Julie Baker

Internal communications specialist | Editor | Writer

I'm currently an internal communications specialist at Ford Motor Company. Prior to that, I was a managing producer for The Ann Arbor News and MLive.com, Michigan's largest local news website. During that time I guided reporters' story generation and development in addition to editing stories for style and content.

Portfolio

Ford employee communications

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Couples Share How They Met at Ford

"I dropped $5 in the breakroom." So begins the love story of Bryan and Kim Kessinger. We asked employees who met their significant others at Ford to share their stories this Valentine’s Day.

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Road Trips A Way of Life for Ford Employee and Family

Three years ago, Shipman and his wife Erin began the process of fostering to adopt five siblings. Since the kids had never been out of the state before, they started with short-distance road trips to get them accustomed to being in the car.

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Detroit's First Tiny Homes Neighborhood: 10 Takeaways From Ford-Cass Community Project

Ford is giving $400,000 toward the $1.5 million project ‑ a neighborhood revitalization plan aimed at providing housing for low- and moderate-income residents. Twenty-five tiny homes are planned for a two-block area. Cass Community Social Services unveiled the first completed tiny home, a 300-square-foot Tudor-style home on Elmhurst Street, to the media and community representatives on Thursday, Sept.

Headline writing and story editing

Story package development