Luke Baker Email & Phone Number

American Fork, Ut

Lucas Marc Design is the graphic and web design studio owned and operated by Luke Baker, professional graphic designer. Lucas Marc Design believes in the power of a professional image. Logo design, web design, brochures, business cards, ads, flyers, and signage are a few of the features of the company. However, the BENEFITS to those companies Lucas Marc helps are: increased "business self-esteem;" more exposure and awareness in the community; more trust and establishment of expertise; and positive first impressions.

Design approximately 50 projects per year, lifetime 125 design clients both local and international.Interact closely with business clientele, advise on design strategy, and work with budget and schedules.

Hired 47 new quality graphic designers and performed interviews and portfolio reviews.Calculated a new payment plan that optimized design costs while still keeping design quality high.Worked with engineers and product managers to conceive an entirely new user interface for managing thousands of design assets through an entire asset life-cycle. Executed a rare task by designing the user interface myself. Helped engineers and QA team in troubleshooting technology as well as developing strategies for moving forward.Wrote a 36-page Training Manual instructing designers on how to navigate the new user-interface, how to accommodate a wide variety of unfamiliar restrictions, and how to design at a high level of quality.Received a dozen responses from designers stating it was the best and most thorough training they had ever received on a project. Training proved valuable in reducing costs and delivering assets on schedule.Directed designers to create 1,200+ designs for a print layout design project for HP, reviewing all compositions for design competency, then giving feedback for revisions or approving them for final files.Manually assigned projects across 47 designers' schedules, taking into account individual performance and talent.Proposed and implemented an incentive program to keep designer morale high.Received feedback from senior management that our asset design quality surpassed our competitors'.

Manage 200+ online freelance designers, including screening applications and portfolios for hiring.Train designers about design quality principles, expectations, company systems, and procedures.Helped create and implement new quality control tracking systems, as well as disciplinary policies.Created spreadsheets to assign quality value rankings to designs and designers for quick analysis.Inhouse designer team-lead: helped team of 13 designers set goals which improved designer morale.

Design logos, stationery packages, websites, brochures, email templates, kit folders, and other misc. items.Designed over 300 logos and 200 websites; 42% win rate in competition with multiple designers per project.Identified by project managers as 1 of 3 designers that can be trusted with following directions.

Assisted as the sole TA for two 300-level business courses over two semesters.Taught 300 students how to write résumés, cover letters, and how to complete their final project.Managed the online course website by posting quizzes, grading assignments, and providing feedback.

Designed BYU's website for employee evaluation used by over 2,000 managers at BYU.Designed fliers for campus distribution to over 4700 faculty and staff. Maintained Flash website.