Sara N. Gilman
Art Director & Production Designer
Software Skills
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR
INDESIGN
SKETCHUP
MAYA
BLENDER
RHINO
AUTOCAD
Awards & Awarded Projects
2025 Ultimate Storyteller Award for Art Direction
Fan Fest Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood
THEA AOA
Motiongate Dubai Dreamworks Animation Zone
THEA AOA
The Priddy Foundation Freedom Theatre
Impact Award, Blooloop Innovation Award & IAAPA Brass Ring Award
Hypersphere 360°
Work Experience
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Universal Studios Hollywood – Sept 2024 - Present
Production design & art direction for in-park entertainment projects including immersive walkthroughs, in-land activations, & venue overlays.
3D & 2D drafting for design & feasibility. Concept art & package assembly.
Collaborated with technical, operations & marketing teams to stay on budget and within feasibility.
Art direction of outside vendors and park teams through installation and duration of events.
JR. ART DIRECTOR
Mousetrappe Media – Nov 2021-Sept 2024
Assisted in art direction of artist team, visual development research for projects. Designed and illustrated design concepts, art boards and production art for projection mapping and animation.
Concept exploration via sketching & 3D modeling tools. Character design using 2D & 3D design tools.
Worked in a variety of art styles and varying types of illustration to match IPs & design tasks.
CREATIVE DESIGNER
The Producers Group – May 2018-Nov 2021
Key art illustration, prop design, graphic design, storyboards, blue sky sketches, collaboration on concept development, elevations & color boards. Art direction for projects and supervision of artists for visual continuity.
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR -Entertainment Design Corporation
Entertainment Design Corporation – Dec 2016-Mar2018
Designed attraction, illustrated key art, storyboards, concept sketches. Drafting for placement and proportion. Illustration and layout for accompanying printed books.
FREELANCE CONCEPT ARTIST
Self-Employed – Feb 2014-Sept 2024
Freelance concept artist working on graphic design, concept illustration, storyboards and dimensional design consulting. Worked collaboratively with clients in a variety of stages of a project, from initial blue sky to design development. Worked in digital 2D & 3D design tools as well as traditional sketches and watercolor if project required