I’m an illustrator, motion, and graphic designer based in Sacramento, blending storytelling with precise craft. I collaborate closely with clients to turn their goals into clear visual narratives—using storyboarding, typography, character animation, and sound design to make every frame feel intentional. Across educational animations, social creative, branding, and digital marketing projects, I’ve built a reputation for obsessive attention to detail and clean production. From strategizing tight-deadline concepts to animating typographic sequences and compositing final deliverables, I enjoy transforming a client’s vision into a vibrant, trend-aware visual language.

Sam Shapiro

I’m an illustrator, motion, and graphic designer based in Sacramento, blending storytelling with precise craft. I collaborate closely with clients to turn their goals into clear visual narratives—using storyboarding, typography, character animation, and sound design to make every frame feel intentional. Across educational animations, social creative, branding, and digital marketing projects, I’ve built a reputation for obsessive attention to detail and clean production. From strategizing tight-deadline concepts to animating typographic sequences and compositing final deliverables, I enjoy transforming a client’s vision into a vibrant, trend-aware visual language.

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I’m an illustrator, motion, and graphic designer based in Sacramento, blending storytelling with precise craft. I collaborate closely with clients to turn their goals into clear visual narratives—using storyboarding, typography, character animation, and sound design to make every frame feel intentional.

Across educational animations, social creative, branding, and digital marketing projects, I’ve built a reputation for obsessive attention to detail and clean production. From strategizing tight-deadline concepts to animating typographic sequences and compositing final deliverables, I enjoy transforming a client’s vision into a vibrant, trend-aware visual language.

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Work Experience

Motion and Graphic Design (Client Work) at The Cooperative Project
January 1, 2022 - Present
Created animated greeting experiences by converting static greeting cards using Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects. Produced and animated company logos within specific branding guidelines, and edited/composited footage with original sound design in Premiere. Designed storyboards and moodboards, built educational and social creative films for employee-owned leadership, and created infographics and marketing materials in InDesign and Photoshop.
Motion and Graphic Design (Client Work) at Greetigram Digital Cards
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Solely created 1.5+ hours of educational animations featuring character animation, typography, and sound design. Collaborated with clients to strategize storyboards based on target audiences within tight deadlines. Animated typographic sequences, characters, and vector elements using Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere, then edited final footage and created original sound design.
Freelance Motion Designer / Graphic Designer at Edgewater
January 1, 2021 - Present
Freelance Motion Designer / Graphic Designer at Pyramind Music and Production Institute
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021
Freelance Motion Designer / Graphic Designer at University of California, Davis
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021
Freelance Motion Designer / Creative Director
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021

Education

BFA in Design (Motion Design) at University of California, Davis
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2019
Sound Design and Music Production Certification at Pyramind Music and Production Institute
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2015

Qualifications

Sound Design and Music Production Certification
January 1, 2014 - September 2, 2026

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment