Rikki Paepke

RIKKI PAEPKE EDUCATION + ACTIVITIES Illustration + Design + Animation Grand Valley State University AIGA GRAND VALLEY Bachelor of Fine Arts Studio Art Illustration Member, Secretary CONTACT - April 2016 rikkipaepke.com- @rikkipaepke SOFTWARE Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe InDesign, SketchUp, FlexiSign, Microsoft Office, PC and Mac SKILLS Illustration - traditional + digital, zines, drawing, chalkboard illustration, hand typography, sketching, photography & photo editing, oil paint, animation EXPERIENCE Intern + Graphic Designer Vinyl Assistant Uccello’s Hospitality Group Wedding Posh 2017 - 2018 Creating social media posts, designing promotional material for multiple restaurant concepts, generate ideas for holiday/seasonal/promotional campaigns, print design, illustration 2017 - 2018 Designing orders in Illustrator, cutting out vinyl using Flexi program, weeding vinyl, packing products, preparing orders for shipment, creating proofs of designs for customers Graphic Designer Staff GVSU Laker Store Sticks-N-Stones Etc. 2015 - 2016 Art direction, branding, design, chalkboard illustration and hand typography, motion graphics, photo editing, marketing, print design, customer service May 2012 - August 2012 Responsibilities include customer service, cash register and light food preparation Hostess/Expeditor Northern Trails Bar & Grill May 2008 - February 2009 Responsibilities include customer service, light food preparations, bringing orders out to customers, greeting/seating customers References available upon request