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Hi, I'm Sara Vitale, an animator, storyboard artist, and character designer based in Portland, Oregon. I love bringing stories to life through playful visuals, character acting, and teamwork. As a recent college graduate, I have so far worked on small team projects, such as thesis films, where I have taken on various roles within the animation pipeline, including director, rough animator, editor, and storyboarder. I do my best work in team settings where I strive to make every part of the creation process as fun and successful as possible. I love being part of the creative process as a whole, from concept art to the editing room floor, and am always excited to try and help in any way that I can.…Hi, I'm Sara Vitale, an animator, storyboard artist, and character designer based in Portland, Oregon. I love bringing stories to life through playful visuals, character acting, and teamwork. As a recent college graduate, I have so far worked on small team projects, such as thesis films, where I have taken on various roles within the animation pipeline, including director, rough animator, editor, and storyboarder. I do my best work in team settings where I strive to make every part of the creation process as fun and successful as possible. I love being part of the creative process as a whole, from concept art to the editing room floor, and am always excited to try and help in any way that I can.

Sara Vitale

Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, Animator, +6

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Hi, I'm Sara Vitale, an animator, storyboard artist, and character designer based in Portland, Oregon. I love bringing stories to life through playful visuals, character acting, and teamwork. As a recent college graduate, I have so far worked on small team projects, such as thesis films, where I have taken on various roles within the animation pipeline, including director, rough animator, editor, and storyboarder. I do my best work in team settings where I strive to make every part of the creation process as fun and successful as possible. I love being part of the creative process as a whole, from concept art to the editing room floor, and am always excited to try and help in any way that I can.…Hi, I'm Sara Vitale, an animator, storyboard artist, and character designer based in Portland, Oregon. I love bringing stories to life through playful visuals, character acting, and teamwork. As a recent college graduate, I have so far worked on small team projects, such as thesis films, where I have taken on various roles within the animation pipeline, including director, rough animator, editor, and storyboarder. I do my best work in team settings where I strive to make every part of the creation process as fun and successful as possible. I love being part of the creative process as a whole, from concept art to the editing room floor, and am always excited to try and help in any way that I can.

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Hi, I’m Sara Vitale, an animator, storyboard artist, and character designer based in Portland, Oregon. I love bringing stories to life through playful visuals, character acting, and teamwork.
As a recent college graduate, I have so far worked on small team projects, such as thesis films, where I have taken on various roles within the animation pipeline, including director, rough animator, editor, and storyboarder.

I do my best work in team settings where I strive to make every part of the creation process as fun and successful as possible. I love being part of the creative process as a whole, from concept art to the editing room floor, and am always excited to try and help in any way that I can.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Stop Motion Animation

Intermediate

Intermediate

Beginner

Beginner

Beginner

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, Prop Designer, Rough Animator, Clean Up Artist, Colorist, Editor at Skipper Thesis Short Film

January 1, 2026 - Present

Created and produced a short film for the thesis while overseeing a team of 5 other animators and cleanup artists.

Event Coordinator, Socials, Mascot Designer at PNCA Animation Jam

January 1, 2026 - Present

Helped plan and execute a 48-hour animation event; collaborated with a small group of peers to create films; designed posters and a custom mascot for the event.

Solo Short Film Animator at Grub Animation Jam

January 1, 2026 - Present

Created a minute-long film in a 48-hour window, including original story, animation, character designs, and animation completed solo.

Rough Animator at A NuNuGba Short Film

January 1, 2025 - Present

Assisted on the short film by completing 5 different scenes of rough animation.

Solo Short Film Animator at Jester Animation Jam

January 1, 2025 - Present

Created a 50-second film in a 48-hour window; original story, animation, character designs, animation completed solo.

Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, Prop Designer, Rough Animator, Colorist, Script Supervisor, Sound Designer at A Lie NU-RI Short Film

January 1, 2024 - Present

Collaborated on a short film; contributed to storyboarding, character and prop design, rough animation, color, script supervision and sound design.

Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Prop Designer, Rough Animator, Clean Up Artist, Colorist, Editor at PNCA Thesis Film – Skipper

January 1, 2026 - May 17, 2026

Directed and contributed across multiple roles for a PNCA thesis short film, overseeing a team of five animators and cleanup artists; developed story, character designs, props, roughs, cleanup and final edits.

Event Coordinator, Socials, Mascot Designer at PNCA Animation Jam 2026

January 1, 2026 - January 3, 2026

Coordinated a 48-hour animation jam, helping to plan and manage teams, and create promotional posters and a custom mascot for the event.

Solo Animator at PNCA Animation Jam 2026 – Grub Animation Jam

January 1, 2026 - January 3, 2026

Created a minute-long film in a 48-hour window, including an original story, animation, character designs, and all assets produced solo.

Rough Animator at A Nu Nu Gba Short Film (Collaborative Short Film)

January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Assisted on the short film by completing five different scenes of rough animation.

Solo Animator at Jester Animation Jam – PNCA

January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Created a 50-second film in a 48-hour window; original story, animation, character designs, and all animation produced independently.

Storyboarder, Character Designer, Prop Designer, Rough Animator, Key Assistant, Colorist, Script Supervisor, Sound Designer at A Nu Nu Gba Short Film

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Helped create a short film in a collaborative class; worked closely with the director to realize the film.