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company

Bill Baker’s Interests:

My wife and best friend Carrie, my two lovely daughters Ashley and Sarah, my son Joshua, our dear friends, scuba diving, fishing, boating, skiing (snow and water), traveling, tropical islands, underwater treasure hunting.

Bill Baker’s Honors:

2003 The Videographer Awards
2003 The Videographer Awards
2002 OMNI Gold International Award
2000 Telly Award - animation, Centeon
2000 Gold World Medal, New York Festival
1999 Telly Award - 3D animation, Wash. Monument
1999 Telly Award - 3D animation, FEMA
1999 Telly Award - 3D animation, Osteoporosis
Gold, Silver Awards, Society of Newspaper Design
Best of Gannett Award
Macintosh Masters Award

Bill Baker’s Contact Settings

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