John W Baker Email & Phone Number

Norman, Ok, Us

Norman, Ok

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

•Co-Lead designer for all main social channels for Nebraska Football.•Assist in the ideation of all external content for Nebraska Football.•Strategize the best ways to grow the Nebraska Football and Husker brand through creative and social channels.•Aid in the training, supervision, and development of 11 student interns. •Run Nebraska Football’s Instagram Story on game days, with custom made content, to engage with fans.•Process and edit photos during football games, to be used on multiple social media accounts. •Photographer for Nebraska Football practices, recruiting events/visits, and pre-game, and other Nebraska Athletic events.•Assist in the print process for various Nebraska Athletics posters, media guides, and recruiting materials.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

•Served as the main designer for Nebraska Football recruiting material, both digital and print, while establishing a distinct brand.•Co-Lead designer for all main social channels for Nebraska Football.•Aided in the training, supervision, and development of 11 student interns. •Created 800-1000 custom pieces of content each month using Adobe Creative Suite, including postcards, posters, social media content, and custom digital and print recruiting pieces. •Created custom content for Nebraska Football recruiting/social media from ideation to completion, using Adobe Creative Suite, to aid coaches in the pursuit of the nation’s top recruits, both through digital and print media.•Designed covers for Nebraska Football playbooks, scouting reports, and weight programs, using Adobe Creative Suite.•Ran Nebraska Football’s Instagram Story on game days, with custom made content, to engage with fans.•Processed and edited photos during football games, to be used on multiple social media accounts. •Collaborated in the filming of a Nebraska Football 360 VR experience from the Northwestern game, to engage with fans.•Photographer for Nebraska Football practices, recruiting events/visits, and pre-game, and other Nebraska Athletic events.•Assisted in the print process for various Nebraska Athletics posters, media guides, and recruiting materials. •Ran game day social media for Nebraska Volleyball during the 1st and 2nd rounds of the NCAA Volleyball tournament.•Served as the primary field spotter for the Nebraska soccer press box at all home games.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

•Served as the main contact for Tour de Nebraska social media accounts.•Advised and collaborated on the creation of high-quality print material for use to promote and grow Tour de Nebraska.•Increased merchandise sales by 500%, through increased items for sale, and increased availability to purchase items.•Created a medical and severe weather emergency plan and protocol, medical services log, and contact sheet (staff, services, and emergency groups), to provide an internal and external plan to execute in the event of an emergency.•Coordinated pre-race with each of the four counties sheriff’s departments to make local citizens aware of the race, and the proper procedure to take around riders to ensure the safety of all involved. •Collaborated pre-race with local hospitals to arrange for medical services to be available at the end of each ride, to provide riders with basic medical attention.•Served as the main contact for emergency services (weather, medical, and police/sheriff departments), to gain emergency information to share with all riders and staff.•Communicated daily information to riders and staff, such as road conditions, lost and found, and weather conditions.•Collaborated to organize and set up the end of race banquet, including the band for the evening’s entertainment, and the delivery from multiple vendors.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

•Served as the main contact for Nebraska Soccer social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.•Designed unique and creative content for Nebraska Soccer and Nebraska Women’s Basketball, using Adobe Creative Suite, to increase fan engagement across social media platforms (Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook).•Created unique GIFs using Final Cut Pro X, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Photoshop, to assist in marketing efforts for Nebraska Soccer and Baseball promotions.•Designed unique program covers for each Nebraska Soccer home game using Adobe Creative Suite.•Designed unique content for the First Round of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship, using Adobe Creative Suite, to engage with fans of all programs. •Collaborated on the web development, creation and upkeep of the Husker Power, Audio Archives, Nebraska Athletic Development, and Nebraska Athletic Director sections of Huskers.com, using NeuLion, Adobe Creative Suite, and Adobe Dreamweaver, to engage fans and prospective student-athletes.•Uploaded game highlight videos on Huskers.com to increase fan engagement, using NeuLion and Cyberduck.•Posted live on Twitter and Facebook during Nebraska Soccer and Nebraska Women’s Basketball games to engage and interact with Husker fans.•Streamed Nebraska Soccer games live on Huskers.com, using Wirecast, to give fans another option to watch games.•Found inspirational quotes to create graphics for Nebraska’s’ teams, using Adobe Creative Suite, to increase fan engagement. •Setup and filmed post-game press conferences, to upload on Huskers.com, to provide access to Husker fans.•Operated Tagboard for Nebraska Women’s Basketball in Pinnacle Bank Arena, using social media posts, to interact with fans.•Collaborated to create unique content for digital and print applications for Nebraska Football recruiting and signing day.

York, Nebraska

•Served as Interim Head Coach for 5 months from November 2015 – March 2016.•Assisted in coaching team to back-to-back conference tournament appearances, and best overall record in 10+ years.•Grew the team from 15 players to 40+ players, to allow for the addition of a reserve team.•Served as the main contact for the York Men’s Soccer team’s social media accounts.•Designed unique and creative content, using Adobe Creative Suite, especially Adobe Photoshop, for use on the team’s social media accounts, to engage with the fans.•Collaborated with two other coaches in the day-to-day operations of running varsity and reserve teams. •Development of daily practice plans to prepare the team for upcoming games, and to help develop each individual into a stronger player in skill, tactical knowledge, and mental focus. •Recruited new players, both domestic and international, through multiple recruiting websites, recruiting agencies, and player’s current coaches to maintain and grow the Men’s Soccer team.•Collaborated with coaching staff to study and prepare film and scouting reports before and after each game, to help the team learn, correct mistakes, and prepare for upcoming opponents. •Assisted in operations of the team including travel arrangements, supervising study hall, checking academic progress, working with eligibility/compliance, media communication, scheduling games/referees, and budgeting/ordering gear.

York, Nebraska

•Recruited largest freshman class for one territory in over 5 years and each year in the office (3 classes).•Designed recruitment materials for print, digital, and social media using Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Microsoft Office Suite to aid in the recruiting process, while maintaining the brand standards of York College.•Communicated effectively and built relationships with students, parents, and schools through the recruitment process using phone calls, texts, e-mails, and social media. •Communicated effectively with faculty, coaches, and staff on campus to arrange and give quality campus visits for incoming students and their families to aid in the recruitment process.•Updated student files, maintained office paperwork, filled out expense reports, and updated contact logs using Jenzabar and Microsoft Word and Excel. •Arranged recruitment trips with schools, college fairs, and churches to find new students and promote York College.

York, Nebraska

• All Campus Music Variety Show• Member of Songfest Production Committee • Collaborated with show director in the development of Host/Hostesses performance numbers and each club show to create the best overall production.• Designed the sound and lights, and ran the sound for the show, to create a unique audience experience.• Mastered, edited, and created audio tracks, sound effects, and CD’s for use in the show using Logic Pro and WaveBurner.• Communicated with rental companies to arrange the rental of sound and light equipment needed for the run of the show.• Fostered teamwork with a crew of 10 through effective leadership to produce quality shows.

York, Nebraska

• Collaborated with development staff on outreach projects and fundraising ideas to reach the alumni and community.• Created various media materials in Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Logic Pro to promote York College and York College events.• Created weekly news releases in Microsoft Word, Logic Pro, and Final Cut Pro, to be used on the schools social media pages, and to be sent to student’s hometown newspapers.

York, Nebraska

• Created sound and light designs for over 20 shows in the theatre and music departments.• Masters CD's used in over 20 shows using Logic Pro and WaveBurner.• Creation of sound effects using Logic Pro.• Hanged and set lights for over 20 shows.• Oversaw and managed the technical crew for over 20 shows.• Set construction.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

• Collaborating with marketing professors to create better quality tests, through the creation of new questions and the revision of older questions.• Organizing test questions into chapters and topics using TestGen, to allow for the creation of better organized tests.

York, Nebraska

• Managed and oversaw the implementation of a parking plan for employees and truckers to increase safety at the production plant.• Trained new workers on how to run factory and field machines, company policies, and field procedures.• Managed an area of 20+ fields, with daily crews of 50-100 workers, to reach corn yield goals set by supervisor.• Set machines to cut and pull the fields, to achieve a 98% removal of corn tassels.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Intercollegiate Athletics Administration

Activities and Societies: 2017 NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar, CBA Graduate Student Association The Master of Arts in Business.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Communications

Activities and Societies: Men's Soccer Team, Alpha Chi Epsilon (AXE), Theatre,Technical Theatre, Alpha Psi Omega, Traveling Children's.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Honors College