Sarah Marino

Sarah Marino

Los Angeles, CA

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Character Designer and Background Painter

Shimmer and Shine (2015)

Visual Development Artist

The Book of Life (2014)

Work History
  • Art Director

    Nickelodeon Animation Studio

    July 2022 - Present

    Monster High (2022-present)

  • Author/Illustrator

    KO Media Management

    April 2022 - Present

    Author and Illustrator represented by Kathleen Ortiz at KO Media Management

  • Visual Development Artist

    Disney Television Animation

    June 2022 - August 2022
  • Art Director

    Atomic Cartoons

    July 2020 - June 2022
    Burbank, California, United States

    Princess Power (2020-2022)

  • Author/Illustrator

    New Leaf Literary & Media

    May 2009 - April 2022

    Represented by Kathleen Ortiz and Pouya Shahbazian at New Leaf Literary & Media

  • Art Director

    Nickelodeon Animation Studio

    January 2020 - July 2020
    Burbank, California

    Butterbean’s Cafe (2019-2020)

  • Design Supervisor

    Nickelodeon Animation Studio

    August 2016 - January 2020
    Burbank, CA

    Shimmer and Shine (2016-2019)
    Butterbean's Cafe (2019-2020)

  • Visual Development Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    October 2018 - November 2018

    Freelance Visual Development for an unannounced project

  • Character Designer and Background Painter

    Nickelodeon Animation Studio

    January 2014 - August 2016
    Burbank, CA

    Currently developing the look and design of the new Nick Jr show Shimmer and Shine.

  • Background Painter

    Cartoon Network

    June 2015 - August 2015

    Long Live the Royals (2015)

  • Visual Development Artist

    Reel FX

    April 2012 - January 2014
    Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    The Book of Life (2014)

  • Visual Development Artist

    Reel FX

    February 2011 - January 2014
    Dallas, TX

    Worked as a member of the Book of Life visual development team, creating character designs, prop paintings, and environment paintings for the look of the feature film.

  • Production Coordinator

    Reel FX

    February 2011 - July 2012

    Free Birds (2013)
    Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem (2012)
    Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)

  • Contract Concept Artist

    Radium

    October 2009 - January 2011
  • BFA in Illustration

    Ringling College of Art + Design

    September 2005 - May 2009
Education
  • BFA in Illustration

    Ringling College of Art and Design

    2005 - 2009