Sr Consultant – Art Director and Contractor
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Senior Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton
- Sr Graphic Designer/Art Director at Freelance / Graphic Design Services (Self-employed)
- Motorcycle Safety RiderCoach at Frederick Community College
- Past
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- Freelance Contract at NAIOP
- Creative Director/Freelance Contractor at Kryterion—Freelance Contract
- Freelance Contractor at Verizon Foundation—Thinkfinity Program
- Sr Graphic Designer at Online Resources
- Art Director at Communications By Design, Inc.
- Senior Graphic Designer at Don Schaaf & Friends, Inc. (DS+F)
- Graphic Designer at Catalpha Advertising & Design
- Graphic Designer at Broach Marketing Communications
- Graphic Designer at Ace Product Management Group
- Graphic Designer at The Design Office of Catherine and James Donnelly
- Part-time Graphic Designer at McReynolds/Young, Inc
- Education
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- Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
- MD State Training
- Connections
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- Industry
- Design
- Websites
Jane Baker’s Summary
Over the years the extent of my experience has given me opportunities to create outdoor signage, trade show booths, consumer packaging, corporate brochure collateral and templates, style guides, advertisements, web banners, presentation graphics, B2B2C campaign materials—just about anything you can think of which has allowed me to become a “jack-of-all-trades” in the world of graphic design. The joy is the great client satisfaction and feedback after ability using my experience and knowledge to help them succeed and achieve there goals.
On the horizon I look to expanding my knowledge base with learning more interactive programs such as Flash and Dreamweaver to be able to more than adequately apply my design skills to the Web as well.
Jane Baker’s Specialties:
Branding and Identity, B2B2C Marketing, Financial Services Marketing, Print production, Trade Show/Exhibit Design, Corporate Collateral and Templates, Packaging, Advertising
Jane Baker’s Experience
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Senior Consultant
Booz Allen Hamilton
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
April 2009 — Present (8 months)
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Sr Graphic Designer/Art Director
Freelance / Graphic Design Services (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Graphic Design industry)
January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)
I look to provide clients designs to enrich and improve their Corporate look and feel with effective and engaging product solutions. Success begins with matching your marketing speak with an image direction that will bring your company to the forefront using a variety of solutions for outdoor signage, trade show booths, consumer and corporate packaging, corporate brochure collateral and templates, style guides, advertisements, web banners, presentation graphics, B2B and B2B2C campaign materials. Whatever your need, your challenge is welcome.
Specialties:
Branding and Identity, B2B2C Marketing, Financial Services Marketing, Print production, Trade Show/Exhibit Design, Corporate Collateral and Templates, Packaging, Advertising -
Motorcycle Safety RiderCoach
Frederick Community College
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
March 2004 — Present (5 years 9 months)
RiderCoach at FCC includes teaching motorcycle safety courses BRC, BRC II and the ERC.
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Freelance Contract
NAIOP
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
November 2008 — December 2008 (2 months)
The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) is the nation's leading trade association for developers, owners, investors, asset managers and other professionals in industrial, office and mixed-use commercial real estate.
As a referred contract freelancer, I was contracted to produce two reports covering National and Metropolitan Commercial Real Estate Development. -
Creative Director/Freelance Contractor
Kryterion—Freelance Contract
(Computer Software industry)
September 2008 — December 2008 (4 months)
KRYTERION is an online secured test delivery company offering advanced technology to deliver unsurpassed program control and convenience for tests online using Webassessor.™ As a contractor and creative director, my job is to design and create from concept to (print) completion, marketing materials on an as-needed basis. Current projects are primarily focused for trade shows; creating bag inserts, ads, posters, conference postcards, mailer pieces, promotional materials and soon, white papers.
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Freelance Contractor
Verizon Foundation—Thinkfinity Program
(E-Learning industry)
February 2005 — December 2008 (3 years 11 months)
The Verizon Foundation—Thinkfinity (formerly MarcoPolo with MCI Foundation) has created educational material for K-12 teachers on the Internet. They focus on philanthropic efforts on three overarching areas: Education, Safety and Health, and Volunteerism, where they believe their technology can make the greatest impact. My initial work with them was to create a marketing group of materials for trainers and instructional usage. A main training tool I designed for them and is still being used today is an education guide providing specific examples of how to use the site as a resource tool. Other projects have included Word templates, bookmarks, handouts, and web buttons.
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Sr Graphic Designer
Online Resources
(Public Company; ORCC; Financial Services industry)
February 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 7 months)
As the sole Senior Designer for the internal Creative Services and Marketing department, responsibilities began with one division and grew to supporting all divisions across the US. As the company grew, so did my responsibilities to cover Art Direction and Creative Direction as well as production. Types of pieces included Corporate Identity/Branding Style Guide, B2B Print Collateral, Magazine Advertisements, Trade Show Design and Promotional Materials, Signage, B2B2C Marketing Campaigns, Internal Logo and Materials Development for Training Department. Teamed with web designer at times for additional marketing and website needs.
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Art Director
Communications By Design, Inc.
(Graphic Design industry)
January 2005 — January 2006 (1 year 1 month)
An advertising agency with web and print services, fullfilment, and computer repair services, this position gave me a new title as Art Director to lead projects and manage a small group; a web designer and two print designers. Projects ranged from Corporate Identities/Branding, B2C and B2B print collateral, Newspaper Advertisements, Newsletters, Trade Show/Conference Materials, and design/direction for Web sites and flash pieces.
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Senior Graphic Designer
Don Schaaf & Friends, Inc. (DS+F)
(Graphic Design industry)
January 2000 — January 2005 (5 years 1 month)
DS+F is a small to medium marketing and communications agency with a primary focus on branding. As Senior Designer, responsibilities ranged from working individually or as a teamfor large trade show materials to produce client materials including: Logo and Corporate Identities/Branding, Collateral Pieces—Brochures, Slicks, Pocket Folders, Educational Manuals, Magazine Advertisements, Trade Show Design and Promotional Materials, Packaging, Annual Reports, and Web site Design.
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Graphic Designer
Catalpha Advertising & Design
(Graphic Design industry)
December 1998 — January 2000 (1 year 2 months)
Catalpha is a agency who initially focused on small markets and expanded to large packaging programs, B2B marketing, retail and healthcare. Environment setup allowed to work as a team or individually on: Brand Identities, Collateral Pieces—Brochures, Pocket Folders, Magazine and Newspaper Advertisements, Catalogs, Direct Mail—B2B, and Packaging, Billboard Displays, and Art Directed photo shoots.
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Graphic Designer
Broach Marketing Communications
(Design industry)
March 1998 — December 1998 (10 months)
Located in downtown Greensboro, NC, this agency was growing rapidly, covering primarily the furniture industry. Responsibilities were to produce print materials for magazine and newspaper advertisements, create Corporate Identities/Branding, Point-of-Sale Materials, Collateral Pieces, Package Design, Trade Show Design as well as conduct photo shoots for client advertising.
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Graphic Designer
Ace Product Management Group
(Consumer Goods industry)
February 1997 — November 1997 (10 months)
A Gifts & Collectibles company, my responsibilities were to cover print design and packaging and support the illustrators where applicable. Types of projects included: Logo Identities/Branding, Point-of-Sale Materials, Package Design, Trade Show Design & Posters, Catalogs; Photo shoots for Harley-Davidson packaging, Lionel Toy Trains and specialty items for the Green Bay Packers.
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Graphic Designer
The Design Office of Catherine and James Donnelly
(Design industry)
June 1995 — October 1996 (1 year 5 months)
This company provided graphic and industrial design. My responsibilities were of support to both as needed on Point-of-Purchase displays and packaging, signage, Corporate Identities/Branding, package design, catalogs, posters; and conduct or assist with photo shoots for client packaging.
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Part-time Graphic Designer
McReynolds/Young, Inc
(Graphic Design industry)
September 1994 — June 1995 (10 months)
This small agency gave myself and a few other designers finishing their BA at MIAD, the opportunity to work part-time and arrange scheduling based on our classes. This company combined traditional paste-up work with computer technology to produce Magazine and Newspaper Advertisements, Corporate Identities/Branding, Collateral Pieces, Annual Reports, Posters and more.
Jane Baker’s Education
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Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
BA , Graphic Design , 1991 — 1995
MIAD is a specialized, private art school. The first year was "foundation" work/classes followed by 3 year concentration on graphic design.
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MD State Training
Safety Instructor , Motorcycle Safety Instructor
- Activities and Societies:
- Member of MSF-Motorcycle Safety Foundation (National)
Currently teach Motorcycle Safety in Maryland.
Have taught also in the state of Virginia.
Additional Information
Jane Baker’s Websites:
Jane Baker’s Groups:
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Link Up Milwaukee -
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Aquent Network -
Catalpha Advertising & Design
Jane Baker’s Honors:
2004 CREATIVITY 33 AWARD: Washington, DC
1998 PICA AWARD: Greensboro, North Carolina
1998 ADDY AWARD: Greensboro, North Carolina
Jane Baker’s Contact Settings
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