Sara Lyons is a 2D animator with a passion for character design and visual development. She is an artist who enjoys heartfelt stories and wants nothing more than to bring those tales to life. Sara graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in the Spring of 2020 with a BFA in Animation and a concentration in Illustration. She worked remotely for ARG! Cartoon Animation as an Assistant Director and Animator for a variety of upcoming shorts, while also freelancing and looking for new opportunities. Sara enjoys working within a team, animating, and designing. When she isn't working on personal work or playing D&D, Sara loves to play with her two cats and spend a lot of time with her friends.…

Sara M Lyons

Sara Lyons is a 2D animator with a passion for character design and visual development. She is an artist who enjoys heartfelt stories and wants nothing more than to bring those tales to life. Sara graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in the Spring of 2020 with a BFA in Animation and a concentration in Illustration. She worked remotely for ARG! Cartoon Animation as an Assistant Director and Animator for a variety of upcoming shorts, while also freelancing and looking for new opportunities. Sara enjoys working within a team, animating, and designing. When she isn't working on personal work or playing D&D, Sara loves to play with her two cats and spend a lot of time with her friends.…

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Sara Lyons is a 2D animator with a passion for character design and visual development. She is an artist who enjoys heartfelt stories and wants nothing more than to bring those tales to life. Sara graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in the Spring of 2020 with a BFA in Animation and a concentration in Illustration. She worked remotely for ARG! Cartoon Animation as an Assistant Director and Animator for a variety of upcoming shorts, while also freelancing and looking for new opportunities.

Sara enjoys working within a team, animating, and designing. When she isn’t working on personal work or playing D&D, Sara loves to play with her two cats and spend a lot of time with her friends.

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English
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Work Experience

Sales Associate at Oregon Breakers
January 31, 2024 - August 14, 2025
Communicated with customers via email and phone calls, assisted in finding specific products via vendors, processed invoices and sales paperwork, tracked orders and quotes using Excel and WinWeb, coordinated with warehouse employees to locate and retrieve products.
Junior Sales Associate at Oregon Breakers
August 1, 2022 - August 14, 2025
Communicated with customers via email, assisted in product sourcing via vendors, tracked orders and quotes using Excel and WinWeb, interacted with warehouse employees to locate products, and shadowed other sales representatives.
Assistant Director (Contract) at ARG! Cartoon Animation Studio
March 1, 2019 - August 14, 2025
Tracked daily production progress, maintained production schedule, arranged logistics, worked with the cast, and assembled and timed the film’s animatic.
Part Time 2D Animator (Contract) at ARG! Cartoon Animation Studio
February 29, 2024 - August 14, 2025
Animated characters, objects, and lip syncs in Adobe Animate; designed props and graphics; performed video editing.
Animation Intern (Contract) at ARG! Cartoon Animation Studio
March 1, 2019 - August 14, 2025
Animated characters, objects, and lip syncs in Adobe Animate; designed props; edited scripts.
Sales Associate at OREGON BREAKERS
January 1, 2025 - Present
Communicated with customers via email, phone, texts; helped locate products via vendors; processed invoices and sales paperwork; tracked orders, quotes, and purchases using Excel, WinWeb; data entry and analysis; interacted with warehouse staff to locate and retrieve products from warehouse floor.
Junior Sales Associate at OREGON BREAKERS
January 1, 2025 - September 20, 2025
Communicated with customers via email; helped locate products via vendors; tracked orders, quotes, and buys using Excel, data entry, data analysis, and tracking programs such as WinWeb; interacted with warehouse staff; shadowed other sales reps and retrieved products when needed.
Assistant Director, Contract at ARG! CARTOON ANIMATION STUDIO
February 29, 2024 - September 20, 2025
Tracked daily production progress, maintained production schedule, arranged logistics, worked with the cast, and assembled and timing out the film’s animatic.
Part Time 2D Animator, Contract at ARG! CARTOON ANIMATION STUDIO
January 1, 2024 - September 20, 2025
Animating characters, objects, and lip syncs in Adobe Animate, Prop Design, Graphic Design, and Video Editing.
Animation Intern, Contract at ARG! CARTOON ANIMATION STUDIO
August 1, 2022 - September 20, 2025
Animating characters, objects, and lip syncs in Adobe Animate, Prop Design, and Script Editing.
In-Home Care Provider at Independent Pet and House Sitting Services
January 1, 2023 - September 20, 2025
In-home pet sitting and home care services, including workday check-ins, feedings, litterbox, overnight care, and long-term vacation care.
Gym Instructor at MICA
April 1, 2020 - September 20, 2025
Performing gym duties, inspecting equipment, handling customer service issues, updating displays, reorganizing weight racks, and maintaining tidiness of the gym.
Rock-climbing Instructor at ClimbZone
March 1, 2019 - September 20, 2025
Helping and educating guests in rock climbing and safety, manning the register, maintaining tidiness, organizing and planning birthday parties.
Sales Associate at OREGON BREAKERS
January 1, 2025 - Present
Communicated with customers via email, text, and calls; helped locate products via vendors; processed invoices and sales paperwork; tracked orders, quotes, and purchases using Excel and WinWeb; data entry and analysis; coordinated with warehouse staff to locate and retrieve products.
Junior Sales Associate at OREGON BREAKERS
January 31, 2025 - September 20, 2025
Communicated with customers to meet needs; assisted in locating products via vendors; tracked orders, quotes, and purchases using Excel and WinWeb; shadowed other reps and retrieved products when needed.
Assistant Director (Contract) at ARG! CARTOON ANIMATION STUDIO
February 1, 2024 - September 20, 2025
Tracked daily production progress, maintained a production schedule, arranged logistics, collaborated with cast, and assembled and timed the film’s animatic.
2D Animator (Contract) at ARG! CARTOON ANIMATION STUDIO
January 31, 2024 - September 20, 2025
Animated characters, objects, and lip syncs in Adobe Animate; contributed to prop design, graphic design, and video editing.
Animation Intern (Contract) at ARG! CARTOON ANIMATION STUDIO
August 31, 2022 - September 20, 2025
Animated characters, objects, and lip syncs in Adobe Animate; contributed to prop design and script editing.
In-Home Care Provider at Independent Pet and House Sitting Services
January 31, 2023 - September 20, 2025
In-home pet sitting and home care services, including daytime check-ins, feeding, litter box maintenance, overnight care, and long-term vacation care.
Gym Instructor at MICA Gym
April 30, 2020 - September 20, 2025
Inspected equipment, handled customer service issues, updated displays, reorganized weight racks, and maintained gym tidiness.
Rock-climbing Instructor at CLIMBZONE
March 31, 2019 - September 20, 2025
Educated guests on rock climbing safety, managed the register, maintained tidiness, and helped plan birthday parties.
Sales Associate at Oregon Breakers
January 1, 2025 - Present
Communicates with customers via email, texts, and calls; helps locate products via vendors; processes invoices and sales paperwork; tracks orders, quotes, and purchases using Excel; performs data entry and data analysis; uses tracking programs such as WinWeb; coordinates with warehouse staff to locate and retrieve products.
Junior Sales Associate at Oregon Breakers
January 1, 2025 - September 20, 2025
Communicates with customers via email according to consumer needs; helps locate products via vendors; maintains orders, quotes, and purchases in Excel; performs data entry and analysis; uses WinWeb; shadows other sales reps and retrieves products from the warehouse floor when needed.
Assistant Director at ARG! Cartoon Animation Studio
February 1, 2024 - September 20, 2025
Tracks daily production progress; maintains production schedule; arranges logistics; collaborates with cast; assembles and times out the film’s animatic.
2D Animator at ARG! Cartoon Animation Studio
January 1, 2024 - September 20, 2025
Animates characters, objects, and lip syncs in Adobe Animate; contributes to Prop Design, Graphic Design, and Video Editing.
Animation Intern at ARG! Cartoon Animation Studio
August 1, 2022 - September 20, 2025
Animates characters, objects, and lip syncs in Adobe Animate; assists with Prop Design and Script Editing.
In-Home Care Provider at Independent Pet and House Sitting Services
January 1, 2023 - September 20, 2025
In-home pet sitting and home care services, including workday check-ins, feedings, litterbox, overnight care, and long-term vacation care.
Gym Instructor at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
April 1, 2020 - September 20, 2025
Performs gym instructor duties: inspecting equipment, addressing customer service issues, updating displays, reorganizing weight racks, and maintaining gym tidiness.
Rock-climbing Instructor at ClimbZone
March 1, 2019 - September 20, 2025
Educates guests in rock climbing and safety; manning the register; maintaining tidiness; organizing and planning birthday parties.
Junior Sales Associate at OREGON BREAKERS
August 1, 2022 - September 20, 2025
Communicated with customers via email, phone, and text; helped locate products via vendors; processed invoices and sales paperwork; tracked orders and quotes using Excel/WinWeb; coordinated with warehouse staff to locate products.
Sales Associate at OREGON BREAKERS
January 1, 2024 - September 20, 2025
Maintained customer communications; assisted with product sourcing, orders, quotes, and invoicing; tracked orders using Excel, data entry, and related systems; collaborated with warehouse staff to fulfill requests.
Animation Intern at ARG! CARTOON ANIMATION STUDIO
March 31, 2019 - September 20, 2025
Animated characters, objects, and lip syncs in Adobe Animate; contributed to prop design, script editing, and general production work.
Part Time 2D Animator at ARG! CARTOON ANIMATION STUDIO
April 30, 2020 - September 20, 2025
Animated characters, objects, and lip syncs in Adobe Animate; contributed to prop design, graphic design, and video editing.
Assistant Director at ARG! CARTOON ANIMATION STUDIO
January 31, 2023 - September 20, 2025
Tracked daily production progress, maintained a production schedule, arranged logistics, worked with the cast, and timed out the film’s animatic.
In-Home Care Provider at Independent Pet and House Sitting Services
February 1, 2024 - September 20, 2025
In-home pet sitting and home care services, including workday check-ins, feedings, litterbox, overnight care, and long-term vacation care.
Gym Instructor at MICA
January 31, 2023 - September 20, 2025
Performed gym instructor duties: equipment inspection, customer service, updating displays, reorganizing weight racks, and maintaining tidiness.
Rock-climbing Instructor at CLIMBZONE
May 1, 2024 - Present
Manned the front desk, taught rock climbing safety, and assisted with party planning and guest assistance.

Education

Associate of Arts at Clark Community College
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016
BFA in Animation, Minor in Illustration at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
January 1, 2017 - April 1, 2020
Single Class on Autodesk Maya 3D, Blender 3D/2D and OpenToonz 2D at Indian Capital Technology Center
November 1, 2022 - November 1, 2022
BFA in Animation, minor in Illustration at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020
Associate of Arts (AA) at Clark Community College
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016
Autodesk Maya / Blender / OpenToonz course at Indian Capital Technology Center
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
BFA in Animation, minor in Illustration at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020
Associate of Arts (AA) at Clark Community College
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016
Autodesk Maya 3D, Blender 3D/2D and OpenToonz 2D at Indian Capital Technology Center
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Volunteer Art Education Program at Art Discovery
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Thesis Film - CATalyst at CATalyst
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
BFA in Animation, minor in Illustration at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020
Associate of Arts (AA) at Clark Community College
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016
Autodesk Maya 3D, Blender 3D/2D and OpenToonz 2D at Indian Capital Technology Center
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Associate of Arts (AA) at Clark Community College
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016
Autodesk Maya, Blender 3D/2D and OpenToonz 2D Class at Indian Capital Technology Center
January 1, 2022 - September 20, 2025
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation, minor in Illustration at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020

Qualifications

Autodesk Maya / Blender / OpenToonz course
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Autodesk Maya, Blender, OpenToonz (2D) Class
January 1, 2022 - September 20, 2025

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Other, Professional Services

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